Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
PA50269: Leadership in health |
 Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | Modular (no specific semester) |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description: | Aims: Explore the role of effective leadership in organisational development and improvement. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit participants will be able to: 1. Critically evaluate, distinguish and practice efficient and effective leadership skills to deliver service objectives (intellectual skill, professional skill; taught, facilitated) 2. Develop and monitor standards of practice at an appropriate level for their organisation and position (Professional skill, practical skill; taught, facilitated) 3. Identify, evaluate and respond to national leadership initiatives and priorities (Professional skill, intellectual skill; taught, facilitated) 4. Identify, evaluate and/or implement appropriate leadership strategies (professional skill, practical skills, intellectual skill; taught, facilitated) 5. Develop, critically evaluate and demonstrate an understanding of the emotions and politics that surround, shape and have an impact on leadership.(intellectual skill, professional skill, practical skill; taught, facilitated) 6. Work and communicate effectively and appropriately with a range of people in practice contexts on an individual, group and organisational basis (professional skill, key skill; taught, facilitated and assessed) 7. Employ and judge project management approaches for specific work based tasks (professional skill, intellectual skill, key skill; taught, facilitated and Assessed) 8. Reflect on their own leadership style ad approach and identify areas for continuous improvement (professional skill; facilitated and assessed) Skills: See classification of learning outcomes above. Content: * Leadership skills and service objectives * Leadership models and their application in practice * Action learning sets for group problem solving * Monitoring standards for service delivery * National leadership initiatives * Personal leadership attributes. |