An introduction to leadership skills and practice in healthcare
Provided by Queen Mary University of London
About the course
Introduction
If you are interested in enhancing your leadership skills and developing practical, hand-on skills in healthcare leadership, our one of a kind four-week Introduction to leadership skills and practice in healthcare online course is now open for booking.
Delivered by the University’s world-renowned Institute of Dentistry, but open and applicable to all healthcare disciplines, this course has been designed and developed in collaboration with the Digital Education Studio (DES). DES is a multidisciplinary team of experts in digital education, closely working alongside the lead educators of the course, ensuring that online learning experiences are of the highest quality to meet the demands of busy healthcare professionals.
Study this programme and you will be able to:
- Appraise leadership theories and concepts including, power, influence and vision in the context of your own professional practice
- Evaluate your own self-leadership by applying authenticity and intersectionality principles, and leadership values
- Recognise the different leader and leadership skills required to lead and manage change and conflict
- Develop leadership network mapping, peer coaching and action planning practical skills
Overview
An introduction to leadership skills and practice in healthcare is a tailored, online, four-week continuing professional development course designed for aspiring leaders and professionals who are new to leadership in the public and private healthcare sectors.
You will explore contemporary leadership concepts such as power dynamics, influence, authenticity, leadership values, change, conflict, intersectionality in healthcare leadership, and develop practical, hands-on skills in self-leadership, network mapping, action planning and peer coaching, which will enable you to effectively navigate complex leadership challenges.
Our digital learning environment means you have flexibility to learn at your own pace, exploring high-quality content and activities. Throughout, you will have a chance to network in real-time and off-line with peers, industry experts, and academics in the healthcare sector, fostering valuable professional relationships and knowledge exchange. The course includes peer coaching to foster interaction and reflective practice and discussion. Following the course, you can submit an optional leadership action plan and receive one-to-one expert feedback.
Who should attend
This course would benefit middle managers or aspiring leaders who work in public or private healthcare organisations, ready to step up in their next career move, across multiple health disciplines.
How you will learn
- Weekly videos and audio pre-recorded microlectures
- Video interviews and panel discussions from healthcare practitioners & experts
- Case studies, real life scenarios and relevant and applied literature
- Collaborative activities with peers and expert tutor-led discussions
- Weekly quizzes with timely feedback
- Reflective writing on your leadership practice
- Individual feedback on your leadership action plan (optional one-to-one live online session)
Course Calendar
The attached course calendar indicates the key dates and milestones for your online study.
Core study will be completed in 4 weeks while optional study (Submission of Action Plan and Personalized Feedback) will continue until the end of Week 9.
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