Attendance:

As you are required to attend all sessions, please discuss any problems with attendance with your course leader or personal tutor.

Each session will start promptly and end at ten minutes to the hour to allow time for classroom changes where necessary. If you are more than 15 minutes late it would be respectful NOT to disturb the lecture unless prior agreement has been made for late admission. A register will be maintained and your attendance will be monitored.

Sharing of information and opinions within the lectures is encouraged but voluntary. Where appropriate, students will be supported to draw up a set of ground rules around meeting The NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives (NMC 2015), looking after themselves, confidentiality and respecting each other during the classroom sessions.

Submission of Course Summative Assessment:

It is now a requirement that all written course work is submitted electronically, and you will receive support and guidance related to this during the course. There is also guidance available on the Course Moodle site.

You will receive assessment support throughout the course. The resubmission date for this course will be advised.

SHARED LEARNING

Students please note that this Level 6 Developing Leadership for Professional Practice course (NURS 1563), is shared with the Level 7 Developing Leadership for Professional Practice course (NURS 1564). Therefore, the sessions for all courses will be shared with a mix of students from each course although there will be a requirement for different outcomes to be achieved. You will however be divided into discrete learning groups for some course tutorials or seminars and guidance will be offered in order to meet individual learning needs. 6

Aim

To provide students with the opportunity to critically appraise the principles and theories of leadership and explore their own leadership styles and qualities.

Learning Outcomes

On completing this course successfully you will be able to:

1. Critically appraise your own leadership style, qualities and skills
2. Propose models of leadership that will enhance effective team work within your field of practice
3. Analytically reflect upon the effectiveness of leadership opportunities in practice.

Indicative Content

Concepts and theories related to self and others

Styles of team, operational and strategic leadership

Managing self – awareness

Personal and professional development

Appraisals and performance management

Communication

Presenting verbal and written reports

Teaching and learning

Decision making

Supervision

Conflict resolution

Organisational influences

Quality and clinical governance

Commissioning

Risk assessment

Progressive universalism

Healthy Child Programme – Universal Partnership Plus

Working across boundaries

Empowering others

Personal skills and attributes

Organisational skills

Prioritising workload

Supervision of others

Reflective and reflexive practice

Learning and Teaching Activities

Lectures, seminars, small group work, poster presentation, visual learning environment. 7

Learning and Teaching Activities: These will include but are not limited to lectures, seminars, differentiated learning for District Nursing, health visiting and school nursing, small group work, in class discussion and presentations, visual learning environment, e-learning modules and practice placement

Essential Web Sites

NHS Leadership Academy

http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/resources/healthcare-leadership-model/

http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/wp

http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/NHSLeadership-Framework-LeadershipFramework-Summary.pdf

http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/NHSLeadership-Framework-CLCFSelfAssessmentTool.pdf

http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/leadership-for-clinicians/leadership-in-practice

Useful Web Sites

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm

http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/practice/clinical_governance/leadership

Key Journals:

Community Practitioner

Journal of Inter-professional Care

Nursing Management – UK

Journal of Nursing Management

British Journal of Healthcare Management

British Journal of School Nursing

Self-directed activity for the course

It is suggested that you familiarise yourself with indicative resources for the course as well as identify other sources of information (journals and web sites) that you find particularly relevant to leadership. There will be further guidance and signposting to reading and reference materials during the delivery of the course.

Support and guidance related to library services can be found on the Student Portal Library & IT Tab. Face to face support is also available from library and IT staff upon request.

Aims:

The course aims to:

Provide students with an opportunity to critically appraise the principles and theories of leadership and explore their own leadership styles and qualities within the context of specialist community practice.

Learning Outcomes:

 Critically appraise their own leadership styles, qualities and skills

 Propose models of leadership that will enhance effective team work within their sphere of practice

 Analytically reflect upon the effectiveness of leadership opportunities in practice

TYPE OF ASSESSMENT:

There are 3 elements to the assessment. You will be required to pass BOTH SUMMATIVE

assessments in order to pass the course.

FORMATIVE:

1. 10 minute presentation 21

SUMMATIVE:

1. 2500 word written assignment

2. Practice Assessment Document
3. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: You will be required to:

provide a 10 minute presentation that provides an analysis of models or frameworks related

to an aspect of leadership within their own scope of practice.

 deliver a 10 minute presentation that demonstrates the analysis and application of

a chosen model or framework related to an aspect of leadership within their own

scope of practice.

 provide a rationale for the chosen aspect of leadership from your scope of practice

(for example managing change, clinical supervision, staff development, clinical governance)

 demonstrate a critical understanding and application of a chosen leadership model or framework by presenting the audience with key messages

 identify how successful outcomes may be measured and evaluated in practice

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: you will be required to:

1. Summative: This is a 2500 word written assignment which will provide an analysis of the student’s own leadership styles, qualities and skills and identify areas for personal leadership development. This element of the assessment is worth 100% of the overall assessment grade

You will be required to:

 engage with a range of leadership tools in order to undertake a critical analysis of your own leadership style, qualities and skills, drawing on relevant evidence from theory, research and practice.

 drawing on your formative presentation evidence a systematic approach and judgement in the critical analysis of your own leadership style qualities and skills

 demonstrate your conceptual understanding of leadership and how this will influence future professional practice

 following an interpretation of findings devise an action plan for your future professional leadership development

 The pass mark for this element is 40%

Submission date: 05.00hrs Tuesday 14th November 2017

2. Practice Assessment Document:

In order to ‘pass’ the practice assessment:

 All required sections of the Practice Assessment Document for term 3 will be signed off and dated as achieved and completed by your supervising practice teacher.

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Submission date: Hard copy submission of your Practice Assessment Document should be no later than 4.00pm on: Tuesday 5th December 201723