PHA-40159 - Module Specification
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

The module will be relevant to healthcare professionals who want to develop their leadership skills in order to effectively manage change within their practice. The module content includes: skills required for effective leadership in the healthcare setting; effective communication skills including the use of tools and models to analyse your own and other¿s communication; conflict management; an understanding of culture, power and politics of the organisation and how this impacts on the workings of the organisation; how to plan and manage the process of change within your practice.

The aim of this module is to enable course participants to analyse and develop their leadership skills in order to effectively manage change within their practice

Intended Learning Outcomes

Appraise the characteristics of effective interpersonal communication and evaluate your own communication style and emotional competencies and how they impact on your working relationships: 1
Critically evaluate and reflect on the key characteristics of effective leadership in the context of the culture of the organisation and the specific team within which you work: 1
Identify an appropriate leadership style to implement change within your workplace and then use the literature on models of change management to plan a change process: 1

Study hours

100 hours, of which up to 20 hours can be face to face. The remainder is by distance education media and technology, and learning in practice, plus completion of assessments.

School Rules

Applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, or equivalent for pharmacist working overseas, and be working full or part-time in a patient facing role. The module is also open to practising health professionals (in a patient facing role) who have studied to at least undergraduate degree level, or who have at least 5 years¿ experience of practising in their field. All applicants must also have the support of their workplace to access patient data where necessary for course learning activities and assessment. Applicants working in hospital pharmacy must normally be supported by a clinical co-ordinator in the work place who has been approved by School of Pharmacy/CPD4ALL.
We recommend that applicants should, normally, have worked in their practice setting for 6-12 months prior to commencing the Course so that they have gained some experience of working in practice.
Normally, only applicants with the minimum of a second class degree classification (or equivalent for applicants from outside the UK) in Pharmacy or other health related professional degree, will be accepted onto the programme without interview. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The University reserves the right to interview prospective students and take up academic references. The final decision in any case rests with the University. Candidates are also admitted on the basis of perceived and potential competence to complete the programme.
Barred combinations: PHA 40116 Building working relationships

Description of Module Assessment