Medical Leadership in Clinical Settings
MA PGCert PGDip (PGCert PGDip)
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Course summary and entry requirements
Course duration
Part-time: 6 years
About the course
- This new course is an innovative collaboration between the KSS School of Clinical Leadership and Education Department, the Division of Medical Education at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, and KSS local education providers (LEPs). The course has been developed by experts in clinical leadership, education and academic research.
- This MA will help postgraduate doctors develop as leaders by focusing on the everyday challenges they face in their clinical practice in the NHS.
- It is designed to engage participants (postgraduate doctors) in service evaluation and improvement projects that will make a positive contribution to patient care and safety in the NHS organisations in which they work. This will appeal to the KSS LEPs both as a way of building closer links with the postgraduate doctor community in their hospital, and as a means of furthering quality improvement.
- Graduates of this couse have knowledge and skills to give them a competitive edge in applying for consultant posts and in furthering their careers.
- The reflective aspect of this MA supports clinicians in developing strategies for personal and professional resilience and flexibility as leaders and change agents in the NHS, as well as preparing them to support colleagues in being resilient in the face of change.Typical entry requirements
Individual offers may vary.
Other:
A training place NTN number in any KSS specialty school. Individual offers may vary.Degree and/or experience:
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Course content
Course structure
For each module, students attend five days of teaching, alongside a service evaluation improvement project. Through these activities, participants engage in research-based learning, linking theory with practice and exploring their roles as leaders in clinical settings.
- Each module in year 1 and 2 consists of five taught days of seminars, discussions and intensive group work.
- The dissertation is supported by regular one-to-one tutorials, and attendance at a monthly three-hour dissertation seminar and action-learning set.
- There will be reading, writing and research tasks between sessions and a written assignment, a service evaluation and improvement project, at the end of each module.
- The MA cohort will meet as a whole group for each taught day in one centre (either Brighton or London).
- All five taught days will be led by the module lead.During the dissertation year learners attend separate one-to-one tutorials, as well as monthly seminars and meetings as an action learning set.
Areas of study
Leadership in Clinical Contexts
An overview of the field of clinical leadership and introduction to the MA as well as existing as a standalone postgraduate module. Participants gain a critically informed view of the centrality of leadership and how one adopts leadership roles in order to bring about improvements in patient safety and service improvement.Leadership and Change Agency in Organisations
This module shows how leadership can contribute to embracing change as a creative opportunity to evaluate current practice and develop new processes focused upon improving the quality and safety of patients. It gives an overview of how organisations work and the roles people adopt within them. Participants will gain an informed analysis of leadership and organisational theories and their relevance to successful change, being aware of obstacles to change and the strategies to overcome them in order to keep leadership focused on patient care and improved service delivery.Ethical and Reflective Leadership in Clinical Settings
Participants are encouraged to critically consider all aspects of the ethical and reflective aspects of leadership in clinical settings. This will cover the conceptual and practical aspects of ethics and professional reflection. Participants gain an informed and critically reflective view, resulting in a more considered and holistic approach to both individual patients and the wider leadership context of patient care.Business Leadership in Clinical Settings
This module improves the understanding of the impact of business and management on patient care and how clinical leadership can enhance the quality of service delivery and the efficient uses of resources to improve the quality of the experience of patients? experiences. Participants undertake a critical analysis of management and leadership theories relating to health and other public sector contexts and their significance in improving service delivery.Clinical Commissioning for Quality Care
This module develops clinicians and practitioners in order that they can critically appraise commissioning theory, policy and practice, drawing from clinical research evidence, organisational change theory and market development models. Participants undertake an in-depth analysis, in the local context, of change methodology, use of the clinical research evidence base and choice of commissioning method.Research-based Learning in Clinical Settings
This module provides an understanding of the distinctive approaches that comprises research-based learning (RBL) in clinical settings. RBL, in the context of this MA, is a systematic exploration and analysis of service, aimed at improving patient care, which relies upon a range of relevant strategies of inquiry, but which eschews traditional boundaries such as between qualitative and quantitative methods, theory and practice, science and art. It calls upon participants to engage their analytical skills, thinking and feeling. It demands that researchers use both intuition and attention to evidence and reason in service of the goal of improved patient care and safety.Dissertation: Leadership for Service Improvement
The dissertation brings all the skills and knowledge acquired on the previous modules together in a coherent narrative which addresses the challenges and opportunities of clinical leadership in the health service. Participants will conduct a service evaluation and improvement project which benefits their organisation and patient care, and through which they show evidence of an ability to synthesise learning from across previous modules in this MA programme.Syllabus
Year 1
Leadership in Clinical Contexts
Leadership and Change Agency in Organisations
Ethical and Reflective Leadership in Clinical SettingsYear 2
Business Leadership in Clinical Settings
Clinical Commissioning for Quality Care
Research-based Learning in Clinical SettingsYear 3
Dissertation: Leadership for Service Improvement
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2013-14. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.
What's included in the fee?
When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.
You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.
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Location
Location
Falmer Our Falmer campus is located on the edge of the South Downs National Park on the outskirts of Brighton. Approximately 7,000 students are based here.
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Living in Brighton
Brighton’s rich mix of historic architecture, lively arts scene, varied shopping and cosmopolitan community make it a vibrant, enjoyable place to live. It is no wonder that many Brighton graduates choose to stay here.
Social scene
Alongside the traditional seaside attractions, Brighton is famed for its exciting social scene with a wide choice of pubs, clubs and restaurants.
Arts
The highlight of the city’s cultural year is the Brighton Festival. The event is held each May and is England’s biggest arts festival, which showcases arts and performance from around the world. Brighton is also home to the UK’s oldest working cinema, the Duke of York’s, which shows alternative and mainstream films. The city is also well known for its exciting music scene and hosts The Great Escape music festival.
Sports
Whether you take your sport seriously or just want to keep fit, Brighton offers all kinds of sports opportunities and facilities, on and off campus. You can also make the most of the location, and play volleyball, basketball and windsurfing down by the beach. The seafront is also the finishing point for the famous London – Brighton bicycle ride and the quirky veteran car run.
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Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to critically evaluate the opportunities for leadership in clinical settings. This will allow them to focus on quality improvement for the patient, care and the organisation. They will be able to conduct high quality practitioner research. They will produce a dissertation of publishable quality to be disseminated across KSS LEPs. Employment prospects will be enhanced, in an increasingly competitive specialty.