Program Overview

Management & Leadership in Health & Social Care: Practice Development

Course Overview

Management and Leadership (M&L) play a part in all health and social care roles. Through this course, you will explore the concepts of leadership and management, examining style and models of M&L. Using a focus on your own practice and experience, you will learn how the use of M&L skills and knowledge can boost efficiency and service quality within your area of practice.

Key Course Details

• Location: Carlisle - Fusehill Street, Distance Learning, Lancaster
• Duration: Part-time, 2-4 Years
• Start date: September, January, April
• Entry Requirements: Programme specification (PDF)

Graduate Destinations

This programme has been specifically developed to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals who are leading, managing, supervising at a strategic level (or aspiring to do so) in health and social care settings. The programme is designed to enable you to apply your learning to your own health and social care context. Leadership and management skills and knowledge are valuable assets within health and social care environments. If you are looking to access better opportunities or want to enhance your performance in your current post, this course will help you to impress by recognising innovative ways to utilise management and leadership skills and knowledge.

Course Outline

Course Summary

This programme has been created to align with workforce development and supports the progression of staff, in accordance with the standards set by professional, statutory and regulatory bodies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC). The three modules of the programme are contemporary, in that they meet the needs of the stakeholders and will continue to do so in the future.

Your Career

This programme has been specifically developed to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals who are leading, managing, supervising at a strategic level (or aspiring to do so) in health and social care settings. The programme is designed to enable you to apply your learning to your own health and social care context. Leadership and management skills and knowledge are valuable assets within health and social care environments. If you are looking to access better opportunities or want to enhance your performance in your current post, this course will help you to impress by recognising innovative ways to utilise management and leadership skills and knowledge.

Modules

Year 1

• Students will study the core modules:
  • HCPD7258 Leadership through Transformational Learning
  • HCPD7257 Managing in a Strategic Organisation

Optional - students studying this programme can select one module from the optional modules below:

• HCPD7043/4/8/9 Professional Advocate (module code is profession specific)
• HCPD7260 Coaching and Mentoring
• Negotiated Learning
• Work-based Learning

Programme Specification

Programme specification (PDF)

Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning Methods

Full details are available in the programme specification.

Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

• 1st or 2nd class honours degree.

Admission criteria are outlined in the University Admissions Policy. Normally, applicants will be required to hold an honours degree classification second-class honours, lower division or above in a related subject. For applicants who do not meet this requirement, non-standard entry criteria will apply. In such cases, applicants will be interviewed. This decision will be at the discretion of the programme leader.

It is expected that such candidates will have evidence of successful study at level 6 (or equivalent) within the preceding 5 years. Applications will be reviewed on an individual basis. Potential students will be offered advice by an academic tutor on the suitability of the award and their module choices, this will be dependent on factors such as currency of prior learning, and their personal and professional development needs. Students should be able to show the potential benefits of studying for the award and offer a rationale for their module choice.

Additional Requirements – Applicants must be a health or social care professional. All applicants must complete a pre-entry study skills package such as “preparing for postgraduate study” if they are new to this level of study or have had a break from study for a period of 4 years.

All applicants must be a registered healthcare professional.

Selection Criteria

See application information

Application Information

Applications should be made online directly to the university; visit our website or contact.

For more information and guidance, please contact.

There is no official closing date, but we would encourage you to apply as early as possible, as many courses are competitive.

What Makes a Good Application?

We consider all aspects of your application, not simply your qualifications and grades. We look at your academic background and performance, relevant experience (particularly for professional courses where some voluntary or paid experience is required) and your reference. Above all, we look for motivation, commitment, and potential-evidence that you can benefit from study at higher education level.

Make sure you include:

• Relevant qualifications/evidence of ability: check our website for the specific entry requirements required for each course. Tell us your previous academic results and your projected grades.
• A supportive reference, from an employer or your school or college.
• A good personal statement.
• Explain clearly what attracts you to the course and tell us about your wider interests and experience. If you are applying for a course that incorporates professional training and placements, you should include any relevant experience or visits you have made in the workplace. Highlight your individual strengths and qualities, personal skills, capacity for teamwork, contribution to the community, and your enterprise, originality, and determination. Select some activities which bring out these qualities.

What Next?

When we receive your application, we will send you an acknowledgement and if you are successful at this stage you will get either an offer (with an invitation to visit the campus to which you have applied), or an invitation to interview on a particular date. If we are not able to offer you a place on your chosen course we will usually try to offer you a place on a similar course and will contact you to discuss this. Alternatively, if we think you are suitable, but cannot offer you a place on your preferred campus because of the level of competition, we will offer you a place at another campus if one is available.

Deferred Entry

We welcome applications for deferred entry on some courses. If you have specific plans during your year out, indicate these on your personal statement as they may be relevant to your course and could enhance your application.

International Students

Applications for full-time undergraduate study are made through UCAS. Please see the of our website for full details of our entry requirements (including English-language skills) as well as contacts for advice and support.

Student Finance

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries, grants, and funds available to support you throughout your studies with us. This includes the Cumbria Bursary - a non-repayable bursary designed to support first-year students with a household income of less than £25,000.

Resources and Facilities

We are amongst the UK's leading health and wellbeing faculties and are proud of the high level of support we are able to offer to our students. We provide a wide range of high-quality courses supported by expert academic and clinical practice staff. If you join us you will enjoy great facilities and learn alongside caring, committed, and experienced professionals. Our employment record is excellent.

Meet the Staff

Our academic staff are passionate about their field and have a wealth of real-world experience to back up their knowledge. Find out more about your tutors.

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