MSc/PgDip/PgCert Health Care Management and Leadership

Attendance

Full-time

Full-time – 12 months

Starts January

At a glance

This course is designed to promote corporate and organisational medical leadership of health care. Medical practitioners work together to develop a shared understanding of the international wisdom and evidence of health care management and leadership practice. The course enables you to achieve an advanced level of management and leadership, knowledge and skill, that can contribute to the development of your healthcare system.

Key points
• Develop a critical understanding of health care management and medical leadership methods.
• Understand global and national policy and practice in quality improvement.
• Use a range of learning methods including visits to health care organisations.
• Build a plan for innovation and improvement in health systems.

About this course

This course is designed to help you achieve an advanced-level of knowledge and skills in management and leadership, enabling you to contribute to the development of healthcare systems in your country.

The course is suitable for senior leaders and managers in health care including
• nursing and medical directors
• corporate leaders and managers
• executive leaders and directors in quality, governance and audit, patient safety and improvement
• professional and clinical leaders and managers

It is an intensive course built on contemporary theory and evidence in health care management and leadership. Evidence from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that capacity and capability in management and leadership results in improved healthcare and patient outcomes and this course is designed to meet the demand for skilled workers in health care organisations.

The course works alongside your professional background and level of knowledge of your health context and we encourage you to evaluate and review your health system and start to plan change in your health economy. For example, if you are a clinical manager or a general manager, you learn to use theoretical knowledge, research data and evidence and practice-based experience to develop as a manager and leader.

You develop a critical understanding of health care management and leadership methods and increase your understanding of global and national policy and practice in quality improvement in healthcare.

The focus of the course has been developed with key international sponsors and in consultation with at least two health care ministries. You gain international perspectives on leadership and management through participative learning methods. These include visits to health care organisations and meeting and discussing critical issues with senior leaders in the NHS.

You are encouraged to challenge existing concepts and ideas throughout your assessments, as well as reflecting on your practice. This enables you to develop an awareness of how current research and literature informs and relates to evidence-based leadership and management practice. All modules include a taught session that provides advice and guidance on how to approach the assessed work.

Key areas of study
Key areas of study include • international approaches to learning for leadership • public administration • managing people and organisations • managing quality and effectiveness in health care • innovation and entrepreneurship in health care • change management and organisational development.

Associated careers

Completing this enhances your skills and knowledge so that you are better prepared to take part in the management and leadership of healthcare and the quality improvement of the health system.

Course content

PgCert modules

Two from • international approaches to learning for leadership • public administration • managing people and organisations • managing quality and effectiveness in health care • innovation and entrepreneurship in health care • change management and organisational development

PgDip modules

MSc

• research methods in health and social care • dissertation

Assessment

Entry requirements

Typically you need either

• a bachelors degree or equivalent in a health-related subject or an equivalent professional qualification
or
• a degree in a health-related subject and previous or current work experience in health care, either as a clinician or manager

Professional health qualifications vary across the world and the health qualifications that are acceptable will be recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and by the relevant professional body in the country of qualification. Professional qualifications in public sector management and administration, health economics and finance and quality management will also be acceptable.

If English is not your first language you typically need an IELTS 6.0 score with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Course enrolment – professional requirements
Before enrolling, you must fully declare during the admissions process any
• unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings. For further information on convictions that must be declared see the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) website.
• disciplinary proceedings during paid or voluntary employment or educational establishments
• involvement with safeguarding proceedings, social services or related organisations

You also need to complete
• a DBS Enhanced Disclosure, and provide us with a copy of your DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificate if requested. Enrolment also depends on the DBS check being deemed suitable for professional training.
• occupational health screening to determine your suitability to undertake the course and an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health. Health screening and immunisation are provided by the University.

If your personal circumstances change in relation to any of the professional requirements – from when you apply to the end of your course – you must tell the Professional Issues Team immediately by calling 0114 225 3995 or 0114 225 5786.

Fees

Home and EU students

2013/14 academic year

Typically Ł1,785 a stage for PgCert, PgDip and MSc stages

International students

2013/14 academic year

Typically Ł12,060 for the course

2014/15 academic year

Typically Ł11,250 for the course

How to apply

Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form

Contact details

For further details, please contact our Post-experience and Postgraduate Office, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB. Phone +44 (0)114 225 2373, fax +44 (0)114 225 2394 or email AlliedHealth@shu.ac.uk