ECTS. equivalent. 60 (excluding the credits bringing into the programme) equivalent To achieve the nested award students must

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THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

1. Programme title and designation

BSc Haemato-oncology Care

UBSH5KCHO

Single honours Joint Major/minor

2. Final award

Award Title

Credit

value

ECTS

equivalent

Any special criteria

BSc

(Hons)

Haemato-oncology

Care

120

(Students

enter as

Advanced

students

with a Dip

HE or

equivalent

– 240

credits)

60

(

excluding the credits bringing into the programme)

3. Nested award

Award

Title

Credit

value

ECTS

equivalent

Any special criteria

Graduate

Certificate

Haemato-oncology

Care

60 30

To achieve the nested award students must have completed either Evidence Based Practice or Research Methods (cannot be substituted), 30 credits within in a clinically relevant module, at least one module with an assessment of clinical competence, and have passed a minimum of 60 credits but no more than 135 credits. Nested awards may have a classification of Pass, Merit or Distinction

4. Exit award

Award

Title

Credit

value

ECTS

equivalent

Any special criteria

Graduate

Certificate

Haemato-oncology

Care

60 30

To achieve the exit award students must have completed either Evidence Based Practice or Research Methods (cannot be substituted), 30 credits within in a clinically relevant module, at least one module with an assessment of clinical competence, and have passed a minimum of 60 credits but no more than 135 credits. Exit awards may be classified, as credits awarded can be mapped onto the nested award.

5. Level in the qualifications

framework

H

6. Attendance

Full-time

Part-time

Distance

2

learning

Mode of attendance

N/A

√ N/A

Minimum length of programme

18months

Maximum length of programme

60 months

7. Awarding institution/body

King’s College London

8. Teaching institution

King’s College London

9. Proposing department

Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery

10. Programme organiser and contact

Details

Lorraine Robinson 020 7848 3693 [email protected]

11. UCAS code (if appropriate)

12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/

professional and statutory body guidelines

QAA subject benchmark: Health studies QAA / DoH subject benchmark: Health Care Programmes / Nursing

13. Date of production of specification

October 2007

14. Date of programme review

2014

16. Educational aims of the programme

The BSc (Hons) programme aims to provide practitioners with the knowledge base, abilities and competencies that will enable them to deliver a high standard of evidence based care and to contribute to the ongoing development of haemato-oncology nursing and haematology care. The programme aims to foster a culture of continuous professional development and lifelong learning, accountable and independent practice and strong interprofessional working. In completing either programme students will be able to:

• Role model and advance practice within a framework of governance

• Contribute to the management of change within an inter-professional context

• Implement and evaluate evidence based practice, identifying where further research is

needed

• Critically evaluate approaches and methods to assess and manage complex and

unpredictable clinical situations

Completion of the BSc (Hons) programme will further students skills in the above areas and will enable them additionally to:

• Analyse the implications of current healthcare policy and relate this to their own

• Contribute to the leadership of others within an inter-professional context

• Acquire the skills of project work

• Plan own future professional development

17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge

and understanding and skills in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

The programme provides a knowledge

and understanding of the following:

• pathology, epidemiology and aetiology of

These are achieved through the

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• immunology as applied to haemato-oncological conditions

• the process of and science underpinning diagnosis of haemato-oncological conditions • treatments and supportive therapies

• infection management and control • adverse effects of haemato-oncological

conditions and their treatment on the patient and family

• needs of people with haemato-oncological conditions and their family in a variety of settings/situations

• journey of the haeamto-oncology patient (e.g. screening, diagnosis, treatment,

transplantation, survival, relapse)

• principles and practice of symptom control • haemato-oncological nursing

• personal, professional and interprofessional, responsibilities of haemato-oncological nursing

• ethical and legal issues for haeamto-oncology • local, national and international context of

haemato-oncology care

• psycho-social influences on the haemato-oncological nurse

• the experience of the person with a haemato-oncological condition and their family

Lectures

Individual tutorials Group tutorials Case study work Discussion

Critical incident analysis

Assessment:

Essay Dissertation Project work Practice assessment

Skills and other attributes

Intellectual skills:

• evaluate the evidence underpinning haemato-oncology care

• integrate understanding of theory and practice in haemato-oncology care

• become an autonomous, and accountable decision maker

• reflect on and through haemato-oncological nursing practice

• advance personal and professional practice • apply the skills needed for academic study • critically analyse and apply relevant health

and social policy

These are achieved through the

following teaching/learning methods

and strategies:

Lectures

Individual tutorials Case study work Discussion

Assessment:

Essay Dissertation Project work Practice assessment

Practical skills:

• assess, plan, deliver and re-assess individual care needs

• model a range of communication and therapeutic skills to facilitate patient and family centred care

• information assessment and provision • apply problem solving and decision making

These are achieved through the

following teaching/learning methods

and strategies:

Lectures

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• provide responsible, competent and sensitive haemato-oncological nursing

• analyse, undertake and contribute towards aspects of clinical governance in practice • interpret and disseminate research and identify

research priorities for the clinical area • facilitate the learning of others • work co-operatively and facilitate

interprofessional haemato-oncology practice

Critical incident analysis

Assessment:

Essay

Practice assessment Project work

Generic/transferable skills:

