Module Code - Title:
NM8012
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HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Year Last Offered:
2024/5
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The purpose of the module is to enable practitioners to advance their leadership capability and capacity in being an effective leader and manager within a complex healthcare practice environments.
Syllabus:
Managing and developing self and psychometrics tools, clinical leadership competencies, shared and collective leadership theory, policy and leadership development trends, organisational culture, leading teams, resilience, political awareness and networking, influencing and broad scanning skills, health informatics, managing human and financial resources.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Develop advanced clinical leadership capabilities in navigating challenges at individual and organisational level.
Compare and contrast leadership theories and approaches to the effective management and leadership of self, teams and organisations.
Critically discuss the importance of building and maintaining relationships and networks across boundaries for effective professional leadership.
Critically apply influencing, political awareness and broad scanning strategies utilising reflective practice models.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Discuss the value of psychometrics tools in informing clinical leaders competencies and styles.
Demonstrate an appreciation for developing clinical leadership capability and capacity in self, teams and organisations.
Appreciate the importance of effective human and financial resource management in relation to enhancing performance.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Participate in the learning environment through engagement in teaching and learning strategies e.g. lectures, discussions, group work, self-directed learning, recommended reading, reflection, use of online learning and enquiry/problem based learning.
The module is based on current best practice guidelines in the area of healthcare incorporating relevant national and international health policy.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Brady, AM (2010)
Leadership and Management in the Irish Health Service
, Gill & MacMillan
Langley GJ, Moen RD, Nolan KM, Nolan TW, Norman CL, Provost LP (2009)
The Improvement Guide: A practical approach to enhancing organizational
, Jossey-Bass
Provost LP, Murray SK (2011)
The Healthcare Data Guide: Learning from Data for Improvement
, Jossey-Bass
Adair, J.E. (2009)
How to grow leaders: the seven key principles of effective leadership
, Replica Press Pvt Ltd
Other Relevant Texts:
Timmins N (2015)
The practice of system leadership: Being comfortable with chaos
, The Kings Fund
West, MA (2012)
Effective Teamwork: Practical Lessons from Organizational Research, 3rd ed.
, Blackwell Publishing
Walshe, K. and Smith, J . (2011)
Health Care Management
, Open University Press
Langley GJ, Moen RD, Nolan KM, Nolan TW, Norman CL, Provost LP. (2009)
The Improvement Guide: A practical approach to enhancing
, Jossey-Bass
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
cora.lunn@ul.ie