Assignment Task

Assessment Guidelines

Assessed Components

This module has two assessment components.

Part One: Conference Poster

Design and produce a conference poster which outlines the service improvement plan (SIP) and its activities to achieve its aim.

You should include:

A Title

• this should clearly indicate the focus of the SIP while also drawing interest

The Problem

• a clear statement regarding the issue(s) to be improved (references to literature to substantiate)

The Aim

• the overall aim of the SIP-statement(s) that concisely specify your desired achievements – statements that describe the new situation/practice/experience

The Rationale

• considering the current situation and the evidence base (references to literature to substantiate) – the reasons for the improvement

The Vison

• the progress and vision you envisage to reach the aim

Part Two: Paper 

you will explore the concepts from your poster in further detail with further critical engagement and discussion of the literature

• problem, aim, rationale, vison

you will discuss the activities you will carry out to deliver your SIP

• plan, do, study, act
• you will be explicit about the evidence base and show critical thinking
• you will underpin your discussions with critical
  engagement and application of change management and quality management theories and practice

you will discuss your leadership of the SIP

• what you will do; why you will do it; how you will approach it
• you will underpin this with critical engagement and application of leadership and change management theories and practice

you will discuss how you will evaluate your SIP

• you will consider quality standards and audit
• you will consider further PDSA cycles

you will conclude with a summary of your learning for practice regarding service improvement, change management, quality management and leadership

• you will present a personal development plan with two SMART goals
• these should consider your leadership knowledge and
  skills