Foundation Degree & End of Life / Palliative Care

1. Foundation Degree & End of Life / Palliative Care Joanne Smith University of Bolton

2. Aims • To reflect upon this project and give some of the background • To examine the initial vision and look at how this developed • To look at those who were involved in the development • To consider the curriculum development • To look at the achievements and challenges

3. The beginning……… • An initial approach was made by the hospice to the University • An outline of the pilot and its aims was discussed • Steering group was set up with partners / interest groups • Aiming to develop the Assistant Practitioner role in End of Life / Palliative Care

4. Partnership & Collaboration • The development was very much around collaboration • With a curriculum which has been responsive to the sector, with a combination of core and specialist modules • The main aim was to develop understanding and learning • Developing skills to increase abilities and confidence • With specialist to meet more specific needs

5. The Way Forward • To consider what could be drawn upon • To engage with managers and mentors to develop the partnership • Draw up job descriptions / consider competencies and job role • To look at the workforce to see who would wish to engage • Be informed by the End of Life Care Strategy

6. Ethos of foundation degrees • Widening opportunity • Linking theory with practice • Giving recognition to the tacit skills which exist within the work place • Building upon skills and give recognition to new possibilities within the workforce • Increasing the skills and knowledge leading to an expanding work force at band 4

7. Curriculum YEAR 1 • Communication and ICT • Principles of Care • Health, Safety and Emergency Care • Using Evidence • Legal and Ethical Issues • Introduction to Social Policy

8. Second Year Core Modules: • Planning Care Delivery • Group Dynamics and Working in Teams • Collaborative Health and Social Care Specialist: • Long Term Conditions • Clinical Skills

9. Specialist module: End of Life / Palliative • Historical perspective around death and dying • Attitudes in society and labelling • Ethical issues and dilemma’s • Family and Carers experiences • Communications • Preferred place of care and choices • Legislation, Pathways & Treatments • Empowerment and Advocacy • Compassionate person-centred care

10. The Learners • Varied backgrounds • Across a number of organisations • Breadth of health and social care experience • Different former learning experiences • Different levels of confidence and abilities • Different expectations • All wanting to learn and become more able in terms of role development

11. Challenges along the way….. • There are challenges which the learner and the university experience • Why is it challenging?

12. Competing Demands!!!!!

13. Widening Participation ‘its hard to study’

14. The success……….. • Highly dedicated and motivated group of learners • Engaged well working in groups and independently • Grew in confidence and competence • Understanding and knowledge increased • Thinking about the future and wanting to make a more responsive person centred services