We know that effective leadership and management does not happen by chance. This practice-related course is aimed at all health care professionals who want to develop the knowledge, skills and qualities to be an effective health care leader. This leadership and management course is designed to give you the confidence to try new and creative approaches to the workplace, deal with complex leadership situations and provide effective patient and service outcomes.
This leadership and management course is designed to give you the confidence to try new and creative approaches to the workplace, deal with complex leadership situations and provide effective patient and service outcomes.
If you want to implement quality improvements that are locally lead, patient-centred and clinically driven, this Masters course will help you:
- Transform patient and service outcomes at a local level
- Understand your organisation and become an effective leader
- Explore the challenges and opportunities to influence policy that impacts on patient and service outcomes
- Understand yourself as a leader and enhance your knowledge, skills and qualities
- Develop the skills to manage change in complex and changing health care settings
- Develop project management skills
- Implement a change management project
The full course runs full-time or part-time over one year giving you the chance to exit with the following awards:
Full-time
- Postgraduate Certificate: two modules over four months
- Postgraduate Diploma: four modules over eight months
- Masters: four modules plus a dissertation over one year
Part-time
- Postgraduate Certificate: two modules over nine months
- Postgraduate Diploma: four modules over two years
- Masters: four modules plus a dissertation over three years
For the full-time study option:
Year 1, Semester 1
Leading and managing in Health Care Organisations (30 credits)
You will be able to explore your organisation and the context within which you work. Areas covered include "what is leadership?" and understanding your health care organisation as well as theories of leadership and management including governance, strategic management and stakeholder engagement.
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The 'Me' in Leadership for Health Care Practice (30 credits)
Understand yourself as a leader and improve your personal leadership knowledge, skills and qualities. The module covers areas such as leadership and management approaches, narrative analysis, emotional intelligence and effective leadership.
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Year 1, Semester 2
Leading Change for Patient and/or Service Improvement (30 credits)
Develop the skills needed to lead change and make quality improvements in clinical and health care services. This module includes critical evaluation of yourself and others and how to inspire and create an environment for people to make change.
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Project Management and Methods of Inquiry for Health Care Practice (30 credits)
Develop effective project management skills and learn how to justify and defend your business case including Prince II project management principles, planning a successful project and critical path analysis.
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Year 1, Semester 3
Dissertation (60 credits)
This gives you the opportunity to implement a project in your own workplace
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For the part-time study option:
Year 1, Semester 1
- Leading and Managing in Health Care Organisations (30 credits)
Year 1, Semester 2
- The 'Me' in Leadership for Health Care Practice (30 credits)
Year 2, Semester 1
- Leading Change for Patient and/or Service Improvement (30 credits)
Year 2, Semester 2
- Project Management and Methods of Inquiry for Health Care Practice (30 credits)
Year 3
- Dissertation (60 credits)
