Leadership for Advanced Practitioners

This module provides students with the opportunity to explore and critically analyse the role of the advanced practitioner as a leader and role model. It develops skills in leading innovation and change, whilst understanding the challenges facing service delivery.

Upon completion students will be able to:

• Evaluate the relationship between leadership and management roles
• Analyse theories and approaches to service improvement innovation and change within the health sector
• Analyse and evaluate a range of theories and developments in leadership and management thinking in relation to the health and social care context
• Analyse and evaluate the role of the advanced practitioner in relation to sustainability
• Explore health reforms, national and local policy issues affecting the health and care sectors
• Analyse the management of service improvement, innovation and change
• Apply theories and tools to effectively design and lead services for a sustainable future
• Discuss the current environment and analyse the implications for management and leadership
• Apply a range of theories in order to lead practice effectively

Entry requirements
Applicants should be registered healthcare practitioners.

What you will study

• The Leadership for Advanced Practitioners module can be taken as a standalone module for those interested in developing their leadership competencies. It is also a core module for the MSc Advanced Practice module.

Financial support

• Health Education England may fund some health courses/modules at the University of Bradford for healthcare staff providing NHS services working within West Yorkshire and Harrogate, against organisational training priorities identified through the organisations training needs analysis.
• You are therefore advised to contact the SSPRD Signatory within your organisation regarding their organisational training priorities.

Scholarships

• Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. 

Career prospects
This module will support your career progression in your chosen field.

• You can choose to build upon this module with further study that can lead to a full MSc award.

Career support

• The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies.
• Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans through exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.
• This is the current course information. Modules and course details may change, subject to the University's programme approval, monitoring and review procedures. The University reserves the right to alter or withdraw courses, services and facilities as described on our website without notice and to amend Ordinances, Regulations, fees and charges at any time. Students should enquire as to the up-to-date position when applying for their course of study.