Nursing (Learning Disabilities) Apprenticeship

The aim of the module is to explore human anatomy and physiology across the lifespan and begin to understand the physiological, structural, behavioural and functional changes associated with selected pathology and disease progression in key systems. You will begin to apply this to your own field of nursing practice through seminar sessions.

The module will introduce you to the basics of pharmacology and medicines management, which will be developed as you progress through the programme.

Finally, module explores key theories within the behavioural sciences to build an understanding of people’s lived experience of health change, wellbeing and functioning, and how these impact on their relationship with the health care system and wider society.

The aim of this module is to help you understand the issues that are inherent in working as a professional within the healthcare setting. The module will include professionalism, codes of conduct/standards of practice, values-based practice, and introduction to ethics, ethical practice, information governance, confidentiality and the legal and policy frameworks that underpin nursing practice. A macro to micro view of healthcare will be adopted to understand the organisation and structure of healthcare.

You will be challenged to identify how your personal values, emotional intelligence and resilience impact on professional practice. Your learning in relation to personal and professional values will be applied through your introduction to Part 1 of the Practice Assessment Document. This requires them to undertake guided participation in care and perform with increasing confidence and competence.

This module engages you with the basis of health promotion and builds on your learning in relation to the behavioural sciences.  Determinants of health and needs analysis will then progress into the study of health and social care policy, epidemiology and public health, education and influencing health behaviour and the challenges for implementing health promotion activities for different people groups.  The behavioural sciences will encompass models of behaviour change, effective communication, social stress, support and caring. The module will enable you to recognise different styles of leadership and begin to identify your own within a group learning environment. You will also undertake the Lean Foundations Yellow Belt 1-day course.

The module will broadly outline the approaches to health-care research and support you to develop preliminary knowledge and skills in searching and identifying appropriate literature to inform both practice and academic writing.

This module will cover the basics of assessment (engagement, interview and physical assessment) to determine the physical, psychological and cultural needs across the age spectrum and the application of clinical reasoning and decision making in co-producing an appropriate plan of care.
You will demonstrate maintenance of personal and professional values and your learning in relation to the nursing process will be applied through your continued engagement with Part 1 of the Practice Assessment Document.  

This module will enable you to build on the learning achieved in Practice Experience 1 and 2 and complete the Part 1 requirements set out in your Practice Assessment Document (PAD). This module carries 187.5 hours of academic credit, but you will undertake an additional 12.5 hours to contribute towards the requirements for NMC registration.

This module introduces you to Part 2 of the Practice Assessment Document (PAD), which requires student nurses to more actively participate in care delivery with minimal guidance and perform with increased confidence and competence. This module carries 187.5 hours of academic credit, but you will undertake an additional 12.5 hours to work towards the requirements for NMC registration.

The aim of the module is explore the physiological, structural, behavioural and functional changes associated with co-morbid pathologies and disease progression in the identified systems. It will also introduce systems not taught in year 1.

The module will continue to develop knowledge of pharmacology and medicines management.

Finally, the module will expand on the behavioural sciences learning across year 1 to develop your ability to utilise therapeutic approaches to promote wellness and recovery.

This module builds on Foundations of Nursing Practice in year 1, focusing in on meeting the acute/crisis and longer-term health needs of people with a learning disability, accounting for their physical, psychological, social and cultural contexts.
Building on the skills developed in year 1, you will hone your skills in searching and critically analysing research literature and policy, considering findings in relation to the reality of practice environments.

The aim of the module is to develop your knowledge and skills in relation to leadership, management and decision making within the culture of a care team. This builds on the Understanding Self in the Professional Practice Context module.

This module will develop apprentice/students’ knowledge and understanding of practice inquiry and the service improvement process, contextualised within a chosen module ‘pathway’ (4/5 will be offered, with the flexibility to change between years as new health care issues/innovations emerge). They will be exposed to a range of tools/approaches to change and quality improvement used within healthcare.

It will give apprentices/students the opportunity to systematically search for and critically appraise evidence from studies and information to support their final year project proposal. This proposal will be presented in the form of an academic poster or other form of media.

This module will enable you to build on the learning achieved in Practice Experience 4 and complete the Part 2 requirements set out in your Practice Assessment Document (PAD). This module carries 375 hours of academic credit, but you will undertake an additional 25 hours to work towards the requirements for NMC registration.

This module provides you with an opportunity to identify an area for personal and professional development, which may be addressed through a self-managed placement experience. This module carries 160 hours of practice towards the requirements for NMC registration. 

This module provides you with an opportunity to engage in and develop a portfolio of learning activities as part of your personal and professional development, for engagement with the Transition to Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Programme.

The aim of the module is to enable you to plan your transition to being a newly qualified nurse (NQN), enhancing your personal resilience, leadership, management and decision making skills. You will also prepare to become the practice supervisors for future generations of student nurses. This module builds on the Understanding Self in the Professional Practice Context module (Year 1) and Working with Others to Coordinate Pathways of Care (year 2).

This module builds on Foundation Level Nursing Practice in (Year 2) and Advanced Nursing Practice in Learning Disability, focusing on the multifactorial needs of people who access LD services and the role of the learning disability nurse in supporting them to live well. You will further develop your ‘toolkit’ of therapeutic approaches in order to provide targeted and effective interventions that meet people’s individual needs. The module will also focus on psychopharmacology and prescriber ‘readiness’ as a NQN.

This module introduces you to Part 3 of the Practice Assessment Document (PAD), which requires student nurses to more practice independently with minimal supervision, leading and coordinating care with confidence. This module carries 375 hours of academic credit, but you will undertake an additional 25 hours to work towards the requirements for NMC registration.

This module will allow you to develop and apply your learning from your Practice Inquiry module (year 2) and apply it by completing your own project. The inquiry project may take different forms depending on your and the programme requirements. You will conduct and manage your own project, but will be supported through group work and a mentor/supervisor.

This module will enable you to build on the learning achieved in Practice Experience 7 and complete the Part 3 requirements set out in your Practice Assessment Document (PAD). This module carries 375 hours of academic credit, but you will undertake an additional 105 hours to work towards the requirements for NMC registration.