F07D 04 (GEN13) Synthesise new knowledge into the development of your own practice
About this Unit
The Unit covers your role in incorporating and embedding new knowledge into practice. The
new knowledge may come from reflecting on and evaluating your own practice or from
finding out about and utilising the developments made by others. This Unit is intended to
support good practice in action research and the development of evidence-based practice.
The Unit applies to all workers in the health and social care sector who are accountable for
their own actions and responsible for their own development. This includes registered and
unregistered staff.
Scope
The scope is here to give you guidance on possible areas to be covered in this Unit. The terms
in this section give you a list of options linked with items in the performance criteria. You
need to provide evidence for any option related to your work area.
Identify - this may be through:
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self evaluation
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discussion with colleagues and friends
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educational experiences
Information about advances in knowledge and practice may be gained formally or
informally from:
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books and research reports
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professional and trade journals
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learning programmes, observation
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discussion and presentations
Opportunities include:
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debates
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discussions and conferences
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publications
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collaboration and consultation
Others includes:
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service users
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carers
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colleagues and practitioners
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Specific Evidence Requirements for this Unit
Simulation:
 Simulation is NOT permitted for any part of this unit.
The following forms of evidence are mandatory:
 Direct observation: Your assessor/expert witness must observe you in real work
activities, which provide evidence for a significant number of the performance
criteria for this unit. This may be from other activities where you have utilized
developments from others and evaluated your practice
 Reflective accounts/professional discussion: This will include thinking about how
you can build effectively on your own work to support good practice in action
research and the development of evidence-based practice. You might also build on
ideas for improvement identified through appraisals and identify any available
training courses, research by others
Competence of performance and knowledge could also be demonstrated using a
variety of evidence from the following:
 Questioning: may be used to provide evidence of knowledge, legislation, policies
and procedures, which cannot be fully evidenced through direct observation or
reflective accounts. In addition the assessor/expert witness may also ask questions
to clarify aspects of your practice.
 Witness testimony: can be a confirmation or authentication of the activities
described in your evidence that your assessor has not seen. This could be a your line
manager
 Work Products: These can be any records that you would normally use within your
normal role NB Confidential records are not required to be in your portfolio, they
can remain where they are normally stored and checked by your assessors and
verifier. If they are included they must be made anonymous
 APL/Assignment/Project: This is not appropriate for this unit
General guidance
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Prior to commencing this Unit you should agree and complete an assessment plan
with your assessor which details the assessment methods you will be using, and the
tasks you will be undertaking to demonstrate your competence.
Evidence must be provided for ALL of the performance criteria ALL of the
knowledge and the parts of the scope that are relevant to your job role.
The evidence must reflect the policies and procedures of your workplace and be
linked to current legislation, values and the principles of best practice within Health
Settings. This will include the National Service Standards and/or KSF for your areas
of work and the individuals you care for.
All evidence must relate to your own work practice.
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KNOWLEDGE SPECIFICATION FOR THIS UNIT
Competent practice is a combination of the application of skills and knowledge informed by
values and ethics. This specification details the knowledge and understanding required to
carry out competent practice in the performance described in this Unit.
When using this specification it is important to read the knowledge requirements in
relation to expectations and requirements of your job role.
You need to provide evidence for ALL knowledge points listed below. There are a
variety of ways this can be achieved so it is essential that you read the ‘knowledge
evidence’ section of the Assessment Guidance.
You need to show that you know, understand and can apply in
practice:
Legislation, policy and good practice
1. A factual awareness of the importance of understanding your own
personal beliefs and preferences, values, interests and priorities when
working with others in relation to their health and social well-being
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2. A working understanding of recent developments in technology,
approaches to working, concepts, models and theories, strategies and
policies, and legislation which are likely to have an impact on the area
of work
3. A working understanding of the purpose of keeping abreast of
developments for yourself and others
4. A working understanding of the purpose of monitoring changes in
practice based on others’ work
5. A working understanding of the purposes of linking into others’
research and the benefits which might accrue
Care and Support of the Individual
6. A factual awareness of the networks and support systems which may
be available and the nature of the support they may give
7. A factual awareness of the advantages of different networks and
support systems for different people and situations and why they may
be of particular importance in crisis situations
8. A factual awareness of the range of sources available in your own area
of practice and how this compares with other practitioner groups
Procedures and techniques
9. A working understanding of the factors which affect health and social
well-being and the ones of particular importance in your own situation
10. A working understanding of the role of development programmes in
learning more about yourself and the use which can be made of these
11. A factual awareness of the meaning of the term ‘learning styles’ and
your own learning style
12. A factual awareness of opportunities there may be for evaluating and
challenging others’ work and developments
13. A factual awareness of the purpose of structuring your own action
research and developing and implementing these in structured ways
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You need to show that you know, understand and can apply in
practice:
14. A working understanding of effective ways of challenging and
developing yourself in relation to values and attitudes
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15. A factual awareness of the meaning of the term ‘reflective
practitioner’ and how you can become more reflective in your work
16. A working understanding of the different ways in which your own
development can be planned and structured
17. A factual awareness of how to access and use networks and support
systems
18. A factual awareness of how to keep abreast of developments in an
efficient and effective way given other pressures
19. A factual awareness of how it is possible to balance the need to keep
up-to-date with advances whilst meeting current deadlines and
personal responsibilities
20. A working understanding of how to provide constructive challenges
which focus on the work and not on the person who did it
21. A working understanding of strategies and methods for evaluating
others’ work and its relevance to your own area of practice
22. A working understanding of how you can evaluate realistically the
outcomes of your own action research
23. A working understanding of how to structure and use evidence from
others’ research and integrate this into own practice
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Performance criteria
DO
RA
EW
Q
P
WT
1. monitor advances in knowledge and practice
relevant to your own area of work to a
sufficient level to keep abreast of
developments
2. identify and take appropriate opportunities
to examine and challenge the advances in
knowledge and practice made by others
3. evaluate others’ work for its relevance and
applicability to your own area of practice
4. use evidence from your own and others’
work to inform the development of your
own practice
5. implement ideas for improving your own
practice in structured ways which allow
them to be tested and generalised
6. monitor the changes which you make to
your own practice and reflect on these to
determine the effectiveness of the outcomes
7. apply new knowledge synthesised into own
practice to all areas of work in which it is
relevant and likely to be effective
DO = Direct Observation
EW = Expert Witness
RA = Reflective Account
P = Product (Work)
Q = Questions
WT = Witness Testimony
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To be completed by the Candidate
I SUBMIT THIS AS A COMPLETE UNIT
Candidate’s name: ……………………………………………
Candidate’s signature: ………………………………………..
Date: …………………………………………………………..
To be completed by the Assessor
It is a shared responsibility of both the candidate and assessor to claim evidence, however, it
is the responsibility of the assessor to ensure the accuracy/validity of each evidence claim and
make the final decision.
I CERTIFY THAT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PRODUCED TO MEET
ALL THE ELEMENTS, PCS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THIS UNIT.
Assessor’s name: …………………………………………….
Assessor’s signature: ………………………………………....
Date: …………………………………………………………..
Assessor/Internal Verifier Feedback
To be completed by the Internal Verifier if applicable
This section only needs to be completed if the Unit is sampled by the Internal Verifier
Internal Verifier’s name: ……………………………………………
Internal Verifier’s signature: ………………………………………..
Date: ……………………………………..…………………………..
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