Course Overview

Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module aims to develop and apply the knowledge, skills and behaviours required of advanced level practitioners in management and leadership in the healthcare context, adult learning, educational theory, and personal professional development.

This module can be taken standalone or as part of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics & Child Health).

Teaching

Active learning will allow students to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, clinical skills demonstration and supervised practice, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops and tutorials.

Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Assessment

Formative assessment will be:

Small group work
Reflective activities.

For the summative assessment, learners will:

Present a 10 minute educational session
Podcast or written assignment regarding applied leadership theory.

Teaching dates

This module may involve a mixture of online and face-to-face days. Face-to-face teaching will be held on or near the Great Ormond Street Hospital site.

Dates: 22/01/2025, 29/01/2025, 05/02/2025, 12/02/2025, 26/02/2025, 05/03/2025, 12/03/2025

Assessment date: TBC

To undertake this module, you must:

Honours degree achieving 2:2 classification or above in a healthcare related subject.
Current registration as a healthcare professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
A minimum of three years full time experience (or equivalent) in the relevant area of practice.

How to apply

Applications will close two weeks before the module start date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they have arranged the necessary study leave to attend the module.

Candidates whose fees are being paid by their organisation will need to obtain a letter of sponsorship from their organisation and upload this as part of the application. You will not be able to save your application form once you begin, so please have the letter of sponsorship ready. You may wish to use this template: GOSH SPONSOR LETTER PDF.

If you have any questions about the module, please contact [email protected].

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Fees and funding

The fees below refer to the 2024/25 academic year unless otherwise stated.

Part-time learners: £64 per credit*

*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.

For further information about the programme content, or to set up a programme planning meeting to discuss which pathway will be best for you, please contact the Academic Programmes Team at the GOSH Learning Academy: [email protected].

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