• effective verbal and written communication • leadership within a team and

interprofessionally

• work effectively with voluntary sector and non NHS partners

• evaluate and manage own needs for continuous professional development • time management and prioritisation

• role model, self awareness and self-reflexivity • management skills

• information technology and information management skills

These are achieved through the

following teaching/learning methods

and strategies:

Lectures

Individual tutorials Group tutorials Case study work Discussion

Critical incident analysis

Assessment:

Essay Dissertation Project work

18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject

benchmark statement(s)/professional, regulatory and statutory body guidelines

This programme as been informed by the following: Consultation with our partner Trusts regarding the expectations / workforce requirements of a Post Registration Graduate

NMC guidelines on the preparation of Pre-Registration Nurses NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2008)

QAA descriptors for the H level programmes

QAA subject benchmarks for Health Studies and Nursing

JACIE standards (2007), Cancer Reform Strategy and The Cancer Plan Improving Outcomes Guidance (IOG’s) for Haemato-oncology (2003)

19.

Programme structure and award requirements (where relevant the information should also

differentiate the particular requirements of pathways within a programme or linked/exit awards)

(a) numbers of compulsory and optional units to be taken in each year of the programme All students enter as Advanced students, with 120 credits at Level 4 achieved by virtue of their

professional registration with the relevant Statutory body and 120 credits at Level 5 through achievement of a Dip HE or the equivalent.

BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncology Care

• In total 15 credits of the BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncology Care programme are Core. These credits must be directly relevant to the practice area within which the student works.

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• In total 15 credits of the BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncology Care programme are option choices. These can be selected from any module approved at Level 5/ 6 for Undergraduate provision by the School of Nursing and Midwifery including a further Core module.

• The Dissertation module (i.e. Student Project) must normally be the final module studied. • Two attempts at each module assignment are permitted. A failed module cannot be reapplied

for /retaken. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) cannot be used in direct substitution for a failed module.

• Compensation is not permitted.

(b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme

• 105 credits of the BSc programme must be at Level 6.

• The amount of Level 5 credit within the Programme cannot exceed 15 credits. • The amount of APL within the BSc cannot exceed 30 credits.

• The combined total of Level 5 credit and APL cannot exceed 30 credits within the BSc Programme

(c) maximum number of credits permitted at the lowest level

• 15 credits at Level 5.

(d) minimum number of credits required at the highest level

• 105 credits at Level 6

• A maximum of 150 credits may be studied.

(e) progression and award requirements (if different from the standard)

Progression requirements:

• Progression is reviewed and monitored by the Programme Leader. • There is no minimum number of modules to be completed in any year.

• Students are not normally permitted to re-enrol if they are completing assignment resubmissions for 30 credits or more from previously failed modules.

• Students who progress to the BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncology Care programme but are then unsuccessful in achieving this award can apply to exit with the award of Graduate Certificate.

(f) maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded)

• None

(g) other relevant information to explain the programme structure

• All module choices must be decided in conjunction with the Programme Leader to ensure the Programme requirements are fulfilled.

• Students are only permitted to transfer to another degree programme within the school prior to commencement of their final 60 credits of study.

• Only the option modules can be studied at Level 5 or 6.

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Programme structure for BSc (Hons)

Cr* = 15 credits of the BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncology Care programme are Core.

Title Credit

level

Credit value

Status (I, C, O) for each type of programme

Progression _Assessment

Single

honours honours Joint Major/ minor honours Single honours Joint Major/ minor Core modules for BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncologyCare. At least 15 credits must be chosen from the modules listed.

Cancer Genetics for Healthcare Professionals 6 15 Cr* Yes Written assignment & clinical assessment

Cancer Care: Recovery and Survival 6 15 Cr* Yes Written assignment & clinical assessment

Cancer Care: Diagnosis and Treatment 6 15 Cr* Yes Written assignment & clinical assessment

Chemotherapy Nursing 6 15 Cr* Yes Examination

Facing Transition and Loss 6 15 Cr* Yes Written assignment

Palliative Care and End of Life Care Foundations 6 15 Cr* Yes Written Assignment & clinical workbook

Psychosocial Care (Not offered in 2010/1) 6 15 Cr* Yes Written assignment

Compulsory modules for the BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncology Care. 90 credits must be studied from this list.

Haemato-oncology Practice 6 15 Cp Yes Portfolio & clinical assessment

Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 6 15 Cp Yes Portfolio & clinical assessment

Health Policy & Professional Practice 6 15 Cp Yes Written assignment

Evidence Based Practice or Research Methods 6 15 Cp Yes Written assignment

Student Project 6 30 Cp Yes Written Assignment

Optional modules for the BSc (Hons) Haemato-oncology Care. Up to 15 credits can be selected from any module approved for Undergraduate provision by the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

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20. Marking criteria

All assignments are marked using the College Marking criteria

21. Particular features of the programme which help to reduce the barriers experienced

by disabled students and ensure that the programme is accessible to all students who

meet the entry requirements

Individual programme advice by a relevant academic enables students to be supported in following a study route that best suits their individual needs. This can be provided either face to face or by telephone.

Study support is provided throughout the programme through formal sessions on

literature

searching and academic writing.