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Portfolio

Why Produce a Portfolio?

The portfolio provides Evidence of :

• Knowledge

• Understanding

• Training

• Professional skills

• Ability to apply the above elements in the hospital environment

What should it look like?

• Contain all sections listed in the IPEM MarkingTemplate

• Have an ‘easy to follow’ contents page toidentify each section

• Clear and accurate referencing/links to evidence

• Include evidence of academic qualification aswell as top up learning

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All of the sections identified below should be included within the portfolio. Omission of a section will result in an unsuccessful submission.

CONTENTS PAGE

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PART 1COMPETENCIES & EVIDENCE

Practitioner Training Programme (PTP)Common Curriculum:

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Competency Reports• The task/competency – referenced\linked appropriately• Why it is being undertaken – context• A brief description of the task• Equipment / Resources needed• Data collected (all anonymised)• Outcome / Results

Lecture notes - knowledge delivered in the work placeWitness Statements – provided by trainersDocumented Case Based DiscussionsDocumented Practical Assessments (Marked)

What can I use as Evidence?

Evidence• The amount and form of evidence should be relevant to the criteria required 

• Relate directly to the importance of the skills/knowledge developed

• Show understanding of competency and evidence of practice

Quality rather than Quantity

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PART 2CASE STUDY 1

Case Studies

• Case studies are required in all areas.  Ideally patient focussed but may take the form of an engineering report, an equipment evaluation report or other suitable report.

• Discuss with moderator at all stages

• Must relate to patient care, even if an engineering report(e.g. impact of technology on patient care)

• Minimum of 2 major case studies/project based assignments

• Both major pieces of work: 20‐40 hrs, min 3,500 words total

• Can also provide evidence for multiple competencies

Case Studies / Engineering Reports Include:

• Clinical context

• Underlying scientific/engineering principles

• Relevant legislation, standards and guidelines

• Risk management

• Quality management 

• Description/explanation of clinical technology

• Method, procedure or project Plan

• Acquisition and use of data

• Interpretation of results

• A review of impact on patient care

• Conclusion

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PART 3CASE STUDY 2 etc

PART 4LOG OF EXPERIENCE

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PART 5REFLECTIVE DIARY

Reflective PracticeProcess to make you think about

– What you are doing

– Why are you doing it

– What went well

– What could you have done better

– What could be improved?

• This is not a list of the things you did that day.

• Can reflect on one particular event that day/week/month.

Reflections

• Show reflection on practice

• Describes event or situation

• Outline awareness of the consequences of actions

• Describes conclusions based on outcome

• Describe how practice influenced

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PART 6TRAINING PLAN

Training Plan

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Training Plan

High level learning outcomes - reviewed regularly

PART 7SUPERVISORS REPORTS

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PART 8EXTERNAL MODERATOR

REPORTS

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PART 9OTHER INFORMATION

• If not elsewhere, include copy of academicqualifications including a list of academicmodules

• This section may contain a CV

Portfolio Summary• Review progress at each supervisor/ moderator

meeting and document

• Make a plan for completing the portfolio

• Aim for quality not quantity

• Electronic portfolio’s are encouraged

• Good cross referencing is essential

• Share progress with external moderator

• Portfolios are marked twice

• A percentage are audited!