This core module is aimed at professionals involved in leading others, teams or organisations or involved in identifying and leading change in practice aimed at service improvement. Students will be encouraged to network with key influencers and opinion leaders within the organisation to help them gain practical insights into leadership and change. 

The module takes a client-centred and service-based approach to improvements in the patient/client experience. A number of leadership theories/approaches are explored and evaluated; a blend of learning approaches is employed to promote and enhance the student's learning experience. 

This module can also be studied as a free-standing module, or as part of the MSc in Clinical Leadership by Learning Agreement or as part of any other MSc Programme run within the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences

 

AIMS

• To equip students with the conceptual knowledge of leadership and change management as applied to practice.

• To extend students' understanding and knowledge of change management theories and their application to managing change.

• To enhance students’ ability to analyse the key factors for successful implementation of change. 

• To advance potential leadership attributes through a variety of learning activities.

 

This module is delivered through a variety of lectures, seminars and e-Learning activities. An adult-learning model approach is adopted to engage students in their learning and development relevant to their current and future leadership roles. 

Students will be directed to key readings, key texts and quality professional journals in order to help them focus on research evidence pertinent to their role in leading change in practice.

Students will be given the opportunity to lead a seminar based on current literature, personal experience of change or leadership as a formative assessment activity. 

 

Assessment

30 minutes Formal presentation (26th June 2024) and 2000 words Written essay (6th August 2014)