Assignment Paper

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Module Title: Into Employment

CRN: FT + PT: 40452
Level: 6
Module Leader/ Assessment set by:
Assessment title: Service redesign report: 1500 word assessment
Submission/ Assessment date and time:
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Assessed intended learning outcomes: On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding

1. Critically analyse evolving roles and work practices from an inter-professional perspective.
2. Evaluate the impact of health and social policy on the reconfiguration of service delivery for users of services and their carers.
3. Identify and review leadership and enterprise principles within the context of multidisciplinary service design and delivery.
4. Apply HCPC standards and RCOT guidelines to complex practice examples.
5. Apply a systematic approach to locating and evaluating information on a given topic.
6. Construct a reference list and reference a range of information sources in an appropriate and correct manner
Transferable/Key Skills and other Attributes.
1. Communication –Demonstrate capability in verbal, written and electronic communication skills to facilitate service user engagement, team working, dissemination and sharing of information and reporting.
2. Management of own learning – Demonstrate self-management through a strategy of lifelong learning, engagement in personal and professional development, portfolio building, management of group tasks and self-directed study via an enquiry based learning approach.
3. Information Technology: Apply IT with regard to presentation and analysis of information including use of electronic and specialist databases, electronic resources, online classrooms and the virtual learning environment.
4. Numeracy skills: Demonstrate understanding and interpreting numerical data found in research particularly associated with the chosen area of work
5. Problem Solving: Demonstrate use of a problem-solving approach by gathering, interpreting and evaluating data, utilising reflection and critical thinking in problem identification, framing and solution finding. This process is supported by the enquiry based approach to teaching and learning. Students will also be required to utilise this skill in their own CPD.

Weighting within module: This assessment is worth 50% of the overall module mark.
This is a “Type A” assessment and so you MUST achieve an overall pass mark of 40% when combined with the profession specific assignment (Also worth 50% of the overall module mark).
Task details and instructions: You should…
Demonstrate an understanding and application of service evaluation and service redesign focusing on a health care service you have experienced as part of your undergraduate learning experience. This could be from a practice placement or a place of work and should reflect your understanding of your professional role within the multidisciplinary team.
Introduction
Briefly identify your chosen service (or component), giving details about the context in which it functions and the processes/clients it serves. Remember the person reading this has no knowledge of the service so you must convey sufficient detail, you might find using tables, diagrams and flowcharts help you with this and can be detailed and referred to the Appendix to help with the limited word count.
Service Evaluation
Choose at least 1 tool to evaluate the service and justify why you have chosen it. Remember it does not have to be the examples of the SWOT and problem analysis that were used in the workshop. The LaSU reading list for the module provides management texts that might help you explore options, but it is important that you make and justify your choice(s). Your completed evaluation(s) should be included as appendices but key parts from your evaluation MUST be highlighted to identify the particular weakness or issue you are trying to overcome.
Bring out and discuss any key points from your evaluation but most importantly identify the 1 issue/problem you are going to appraise. Link your chosen issue/problem to national guidelines/framework/ evidence as appropriate.
Option Appraisal
Use the following option appraisal template to evaluate the existing scenario in the service compared with two more options you have chosen that will improve the service delivery focusing on the weakness identified in the service evaluation (SWOT / PEST etc). You should keep the text brief and to the point, bullet points are acceptable and you should include supporting reference material (Further guidance is available through the Assessment workshops delivered within the module).
Option 1
‘Do nothing’ Option 2 Option 3
Description of Option:

Provide data to support option and ‘best practice’ evidence if applicable.
Impact of service change on patient experience
Resources including costs
Changes in resources/costs/staffing
Type of costs affected e.g. staffing, non pay (e.g. consumables), buildings etc. Are they one off resource implications or recurring?
How will the service change be delivered and is it sustainable?
Risks – identify potential risks of the option
Identify how you might minimise any of the risks

Evaluation:
How will you evaluate the changes you make?
Use of specific outcome measures

Justification
Make it clear why you have chosen 1 particular option, or a combination, by considering your 3 options against the following:
• Improved patient care
• Improved access to service
• Cost effectiveness
• Improved staff support/ care
Refer to relevant guidelines/ policies/ frameworks if appropriate to help support your choice.

About the way you write it
• Your statements should be linked with theory and therefore fact-based with supporting references (this is a factual, concise report as opposed to a ‘story-telling/ descriptive style)
• It is expected that the report will be fully referenced, using supporting literature from books, journals and reliable internet sources. Please use Harvard referencing as per University guidelines which can be found:
• You should give priority to sources which have been published in peer-reviewed journals.
• You are advised to search British and relevant international literature, NHS and government directives and reports. (See additional resources available through the Into Employment folder on Blackboard).
• Proof read before you submit your work
• Please use 12pt font with double spacing of your work
• Please save and upload your file as: (insert: student number) Into Employment redesign report

Word count/ duration (if applicable) Your assessment should be 1500 words. The majority of the word count should be in the option appraisal template with the introduction and justification section making up around 40%. A 5% leeway is permitted
References in text are included in the word count, the reference list and any appendices are not. The words already provided in the option appraisal template are NOT included in the wordcount.

Headings and sub headings are included in the word count.

Marking criteria/scheme: Marks for your assessment will be allocated based on the Level 6 marking matrix.
These criteria are not weighted
You should consult your Blackboard Module site for detailed grade or mark descriptors.

Penalties for exceeding word count/ duration: There are no penalties for under or over word count, however work that is significantly under can often not create the necessary depth of critical thinking required.
Work that is significantly over will not be marked beyond the 1500 words +5% allocation.

Statement re Breach of Confidentiality:

It is good academic practice to be aware of how we use service and staff names within academic pieces of work. The following will be applied to all student assessed work

a) If any piece of assessed work names or enables easy identification of a service user/ patient, then the piece of work will be marked as an automatic fail grade. You will be given the opportunity, as relevant, to resit the assessment in the resit period

2) If any piece of work names or easily identifies a service or colleague, comment will be made regarding poor academic practice and this will be noted in the Professionalism part of the marking matrix. It is recognised that certain modules require the inclusion of appendices that may name services. Each module assessment brief will give guidance as to how you can limit the identification and what is acceptable.

Feedback arrangements: The collaborative element of the Into Employment module in weeks 19 + 20 takes you through the process of service evaluation and redesign with an imaginary “Eutopia” Healthcare Trust. You will carry out a SWOT analysis of this Trust as part of an interprofessional group. You will identify weaknesses, prioritise these and evaluate 2 options using the option appraisal tool to improve service delivery. The process of going through this service evaluation and redesign with a tutor present will provide you with formative feedback to assist you when working on your summative piece.
For the summative assessment feedback will be given via TurnitIn at three weeks following the date of submission. Feedback will be in annotations on the script and in narrative summary within TurnitIn.
You will be notified electronically that your feedback and grade is available. These will be accessed via Turnitin, and information about how do this can be found here:

Support arrangements: You can obtain support for this assessment ….
a) The collaborative interprofessional module seminars. The seminars will give the opportunity to consider, in detail, relevant evaluation tools, NHS guidance, directives and professional evidence base to support your service analysis and redesign.
b) An assessment workshop, to be scheduled into the timetable. You are expected to bring an essay plan with you to this session and be prepared to discuss this with your peers and tutor.
c) By sending a plan or an A4 sheet of work to one of the module tutors via email who will respond within 3 working days
d) On the relevant discussion board within blackboard

Reassessment: