Unit Outline

This unit focuses on contemporary clinical practice within community and urgent care settings, encompassing a mix of low‑acuity, acute and chronic presentations. You will explore how population health needs, equity considerations and local service context shape the delivery of primary health care. Building on your clinical assessment and diagnostic skills, the unit focuses on applying evidence-based approaches to develop safe, consumer-centred management plans and care pathways for both acute and chronic conditions managed in community and urgent care settings. A strong communication focus runs throughout the unit: You will evaluate how advanced interpersonal and interprofessional communication supports coordinated and shared care, particularly when navigating integrated care pathways or working across multiple providers. Across the modules, you will consider how determinants of health, service access and collaborative practice influence care quality, safety and outcomes.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Evaluate population and community needs and how they are addressed equitably by primary health care services.
2	Integrate ethics and cultural safety to guide complex decision making.
3	Develop evidence-based, collaborative care plans and management pathways appropriate for relevant health conditions.
4	Articulate interpersonal and interprofessional communication to enhance integrated, coordinated and shared care within community or urgent care settings.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CAA500 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Practice AND CAA501 Clinical Examination and Diagnostics for Advanced Practice

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Case-based clinical analysis	Week 4	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Integrated Clinical Practice Portfolio	Week 10	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Interactive Oral Assessment	Exam Period	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Case-based clinical analysis

Task Description:

You will analyse a complex clinical scenario from a community or urgent care setting involving diverse patient needs. The scenario will include ethical ambiguity, legal considerations, and cross-cultural issues. Your analysis will include a detailed integration of relevant and contemporary literature related to the case.

Task Length:

1000 words (excluding reference list)

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse a complex scenario in a community or urgent care setting, identifying how health determinants and literacy shape the presentation.	LO1
2	Examine ethical, legal, and culturally safe practice considerations within the scenario, outlining their implications for consumer centred care.	LO2
3	Interpret the clinical complexity of the scenario, integrating relevant information into a coherent reasoning pathway that informs consumer-centred decision making.	LO2
4	Justify clinical decisions through integration of literature that supports the analysis and proposed actions.	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Integrated Clinical Practice Portfolio

Task Description:

This portfolio demonstrates your ability to apply advanced clinical reasoning, develop consumer-centred management plans, and practise collaboratively in real world community and urgent care contexts. It includes three connected components, all based on a complex case from your own clinical practice.

You will complete the following:
Select a complex case you have managed.
Provide a concise analysis of the presentation and develop an evidence based, culturally safe, consumer-centred management plan appropriate to community or urgent care.

Create a clear, accessible education resource that supports the consumer’s understanding of their condition, management pathway, and any self-management or follow up actions.

Present your case and management plan to colleagues or peers, gather structured interprofessional feedback and reflect on how this feedback will inform your future advanced practice.

Task Length:

10-minute video presentation (recorded), education resource and 500-word feedback reflection

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse a complex case to interpret the presentation and guide decision making.	LO2
2	Develop an evidence based, culturally safe, consumer centred management plan appropriate to community or urgent care settings.	LO3
3	Create an accessible consumer education resource that supports understanding, self-management and safety-netting.	LO2, LO3
4	Integrate effective interpersonal and interprofessional communication when presenting the case.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Interactive Oral Assessment

Task Description:

In this task, you will discuss a complex case-based scenario (provided), simulating a clinical discussion with a senior colleague. You will evaluate the individual and/or community needs relevant to the presentation, integrate ethical clinical reasoning, and propose a culturally safe, evidence based and consumer centred management pathway.

Through this clinical conversation, you will advocate for integrated and coordinated care that aligns with the consumer’s acuity and broader health context, while applying advanced interpersonal and interprofessional communication expected in contemporary community and urgent care practice.

Task Length:

30 mins

Due Date:

Exam Period

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Evaluate the individual and/or community needs relevant to the presentation using a primary health care lens.	LO1
2	Integrate ethical clinical reasoning to interpret the scenario, justify your decision making, and respond to questions in the clinical discussion.	LO2
3	Propose and advocate for a culturally safe, evidence based, consumer centred management pathway that aligns with the consumer’s acuity and broader context.	LO3
4	Apply advanced interpersonal and interprofessional communication strategies during the clinical discussion.	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.