Leadership and Management in Clinical Education (Health CPD)
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Module Overview / Introduction
This fully online, 20-credit postgraduate module is designed for healthcare professionals engaged in teaching, supervision, or educational leadership roles who wish to strengthen their understanding and application of leadership and management principles in clinical education.
The module explores key theoretical frameworks and models in leadership, management, followership, teamwork, change management, and systems thinking—critically examining how these concepts apply to complex and evolving educational environments. Students will reflect on their personal leadership approaches and develop the tools needed to lead change, manage teams, and influence organisational development in their educational settings.
Learning is organised around themed blocks that include interactive eWorkshops, live webinars, and peer discussions. Through a combination of written assignments, collaborative activities, and a reflective leadership analysis, students will evaluate their own leadership practice and produce a change process report relevant to their current or future educational context.
This module is ideal for those currently in, or aspiring to, leadership roles in clinical or academic education who wish to advance their effectiveness and confidence in navigating the challenges of managing people, resources, and change in clinical education.
Module Content
The module includes the following themed blocks:
- Fundamentals of leadership and management in clinical education
- Leading and managing groups and teams
- Leadership and management of change in clinical education
- Leadership and management in organisations and complex systems
Each block includes interactive eWorkshops, group discussions, and live webinars.
Provisional timetable and requirements
Online Learning Content Release dates: 20/09/2027, 01/10/2027, 15/10/2027 and 29/10/2027
Drop In Voluntary Session: 23/09/2027 10:00-11:30
Live Online Sessions: 30/09/2027, 14/10/2027, 28/10/2027, 11/11/2027 all 10:00-11:30
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Examine the key principles underpinning leadership, management and followership in the context of clinical education practice.
- Analyse relevant leadership and management theories to inform their own practice and development needs.
- Contrast models and concepts underpinning effective and dysfunctional team working to understand how these can work in practice.
- Identify management of change theories and principles and how they apply to educational practice.
- Analyse the principles of systems thinking and complexity theory considering their own setting and organisation.
- Reflect on their strengths and areas for improvement as a leader in clinical education in order to inform further professional development.
Teaching & Assessment
Teaching & Assessment
· Delivery mode: 100% online
· Structure: Four asynchronous learning blocks over 12 weeks to be completed at your own pace and at your own time.
· Live webinars: 4 live 90-minute online sessions via MS Teams per block (recordings available) in addition to optional live synchronous induction and student support sessions
· Effort hours: 20 credits = approx. 200 hours total study commitment.
Assessment:
· One 1,000-word Educational Change Process Report (formative assessment).
· One 2,000-word Educational Change Process Report (summative assessment).
· Two online collaborative assignments, a critical reflection on leadership philosophy and a 10-minute presentation on teamwork leadership in their context.
Progression Opportunities
Upon successful completion you can then choose to progress to the following modules and complete our PGDipClinEd Lead programme:
- Module MED-7165E- Enhancing Teaching Learning and Assessment in Clinical Education.
- Module MED-7034X- Leading Teaching Learning and Assessment in Clinical Education.
- Module: HSC-7157E – Research Synthesis and Systematic Review.
- Module: MED-7113C- Principles of Research and Scholarship in Clinical Education.
· Each of these can also be taken as standalone CPD modules.
How to Apply / Disclaimer
To apply for this as a single module as part of your Continuing Professional Development please enter the application system via our Professional Development section.
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.
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