HS516-6-SL-CA:
Leadership and Preparation
2020/21
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus & Apprenticeship Location
Summer & Long Vacation
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Sunday 25 April 2021
Thursday 10 June 2021
15
04 March 2021
Requisites for this module
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The registered nurse, in whatever work setting, has a significant role in managing resources, including people, time and physical resources. This module prepares students for their role as a leader and manager of nursing care in the clinical setting. It encourages students to see the wider sphere of health care policy in relation to clinical practice as a registered practitioner.
To advance students’ ability to lead and manage the care of a group of patients/clients
• To advance students’ knowledge of health care policy through a review of current best evidence
• To advance students’ ability to work within a team
On successful completion of this module, the [learner] should be able to:
1. With attention to the 6Cs, demonstrate the ability to identify and prioritise the competing needs of patients/clients in relation to the availability of resources. (Unseen test)
2. Demonstrate effective group working, such as ability to delegate duties to others, motivate colleagues and co-ordinate the collective efforts of the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care and co-ordinated discharge and/or referral (Unseen test)
3. Critically evaluate the contributions of policies, national standards and service frameworks to the development and delivery of local health and social care services plans (Unseen test)
4. Reflect upon own and others’ leadership and show how effective leadership can positively impact on the quality of care patients/clients receive. (Unseen test)
5. Demonstrate the importance of coaching colleagues when leading within the health care environment (Unseen test)
* Leadership – motivation, personal power, using team skills, demonstrating trust, mentoring
* Management – delegation, prioritisation, team roles and responsibilities, resource management, change management
* Clinical governance – definition, impact, operation of clinical governance, examples from practice
* Health care policy and local impact – NSFs, NICE guidelines, current health policies and their implementation locally.
* Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment
Students studying for the undergraduate and postgraduate pathways will study this module together.
* Teaching – catalyst lectures will be delivered on key themes for the module to a mixed group of students
* Learning – academic level specific tutorial groups will explore teaching content
* On-Line Discussion – tutorial discussion will be followed by academic level differentiated on-line discussion groups. There will be asynchronous discussion between the level 6 student groups at Colchester and Southend campuses with a similar provision for the level 7 students
* Moodle – the VLE will contain entry level content which will direct students to either Level 6 or Level 7 directed reading and support activities. There will be open access so Level 7 students primary reading can access the level 6 sections of Moodle and vice versa.
* Outcomes – module outcomes are academic level specific
* Assessment – the assessment strategy involves the same tasks but the level of critical ability required for successful completion will vary dependent on academic level.
- Currie, Lynne. (2007) Understanding patient safety, London: Quay.
- Butt, Trevor. (2004) Understanding people, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Ellis, Peter. (2019) Leadership, management & team working in nursing, London: Learning Matters.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
HS516 Submission (NDA Oct 19 - SA) |
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100% |
| Coursework |
Essay |
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100% |
| Coursework |
HS516 Resubmission (NDA Oct 19) |
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Iain Keenan, email: ijkeenan@essex.ac.uk.
Iain Keenan
Jennifer Weston (Administrator)
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Mrs Julia Mary Terry
Swansea University
Associate Professor
Dr Philip Charles Clissett
University of Nottingham
Assistant Professor in Adult Nursing
Mrs Annemarie Horn
University of Cumbria
Senior lecturer Adult nursing
Mr Niall McLaughlin
Canterbury Christ Church University
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 646 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
646 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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