PgDip Healthcare Leadership (Senior Leader Apprenticeship)


Institution code	H36
School of study	Hertfordshire Business School
Course length	Part Time, 2 Years
Location	University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Entry requirements
The University of Hertfordshire is committed to welcoming students with a wide range of qualifications and levels of experience. The entry requirements listed on the course pages provide a guide to the minimum level of qualifications needed to study each course. However, we have a flexible approach to admissions and each application will be considered on an individual basis.
The normal entry requirements for the programme are:
An honours degree (at level 2:2 or above) or
A higher degree or
A professional qualification of equivalent standard in any discipline
And
Typically, three years of relevant full-time work experience. Those with less than three years' full-time work experience will be considered on an individual basis taking into consideration their business exposure, leadership skills and professional achievements over the last three years.
All routes require GCSE maths and English at grade C or above or equivalent qualification.

About the course

Apprenticeship standard:

Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship

Final Award:

PG Diploma Healthcare Leadership

With the opportunity to top up to MSc Healthcare Leadership

This course is aimed at those with senior management responsibilities within health and social care settings, both clinical and non-clinical, who are looking to develop clear, inclusive, and strategic leadership capability relating to their area of responsibility within their organisation.

The course focuses on three key areas:

Leadership that promotes equality, diversity and inclusion
Leadership focused on the quality of care provided to patients, service users and carers
Leading sustainable improvement of services and processes.

Within the level 7 apprenticeship (and PG Diploma Healthcare), learners will navigate through six interconnected modules, supported by a team of expert tutors offering regular reviews, development and coaching. Each module focuses on one of the core themes of leading self, leading teams and leading organisations and systems. The final top up modules of the programme involves writing a healthcare leadership case study (dissertation) leading to a Masters (MSc) healthcare leadership.

Learners will also benefit from work-based mentorship, peer-to-peer support through action learning sets, on-campus workshops and self-paced online courses. A unique collaboration between The University of Hertfordshire’s Business School and School of Healthcare and Social Work allows you to open up networks that provide real-world input into learning, which is valuable towards future job opportunities.

Why choose this course?

you’re a leader in a health and/or social care setting with senior management responsibility, looking to apply your learning to challenges within your organisation
you aspire to become a transformative leader and gain expert knowledge, skills and behaviours to enhance your career within a health and/or social care environment
you want to study a course which leads to eligibility for Chartered Manager Status (from the Chartered Management Institute)
you want to study part-time, benefiting from a flexible and blended learning journey, with a mixture of online and on-campus delivery.

Experienced apprenticeship training provider: Our apprenticeships are underpinned by research, led by experts and designed in close collaboration with your employer. Our robust support services will ensure you get the assistance you need to thrive.

Flexible part-time blended study: Balance study and work through employer focused assignments, which address real challenges within your organisation. You’ll put your learning into practice by applying your knowledge, skills and behaviour to your current role.

Excellent support: Feel empowered by a high level of pastoral and academic support. These include a wide range of student wellbeing services, practical help from our staff in the Centre for Academic Skills Enhancement which provide all the skills support that you need to improve your assignments and study habits, and access to the Learning Resource Centre which includes a space to study with a range of technology available to support your studies. Your programme leader, module leader and academic tutor are all on hand to support you. Plus, you’ll have a dedicated work-based learning tutor to help you maximise learning opportunities in your workplace.

What will I study?

You will study a range of modules which incorporate theoretical knowledge and understanding with the practical application of skills and behaviours in the apprentice’s workplace. This includes:

Understand how you, as a leader, can make a difference to improving care quality and patient experience
Enabling others to give their best to improve care quality and patient experience
Embedding behaviours that improve care quality and patient experience
Making patient-centred co-ordinated care happen
Making decisions based upon the best available evidence to improve care quality and patient experience
Creating value for patients and the public.

Level 7

Module	Credits	Compulsory/optional
Understanding and Developing Leadership Practice	10 Credits	Compulsory
This is the first module of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme. Healthcare issues presented today require leaders and managers to think critically when making decisions. This module will develop learners' understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to leading and managing healthcare services, beginning with a focus on their own leadership practice and outlook. Key themes include: Individual motivation and purpose Reflection and reflexivity Leadership thinking Impact - why leadership matters.
Building Foundations for Team Effectiveness	20 Credits	Compulsory
This is the second module of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme. Through participating in a Team Journey activity with members of a team they lead or work with, learners critically explore the importance of leading effective teams for delivering and improving the quality of care for patients, clients and service users, as well as exploring the impact on their organisations.
Making Sense of Organisation Values, Engagement and Service Delivery	30 Credits	Compulsory
This is the third module of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme. The focus of this module is on the theory and practice of leading organisational development and change for service improvement. Through participating in this module and its associated work-based activities, learners will be encouraged to critically reflect on their own leadership practice in the context of service improvement, and its impact on organisational development and change.
Delivering System Wide Co-ordinated Care	30 Credits	Compulsory
This is the fourth module of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme. This module focuses on understanding the complexity and dynamics of person-centred working, and the importance of putting the patients and their carers at the heart of decision making to achieve person-centred care. Learners will consider the importance of working across organisational boundaries, explore the role of networks in improving care, and determine the conditions required to co-ordinate the provision of care.
Creating engaging and learning cultures	20 Credits	Compulsory
This is the fifth module of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme. The focus of this module is on creating and maintaining engaging and learning cultures through effective leadership in the areas of engagement, trust, innovation, learning and sustainability. Learners will be encouraged to critically evaluate and apply various theoretical frameworks and approaches to their own teams and organisational contexts.
Evaluating My Leadership Behaviours and Impact	10 Credits	Compulsory
This is the sixth module of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme. This module aims to refocus learners on "Self as Leader", building on all their learning across the programme relating to leading teams and organisations, within systems. They will critically evaluate leadership behaviours and performance that impact on service improvement, care quality and patient experience, and reflect on their own practice as leaders.

Careers

This course is ideal for you if you aspire to step into a senior leadership role within a healthcare setting, aiming to make a broader impact. It is designed for you if you are committed to enhancing your leadership skills and behaviours while pursuing an academic qualification. You should be motivated to apply newly acquired skills, insights, and behaviours directly to real-time improvements in your professional work environment.

Upon completion of the course, you will receive the NHS Leadership Academy Award in Senior Healthcare Leadership and become eligible for Chartered Manager status with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). This would validate your expertise in healthcare leadership and boost your credibility in the job market.

Course fact sheets
PG Diploma in Healthcare Leadership Course Fact Sheet	Download

Programme specifications
PG Diploma in Healthcare Leadership	Download

Additional information
Sandwich placement or study abroad year	n/a
Applications open to international and EU students	No

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