ProfDip in Clinical Leadership

To apply for the Professional Diploma in Clinical Leadership, you must:

• Hold a bachelor degree. (If you don’t hold a bachelor degree, see the recognition of prior learning pathway outlined below)
• Be working in the healthcare industry
• Meet the English language requirements (unless exempt): IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent score on another standardised test (certified proof should be uploaded with your application; see below for exemptions)

To apply for the Professional Diploma in Clinical Leadership, you must:

• Hold a bachelor degree. (If you don’t hold a bachelor degree, see the recognition of prior learning pathway outlined below)
• Be working in the healthcare industry
• Meet the English language requirements (unless exempt): IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent score on another standardised test (certified proof should be uploaded with your application; see below for exemptions)

This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to:

• Analyse and discuss clinical leadership and management models in a healthcare setting.
• Reflect on the feedback from your psychometric profile and how this information can inform and allow you to be a more effective clinical leader.
• Critically and systematically analyse healthcare case studies and apply this learning to your own organisation.
• Discuss the importance of developments in positive leadership and how these develop a resilient strengths-based approach to maintaining a positive outlook to your clinical leadership role.
• Analyse the roles of team members in a clinical team and how they can influence performance outcomes.
• Apply the basic principles of management accounting, budgeting and activity-based costing.
• Discuss the importance of building and maintaining relationships across boundaries and maintaining networks for effective clinical leadership.
• Apply and effectively manage a performance management system using a coaching methodology.
• Critically evaluate and apply team effectiveness in relation to healthcare outcomes.
• Critically debate change management theories and the challenges they present for clinical leaders.
• Evaluate quality improvement methodologies/measures and demonstrate how they can impact healthcare delivery and outcomes.
• Critically discuss the principles and implementation of a patient safety culture and outcomes.
• Develop and present an evidence-based business case for a change or quality improvement in your clinical setting.