Overview

In a changing societal and healthcare landscape, delivering progressive healthcare is a challenging process. This online module allows professionals who take responsibility for the resourceful and safe organisation of healthcare practice to develop their skills and understanding of workplace-based leadership and its application.

Who this course is for

This online module will suit all healthcare professionals interested in improving their leadership skills. It is positioned as a foundation module within the leadership branch of the Health Professions Education MSc but can also be taken as an independent module for those interested in learning more about leadership.

Course content

On this module, you will explore theories around leadership and relate them directly to the contemporary educational healthcare environment where you work. You will take part in group tasks, explore your leadership style, reflect on self and how you relate to and motivate others.

Learning outcomes

You will develop skills that enable you to:

• Understand yourself and your relationship with others.
• Describe the scope, role, and academic responsibilities of leadership in contemporary healthcare.
• Establish and maintain effective teamwork and communication.
• Manage team members’ progression, including the struggling team member.
• Guide the personal and professional development of team members.
• Enhance leadership effectiveness through the use of assessment, including workplace-based assessment, supervision and feedback.
• Determine appropriate levels of leadership autonomy to ensure safe and effective patient care whilst allowing team members to develop and extend their expertise.
• Facilitate leadership development through developmental conversations to identify and address learning needs, improve your reflective practice, and safely develop your clinical leadership.
• Understand why transformation efforts fail.
• Understand power in organisations.

Teaching and structure

This module is fully online. It combines synchronous sessions with reading and group learning exercises on Moodle. The aim is to encourage self-directed learning, reflection on personal experience and critical thinking. This will enable you to engage in collaborative learning and to be in regular contact with module tutors for a high level of academic support.

During this module, you will work through course materials and readings and undertake directed learning activities with fellow participants. Guest speakers will share their leadership journeys and provide a unique opportunity for you to ask questions.

Certificates and assessment

Formative assessment

Each of the three contact days are based around a different theme and requires students to read journal articles and complete online activities. The themes are:

• Who are you?
• What are your values?
• What sort of leader are you?

Summative assessment

For those considering a further qualification, you can choose to take a summative assessment to gain 15 FHEQ Level 7 credits. This would count towards further PGCert / PGDip / MSc credits if you decide to continue your learning with our Health Professions Education programme (and may be accepted as prior learning elsewhere).

CPD points/credits

The credit-bearing option is worth 15 credits at FHEQ Level 7

Cost

• £1,058.33 | FHEQ Level 7 credit-bearing course, with assessment (UK/EU learner). 
• £2,158.33 | FHEQ Level 7 credit-bearing course, with assessment (overseas learner). 
• £500 | Non-credit-bearing course (personal CPD only)

Application deadline

• Wednesday 30 October 2024

Course dates

• Monday 13 January 2025 – Friday 07 March 2025

Course team

Deirdre Wallace

Deirdre Wallace is the Associate Professor of Medical Education and the course lead. She has been an educator at UCL Medical School since May 1999 and currently serves as the Academic Lead for Clinical and Professional Skills at UCL.

Catherine Phillips

Catherine Phillips has been a lecturer in medical education and clinical skills at UCL for 20 years. She brings extensive experience in simulation, having engaged as a learner in the lab and, more importantly, as a teacher of simulation at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Tina Nyazika

Tina Nyazika is a clinical and professional skills lecturer and educationalist at UCL Medical School. She possesses extensive experience in simulation, both as a learner and, more notably, as a facilitator for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Course information last modified: 27 Jan 2025, 19:11