Advancing Clinical Leadership
Credit bearing module
Key facts
Course code
CPD7059
Start dates
September 2025
Application deadline
25 July for a September start
Location
Course length
Part time: 1 semester
Overview
This module offers students the opportunity to demonstrate critical insight into leadership theory which is fundamental to healthcare development and delivery, emphasizing personal development and self-awareness. It aims to foster a learning community that supports current and future leadership within the contemporary workforce culture.
Targeting clinicians and practitioners at all leadership stages, the module focuses on emotional intelligence, confidence-building, and refining professional skills, values, and behaviors. Students will apply practical knowledge, research evidence, and leadership theories to enhance their roles as effective leaders in both public and private healthcare settings, improving personal, organizational, and inter-organizational performance.
How to apply
Entry requirements
Terms and conditions of enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Application process
Tuition fees
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Tuition fees
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year your fees will increase each year.
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
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- For information about refunds, please visit our Refund policy page
Financial support and scholarships
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.
Learning and assessment
The teaching units model how to take a critical approach to the evidence being presented, thus supporting academic literacy within online seminar groups. This encourages not only critical discussion of content, meaning and research methodologies (academic and research literacy), but also students undertake work that supports critical self-awareness, including around their emotional intelligence and its impact on others.
Collaborative working in groups comprising students from a range of different cultural and professional backgrounds will further support active citizenship.
Learning and teaching
Students will have the opportunity to:
- attend participatory synchronous lectures and seminars
- engage in discussions with peers online
- reflect on personal experiences of professional leadership practice
- engage with and discuss concepts, policies, theories and their application to current practice
- practice enhanced communication with immersive technology using programmes for example ‘Body swap’.
Assessment
Assessment methods used on this course
The assessment will be a 3000-word assignment with a 360-degree appraisal tool as an appendix.
You are required to undertake a 360-degree appraisal as part of your assessment, this will be shared with people working closely with you, you will be required to identify a range of professionals in your workplace to complete a questionnaire about you in your work role.
Programme changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been
published on the website. For more information, please visit our
changes to programmes page.