Leading for Quality

The aim of this module is to apply essential leadership and management principles to inform and assure the safe and effective delivery of services to meet the needs of the practitioner’s identified area of practice. Leadership theories along with change and quality management will be applied in the context of professional accountability and effective multi-agency, multi-professional working. It embeds leadership within the context of regulatory, professional, legal and policy frameworks.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

• Critically employ clinical governance mechanisms to manage risk and care quality in their area of professional/specialist practice
• Evaluate and critique selected leadership approaches to encourage collaborative, multi-disciplinary patient-centred care, contributing to team, staff and self-development
• Critically appraise policy, data and current practice to inform a proposed quality improvement, advocating for effective use of resources

Specialist advanced or senior health professionals intending to lead and deliver high quality services within contemporary health care settings.

Level 6

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Level 7

LBR applications

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Self-funded applications

• If you are financing your study yourself, please contact Admissions on 01332 591167 or email askadmissions@derby.ac.uk to secure your place

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Minimum numbers

Please note that this course is subject to minimum numbers in order to run.