Public Health, Health and Social Care Services are always evolving. Collective, inclusive, and compassionate leadership at every level is increasingly recognised as essential for delivering high quality care and cultural change that responds to the transforming needs of children, young people, persons, their family, carers, nominated person, groups and communities (NHS England, 2023).
Leadership, Management and Innovation in Public Health, Health, and Social Care Course overview
This module aims to further develop the leadership and management competencies of qualified health and social care professionals. Throughout this module you will critically analyse theories underlying effective and efficient leadership, management and innovation development and implementation. You will have the opportunity to apply module content to plan your own practice innovation development relevant to your specialist area of practice.
Who is it for?
This course is designed for registered nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of contemporary leadership, management, innovation, and change theories. It focuses on their practical application to drive advancements in public health, healthcare, and social care.
Timetable
Term 2
Jan: 6 and 20 January 2027
Feb: 3 and 24 February 2027
Mar: 10 March 2027
Assessments will be scheduled to take place during the W/C 13/5/2027
Benefits
This module aims to further develop the leadership and management competencies of qualified health
and social care professionals. Throughout this module you will critically analyse theories underlying effective and efficient leadership, management and innovation development and implementation. You will have the opportunity to apply module content to plan your own practice innovation development relevant to your specialist area of practice.
What will I learn?
Content outline
In this module you will cover the following areas:
* The role of individuals and teams in health and social care leadership and management
* Leadership and management theories and their application in the practice setting
* Leading and managing effective and efficient innovation, change and critical creativity in practice development.
* Proactive and reactive approaches to risk management
* Effective and efficient resource management
* Effective evaluation of innovation
* Service User involvement in the development of innovation
* The use of digital technology to support the development of health and social care.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, you will be expected to be able to:
Knowledge:
* Critical evaluate different leadership, management and change theories and their application to practice development in health, social care, and public health practice.
* Critically appraise and apply key concepts and techniques for the: Diffusion of innovation
Resource management
Risk management
Evaluating innovation and change
Skills:
* Critically evaluate the synergy between leadership and management roles.
* Critically appraise and evaluate your own strategic decision-making ability, management competencies and approach to leadership to improve and develop health, social care, and public health practice.
* Critically evaluate and synthesise contemporary research regarding traditional leadership, management and change theories in health, social care and public health and argue alternative contemporary approaches.
* Demonstrate competence in the preparation and delivery of information pertaining to the implementation of an innovation project.
Values and attitudes:
* Take personal responsibility for contributing to the development of a compassionate, curious, and collaborative leadership culture built on civility, respect and equal opportunity within health, social care, and public health organisations (NHS England, 2023, NHS Leadership Academy, 2023).
* Promote effective collaboration within a inter disciplinary and inter agency context.
* Encourage and embed the involvement of people who use services and their carers in the development of health, social care, and public health services.
Assessment and certificates
Assessment
Summative:
The assessment for this module consists of one part. You are required to deliver a 20-minute presentation in which you outline a proposed innovation pertinent to your specialist area of practice. Within the presentation, you are required to critically apply contemporary leadership, management and change theory to evidence the implementation of the proposed innovation.
Formative:
The formative assessment for this module is a 5-minute presentation in which students share their innovation ideas and receive feedback from their peers and a representative from the module teaching team.
Certificates
This module is core for students studying the MSc/PgDip Public Health and Specialist Community Nursing Programme (Community Children’s Nursing. Community Nursing in Health and Social Care, District Nursing, General Practice Nursing, Health Visiting and School Nursing Pathways)
Transfer course credits towards postgraduate taught degree
Alternatively, As a health and/or social care professional, once you've completed this module you could offset 15 credits as part of a postgraduate programme, continuing your study with further modules to make up a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) 60 credits, Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) 120 credits or Master of Science (MSc) 180 credits qualification (all credits must be awarded within five years of study commencing).
This course is provided by the School of Health & Medical Sciences.
Credits
This course is worth 15 credits toward eligible programmes.
Eligibility
Eligibility
You must be registered in the United Kingdom as a nurse, midwife or allied health professional.
English requirements
If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:
A first degree from a UK university
A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
Other evidence of proficiency in the English language, which satisfies the board of studies concerned, including registration with your professional regulator.
English requirements
For those students whose first language is not English the following qualification is also required:
- IELTS: 7.0
Recommended reading
Adair, J. (2009) How to Grow Leaders: The Seven Principles of Leadership Development. Available at: EAN9780749460099 (Accessed15/08/2023)
Arora, A., et al. (2021) Innovation Pathways in the NHS: An Introductory Review. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, 55,pp. 1045–1058.
Buchanan, D.A. and Huczynski, A.A. (2019) Organizational Behaviour. 11th edn. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
Covey, S. R. (2020) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. (30th Anniversary Edition). Croydon: Simon & Schuster.
Kotter, J. P., Akhtar V., Gupta G (2021) Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times. Available at: ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/city/detail.action?docID=6606747. (Accessed15/08/2023)
West, M.A. (2021) Compassionate Leadership. Available at: ISBN 9781284171365; 9781284171372. (Accessed: 15 August 2023)