Dietetics (Pre-registration)

Module Aim:  

This module will develop a critical knowledge of theory underpinning communication and behaviour change integrating this with the professional skills required to structure effective person-centred dietetic consultations.    

Delivery: 

Lectures, seminars, simulation, tutor-led and self-directed learning.  

Indicative content:  

• Professionalism  

• Communication and behaviour change theory 

• Person centredness 

• Information systems 

• Documentation 

• Clinical Governance 

• Communication skills: -  

• Meet and greet,  

• Paraphrasing, reflecting emotions and questions,  

• Information exchange and typical day  

• Summarising 

• Ending consultations. 

• Service user- practitioner relationships 

• Placement preparation  

• Group Education  

• Integrating and adapting professional skills in consultations.  

This module develops professional skills, integrating these with dietetic management of conditions in consultations and group sessions.  

The aim of this module is to enable you to apply knowledge of research theories, including epistemology, and methods in order to critically evaluate research paradigms and evidence for practice. It will enable you to develop a critical understanding of research approaches, principles and processes that underpin research activity in the workplace and address the ethical dilemmas and organisational complexities of undertaking practice-based research.

Indicative content:

• Research paradigms
• Research context
• Research Question Development ·
• Research methods
• Systematic literature review
• Data collection
• Methods of data analysis
• Ethics and research governance Service user involvement in research
• Inclusive perspectives of research
• Proposal development

Module Aim:  

To appreciate the roles and responsibilities of dietitians working within health and care and start to develop knowledge, skills and professional practice through observation and participation in learning activities. 

Delivery 

Through observation and experiential learning activities students work towards placement learning outcomes.   

Indicative Content 

• Applying knowledge into practice 

• Dietary assessment  

• Communication with individuals 

• Reflection and review 

• Professionalism 

• Multi-professional working 

• Evidencing learning in a professional portfolio 

• Developing skills working with a range of service user groups, conditions, and settings.  

This module introduces students to the placement setting and provides an opportunity to start to apply knowledge, professional skills, and behaviours into dietetic practice.  

Module Aim:  

To begin to apply theoretical knowledge and develop the range of professional practice skills needed to work as a dietitian in the placement setting working with selected service users/groups and clinical conditions in a range of settings.  

Delivery 

Through participation in a 50-day placement, students develop and start to apply knowledge, professional skills and behaviours in selected service users working towards placement learning outcomes.   

Indicative Content 

In selected service users (individual, groups and populations) students can demonstrate: 

• Applying knowledge into practice 

• Comprehensive nutrition and dietary assessment  

• Communication skills and approaches  

• Reflection and review 

• Professionalism 

• Multi-professional working 

• Care Planning and monitoring 

• Prioritisation and management of workload 

• Planning, development and delivery of group education sessions 

• Transition from directed to more self-directed practice.  

This module enables students to develop and apply knowledge, professional skills, and behaviours in selected service users. 

Module Aim:  

This module will develop a critical knowledge of the principles and evidence-base underpinning dietetic practice together with the professional skills required for its application.   

Delivery: 

Lectures, seminars, practicals, tutor-led and self-directed learning.    

Indicative content:  

• UK Dietary Guidelines and recommendations  

• Eating habits.  

• Healthy Eating  

• Social determinants and food choice 

• Equality, diversity, and inclusion   

• Food in multicultural society  

• Food labelling 

• BDA Care Process 

• Assessment of nutritional status, dietary intake, and analysis 

• Person centred care 

• Dietary management of clinical conditions. 

• Reflective Practice 

• Macro and micronutrients, functional foods 

• Inter-professional collaboration 

• Professional skills   

• Placement preparation 

 This module provides orientation to key principles in dietetic practice.   

Module Aim:  

This module will advance knowledge and professional practice skills where there is complexity of practice working within public health and acute clinical settings.    

Delivery: 

Seminars, group work, practicals, simulation, tutor-led and self-directed learning.    

Indicative content:  

• Placement preparation  

• Reflection 

• Policy and Commissioning Frameworks 

• Epidemiology and Determinants of Health 

• Community Profiling 

• Health Promotion and Psychology theories 

• Planning, designing, and evaluating Public Health Nutrition Interventions 

• Leadership 

• Employability 

• Advanced Communication and Behaviour Change 

• Dietary management of Complex Conditions 

• Justifying decision making 

• Clinical effectiveness 

• Governance, legal and ethical issues 

• Professional skills 

• Continuing Professional Development 

This module prepares students for dietetic practice in complexity.  

This module will enable you to develop and conduct an in depth investigation of a topic that challenges and contributes to your area of professional practice. It provides the opportunity to engage in and apply an understanding of research methods and demonstrate your ability to work with relative autonomy in undertaking a sustained, in-depth piece of independent learning, disseminating findings to your professional community

Indicative content:

• Creating and contributing to research and evaluation for practice 
• Application of approaches to research, research methods including improvement and evaluation methodologies
•  Project planning 
• Data Analysis & Interpretation 
• Data Management 
• Dissemination of findings 
• Challenges in applying study outcomes to practice
•  Addressing inclusivity in your research process.

Module Aim:  

To continue to apply theoretical knowledge and develop the range of professional skills needed to work as a dietitian in an extended scope setting working with selected service user groups and communities with a range of nutrition and dietetic needs.  

Delivery 

Through participation in a 20-day placement, students continue to develop and apply knowledge, professional skills, and behaviours to lead leading nutrition and dietetic interventions in selected service user groups and communities.   

Indicative Content 

In selected service users (groups and communities) students demonstrate: 

• Applied knowledge in extended scope settings. 

• Nutrition assessment of groups and communities.  

• Communication skills and approaches with vulnerable communities  

• Reflection and review 

• Professionalism – scope of practice and seeking appropriate support. 

• Interprofessional working. 

• Planning, interventions, and review  

• Prioritisation and project management 

• Planning, delivery, and co-production of a workstream.  

• Leadership of activities and participation of service user groups and communities.  

This module enables students to continue to develop and apply knowledge, professional skills, and behaviours in selected service user groups and communities. 

Module Aim:  

To become competent in translating theory into practice and demonstrating the professional skills to work as a registered dietitian. 

Delivery 

Through participation in a 60-day placement, students apply knowledge, professional skills and behaviours working with service users with complexity.   

Indicative Content 

In selected service users, students demonstrate: 

• Using knowledge to justify decision making.  

• Comprehensive assessment  

• Advanced communication skills  

• Reflection and review 

• Professionalism 

• Interprofessional working. 

• Care planning and evaluation 

• Caseload management  

• Delivery and evaluation of group education  

• Autonomous practice   

Students consolidate knowledge, professional skills, and behaviours in complexity. 

This module enables you to critically reflect on and evaluate the key components of integrated health and social care required to effectively support service users, carers and their families who have complex health and care needs.

You’ll learn through content linked to the case studies which are used to frame the module. This will include specific interventions related to physical and psycho-social challenges in addressing complex needs of patients with acute and long term conditions across a range of delivery settings in which you will work with other disciplines. Other elements of content will address the following:

• Co-morbidity
• Policy and legislation
• Care pathways
• Clinical reasoning
• Integrated care and advanced practitioner roles
• Leadership