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SNGP3005: Clinical Leadership in Healthcare
2024 unit information
This unit of study provides a forum for registered nurses to enhance their knowledge of clinical leadership and to develop a framework for implementing and developing their leadership in clinical practice. The structure of the unit will encourage participants to explore and analyse the topic of clinical leadership and effective workplace environments, in particular their impact on the provision of safe, high quality healthcare. Topics will include nursing leadership and management, quality and safety in healthcare, shared and clinical governance, organisational climate and culture, workplace resilience, change management and effective interdisciplinary team working. The unit of study will encourage students to reflect on their own and others clinical leadership, and how this influences the provision of safe, high quality nursing care.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Nursing and Midwifery
| Code | SNGP3005 |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate understanding of the theoretical frameworks underpinning leadership and critically analyse leadership behaviour from various theoretical perspectives.
- LO2. differentiate between leadership and management in the clinical setting and analyse the impact of leadership behaviour in establishing and maintaining safety cultures
- LO3. critique the impact of effective interdisciplinary teamworking on the provision of safe, high quality healthcare
- LO4. demonstrate in-depth knowledge of clinical governance frameworks used to improve and deliver safe and high-quality care
- LO5. examine the principles of working with and leading people in the clinical setting in relation to change management
- LO6. evaluate the role of patient advocacy in ethical professional practice, particularly in the context of the hierarchical structures in healthcare.
- LO7. Develop skills in dealing with difficult behaviours and situations in the workplace, including workplace resilience and caring for self
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