Training activity information
Details
Explain the distinctive role of the healthcare scientist in the patient pathway(s) to key stakeholders
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Key relationships and the distinctive expertise and contribution of clinical engineering
- Other services and specialisms in the patient pathway
- Interaction and influence within wider health economy
- Visual/mapping tools for conveying relationships and interactions
Reflective practice guidance
The guidance below is provided to support reflection at different time points, providing you with questions to aid you to reflect for this training activity. They are provided for guidance and should not be considered as a mandatory checklist. Trainees should not be expected to provide answers to each of the guidance questions listed.
Before action
- What aspects of the healthcare scientist’s role in the patient pathway do you need to clarify for stakeholders?
- Which specific stakeholders will you be addressing, and what are their perspectives?
- What foundational knowledge about clinical engineering roles do you need to have ready?
- What do you hope to learn about communicating the healthcare scientist role effectively to different audiences?
- What insights do you expect to gain about stakeholder perceptions?
- What existing understanding of your role will you draw upon?
- How will you define the distinctive aspects of the healthcare scientist role in the patient pathway(s)?
- How will you tailor your explanation to different stakeholders?
- What examples or scenarios can you use to illustrate your points?
- What potential questions might stakeholders have, and how will you prepare to answer them?
- How do you feel about explaining your role to others?
In action
- While explaining the role, how are you tailoring your explanation to the specific stakeholders involved?
- What decisions are you making about which aspects of the role to emphasise based on the stakeholders’ interests and understanding?
- Are you noticing any intuitive ways you are framing the explanation, and what parts require more deliberate thought?
On action
- Summarise the main points you conveyed about the healthcare scientist’s role and the reactions of the stakeholders.
- What key messages seemed to resonate?
- What did you learn about articulating the distinctive role?
- How effective were your communication skills in conveying this to different stakeholders?
- Were there any misunderstandings or areas of confusion from the stakeholders?
- What did you learn about addressing these?
- Reflecting on your explanation as you delivered it, how did you adjust your language or focus based on the audience’s responses?
- How does the ability to explain this role contribute to your future interactions within the multidisciplinary team?
- What aspects of your explanation could be clearer or more impactful?
- What further understanding of stakeholder perspectives do you need?
- How will you prepare for similar explanations in the future?
- What specific actions will you take to refine your communication of the healthcare scientist’s role?
- What resources or feedback would help you to improve?
Beyond action
- Have you had further opportunities to explain the role of a healthcare scientist to different stakeholders since this DTA?
- Have your perspectives on the ‘distinctive role’ evolved through subsequent experiences or learning?
- Have you compared the reception and understanding of your explanation across different stakeholder groups?
- How has this experience influenced your approach to communication with stakeholders in other contexts?
- Has your understanding of the importance of clearly articulating your professional role changed since this activity?
- Have you applied the insights gained about stakeholder perspectives in other interactions or projects?
- What transferable communication and stakeholder engagement skills did you develop that will be valuable in future leadership or collaborative roles?
- How has this experience informed your understanding of the need to advocate for the clinical engineering profession?
- What clear actions for continued development in articulating your professional role have you identified?
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 |
Outcome
Communicate clearly and effectively with a range of stakeholders to inform and educate. |