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Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


PA50269: Leadership in health

Click here for further information Credits: 12
Click here for further information Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Click here for further information Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 100%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information 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. Practice critical and effective leadership approaches to deliver service objectives in the practice context (intellectual skill, professional skill; taught, facilitated)
2. Use and evaluate these approaches to respond to local, regional and national initiatives and priorities (Professional skill, intellectual skill; taught, facilitated)
3. Critically evaluate the emotions and politics that surround, shape and have an impact on leadership (intellectual skill, professional skill, practical skill; taught, facilitated)
4. 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)
5. 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.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

PA50269 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • TSPA-ADT16 : Modular Programme in Advanced and Specialist Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM16 : MSc Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC16 : PG Cert Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL16 : PG Dip Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.