Continuous Assessment of Practice

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Continuous Assessment of Practice
West Midlands Mental Health in H. E. Educators
Conference Steve Wilding. Clinical Educator.
Bernie Kitchen Practice Facilitator
Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS
Trust Institute of Health, Social Care
Psychology Community Social Welfare Team
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Learning Outcomes

• 17 Outcomes divided into 4 domains
• Professional and Ethical Practice
• Care Delivery
• Care Management
• Personal and Professional Development

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Background to CAP

• 10 ESC
• NSF
• Capable Practitioner
• NMC

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The Capable Practitioner
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Assessment Process

• Induction
• Preliminary interview
• Intermediate interview
• Final interview
• Re-sit period

• Within 2 working days
• Within 5 working days
• initial summary
• Learning opportunities outcomes
• Learning strategies
• Formal feedback, progress and action plan
• Full evaluation and assessment of performance.
  Sign off mentor
• Takes place immediately on same placement

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Skills Log

• 17 skill templates over 3 years
• What are they?
• Validated skill templates to measure clinical
• Competence
• Why have they been introduced?
• - Benefits student and mentor
• 10 ESC
• Standardize assessment process
• NSF
• Address skill deficit

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The Experience!!

• Placement experience from week 6
• Diversity of experience
• Minimum of 5 disciplines
• Access to 12 speciality services

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Clinical Support

• Mentor active mentor
• Mentor updates
• Sign-off mentor
• Practice Facilitator
• Personal tutor
• Pastoral support

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Quality Assurance

• Placement profile
• Multi-professional
• 2 year cycle
• Student mentor feedback evaluation

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Domain 2.Year Two Care Delivery. Assessment of
Competency Outcomes 2.1  
 Engage in, develop disengage from therapeutic
relationships through the use of appropriate
communication interpersonal skills.
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Domain 2.Year Two Care Delivery. Assessment of
Competency Outcome 2.4
Formulate and document a plan of nursing care,
where possible in partnership with, patients,
clients, their carers, family and friends within
a framework of informed consent.
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Your feedback is an important part of the
students development.   The students reflection
on this will be discussed with their mentor as
part of their assessment
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The Way Forward

• Pathway placement
• Inter-professional learning working
• Comprehensive review of LEP
• Revised guidelines on standards for mentorship
• Review pattern of placements
• Regular review of CAP