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Overview
Course Length: | 12-18 Months Part-Time |
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Start Dates: | September 2022, January 2023, September 2023, January 2024 |
Subjects: | Health and Social Care Medicine |
Location: | Edge Hill University |
Promoting a values-driven and authentic leadership approach, this programme develops experienced doctors and new consultants as leaders and effective change agents. You will gain the skills, knowledge and self-awareness required to improve the quality of care, enhance service delivery and lead people through change in health and social care. The programme will enable you to critically reflect on your practice, consider your style of leadership, assess your decision-making skills and gain an insight into your personality, from influencing style to emotional intelligence and resilience.
You will be encouraged to consider the type of leader and change agent that you are, the type of leader and change agent you aspire to be (and why), and the action that could be taken to enhance your leadership and change management development. On successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Leadership and have the option to progress onto a dedicated Medical Leadership and Development pathway on our MSc Leadership Development.
In Depth
What will I study?
A key strand of the programme examines the personal attributes of a leader. You will develop leadership skills, reflect on your personality type and emotional intelligence, and gain an insight into your role within a team.
Focus is also placed on change theories. You will consider how to lead others through the change process effectively, examine key theories, styles and tools, and critically reflect on your own actions and those of others.
In addition to the two key compulsory modules, a third module is selected from the faculty’s professional development portfolio. You might choose to focus on the role of the clinical supervisor, examine the drivers for change and innovation, immerse yourself in strategic clinical leadership, or specialise in professionalism and ethics in a multi-disciplinary team.
How will I study?
The programme will be delivered through a combination of lectures, workshops, seminars, master classes and critical debates.
A flexible, blended learning approach is adopted, with predominantly face-to-face sessions complemented by occasional online units of study, supported by the University’s virtual environment, and additional coaching opportunities.
Attendance is typically daytime, approximately three hours per module, although some modules incorporate online units of study.
How will I be assessed?
The assessment strategy will focus on the synthesis and critical application of theory to practice.
A variety of assessment strategies will be used including essays, presentations, portfolios, a leadership development plan, reflective diaries and seminars.
Who will be teaching me?
The programme has been developed and will be delivered in collaboration with external stakeholders who hold senior and executive positions in health and social care.
You will be taught by expert academic staff, many of whom publish in international journals and present at national and international conferences. A series of masterclasses will also be delivered by executive leaders in practice.
The Medical Leadership module is co-delivered with the Royal College of Physicians.
Facilities
The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine offers some of the best facilities for the education and training of health and social care professionals in the country.
The outstanding teaching and learning resources include leading edge clinical skills facilities, an 860-seat lecture theatre, and a variety of teaching rooms and social learning spaces.
Timetables
You can expect to receive your timetable at enrolment. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day or evening of the week.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information, however our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Modules
Expand AllCompulsory modules:
HEA4038Leading People Through Change (20 credits)
HEA4117Medical Leadership (20 credits)
You will study 20 credits chosen from the following optional modules or the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine’s CPD portfolio (subject to agreement with the programme leader).
HEA4207Developing a Business Case for Change and Innovation (20 credits)
HEA4220Promoting Professionalism and Ethics in Multidisciplinary Practice (20 credits)
HEA4208Strategic Clinical Leadership (20 credits)
CPD4706Teaching and Learning in the Medical Workplace (20 credits)
Entry Criteria
Entry Requirements
To join this programme, you must have a degree in Medicine and be registered with the General Medical Council. You must also be working in a health and social care environment.
An interview will form part of the selection process.
Career Prospects
What are my career prospects?
In an increasingly competitive health service, health and social care staff need to continually seek opportunities to add to their portfolio of qualifications to advance their careers. This is particularly true for doctors where a postgraduate qualification is increasingly perceived as highly desirable.
This Postgraduate Certificate will equip you with a range of leadership and change management skills. It provides a highly relevant qualification which demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional development and prepares you to apply for a wide variety of roles within service improvement and project management. Specifically, you will be prepared for consultant interviews and the transition to employment as a consultant. You will also be prepared for appraisal and re-validation in relation to leadership and management standards.
Finance
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees for part-time study on this Postgraduate Certificate are £39 per credit for UK students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2022/23. This is equivalent to £780 per 20 credit module.
60 credits are required to complete a Postgraduate Certificate.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
Financial Support
For comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students joining postgraduate courses at Edge Hill University, together with details of how to apply for potential funding, please view our Money Matters 2022/23 guide at www.edgehill.ac.uk/postgradfinance2022.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals should ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Please see www.edgehill.ac.uk/eufinance for further details.
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How to Apply
There is an online application process for this programme.
Visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/applydirect to access the relevant online application form and to find out more about the application process.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about this programme, please contact:
- Medical School
- Tel: 01695 654302
- Email: [email protected]
If you would like to talk to the programme leader about the course in more detail, please contact:
- Charlotte Moen
- Tel: 01695 657028
- Email: [email protected]
Course Changes
Expand All This tab outlines any material changes to course content, programme structure, assessment methods, entry criteria, and modes of study or delivery, implemented in the past two years. Future material changes will be added here as amends are made to course information.8th July 2020 - Revision to Tuition Fees
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