Leading and Transforming Together

Leading change across health and social care requires leaders who can work collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries while keeping people-centred care at the heart of decision-making. This course is designed for experienced professionals who want to strengthen their leadership capability and confidently lead transformation within integrated care environments.

Participants will critically explore contemporary leadership approaches, resilience, conflict management and sustainable change, applying these concepts to their own workplace and professional context. Through reflection and cross-sector learning, the course develops the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to lead compassionate, collaborative and transformational change across health and social care services.

To view the module descriptor (NURS11144), please visit Programme Specifications and Module Descriptors 

 

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for experienced professionals who are leading or influencing change within health, social care and integrated care environments. It is particularly relevant for:

• Health and social care professionals with leadership or management responsibilities
• Team leaders, service managers and aspiring leaders driving service improvement and transformation
• Professionals working across integrated care partnerships and cross-sector collaborations
• Practitioners responsible for leading teams, managing change or improving people-centred care
• Individuals seeking to strengthen their leadership capability, resilience and ability to lead sustainable change
• Professionals who want to develop the knowledge and confidence to lead collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries

 

Why take this course?

Health and social care services continue to evolve in response to changing population needs, increasing complexity and the growing importance of integrated, people-centred care. Leading successful transformation requires professionals who can work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries, build resilient teams and navigate change with confidence.

This course explores contemporary leadership approaches that support effective collaboration, sustainable service improvement and transformational change. You will examine leadership models and styles, develop strategies for managing conflict and building resilience, and critically reflect on your own leadership practice within your professional context.

Whether you are leading a team, managing change or preparing for a more senior leadership role, this course will help you strengthen the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to lead people-centred transformation across health and social care services.

 

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Critically evaluate leadership approaches that support people-centred integrated care across health and social care settings
• Examine the opportunities and challenges associated with leading transformational change within your own professional context
• Compare contemporary leadership models and styles, identifying how they can be applied to different organisational and service environments
• Assess the role of leadership in managing change, collaboration and service transformation across integrated care systems
• Reflect critically on your own leadership practice, identifying strengths and opportunities for further development
• Develop the confidence and capability to lead sustainable, collaborative and people-centred service improvement

 

How you will learn

This course is delivered fully online through a combination of guided online learning, scheduled live sessions and independent study. Learning is designed to encourage active participation, critical reflection and the application of leadership concepts to your own professional practice within health and social care.

Throughout the course, you will learn through:

• Guided online learning materials accessed through the University's virtual learning environment
• Scheduled live online tutorials and facilitated discussions that support collaborative learning and critical debate
• Independent study, reflection and engagement with contemporary leadership literature
• Workplace-focused activities that encourage you to apply learning within your own professional context

The course comprises approximately 200 hours of learning, including 54 hours of guided online learning and tutorial support, 140 hours of independent study, 6 hours of personal development planning, and assessment. This flexible online delivery model enables participants to progress their learning while balancing professional and personal commitments.

 

Course content

The course explores the leadership knowledge, behaviours and approaches required to lead transformational change across health and social care. Participants will examine contemporary leadership practice, reflect on their own leadership capabilities and develop the confidence to lead collaborative, people-centred service improvement.

• Leadership for People-Centred Integrated Care

Explore the principles of courageous, compassionate and collaborative leadership that support integrated, people-centred care across health and social care settings.

• Leading Change and Transformation

Examine the opportunities and challenges associated with leading sustainable change, service improvement and transformation within complex organisational environments.

• Leadership Models and Professional Practice

Evaluate contemporary leadership models and styles, considering how different approaches influence teams, decision-making and organisational outcomes.

• Building Resilience and Collaborative Working

Develop strategies for building personal resilience, managing conflict and strengthening collaborative working across professional and organisational boundaries.

• Reflective Leadership and Service Improvement

Critically reflect on your own leadership practice, identifying opportunities to enhance your leadership capability and contribute to the ongoing transformation of health and social care services.

 

Assessment

Assessment is designed to help you apply contemporary leadership principles to your own professional context while demonstrating your ability to lead and influence change within integrated health and social care environments. The portfolio-based assessment encourages critical reflection, evidence-based analysis and the application of learning to workplace practice.

Through the portfolio of written work, you will critically evaluate leadership approaches, reflect on your own leadership development and demonstrate how the knowledge and skills gained throughout the course can support people-centred care, collaborative working and transformational service improvement. This integrated assessment develops reflective leadership, critical thinking and the practical capability to lead sustainable change across health and social care services.

 

Applying your learning

Throughout the course, you will:

• Apply leadership concepts to real-world challenges within health and social care
• Reflect on your own leadership practice and identify opportunities to strengthen your effectiveness
• Explore strategies for leading collaborative, people-centred service improvement across organisational and professional boundaries
• Consider practical approaches to building resilience, managing conflict and supporting sustainable change

You will leave with:

• Greater confidence in leading transformation within integrated health and social care settings
• Enhanced leadership capability to support collaborative working and people-centred care
• Practical strategies for leading change, engaging teams and managing complex workplace challenges
• Transferable leadership skills that support continuous professional development and organisational improvement

 

Entry requirements

This course is designed for professionals working within health, social care or related sectors who have an interest in developing their leadership capability within people-centred integrated care.

Applicants should normally hold an appropriate Ordinary Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, such as health, social sciences or a business-related discipline. Participants should also be currently working in a health or social care environment, or have recent professional experience (normally within the last five years) that will enable them to apply learning to their own workplace context and meet the assessment requirements.

As this is a postgraduate course, participants should be prepared to undertake independent study and engage with learning at SCQF Level 11.

 

Certification

Upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits at SCQF Level 11.

These credits may contribute towards further postgraduate study at the University of the West of Scotland, in accordance with University regulations.

This course forms part of the MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care programme.

 

Sector and workforce relevance

Transforming health and social care requires leaders who can work effectively across organisational and professional boundaries while maintaining a strong focus on people-centred care. As integrated models of care continue to evolve, organisations increasingly value leaders who can build collaborative relationships, lead sustainable change and support service improvement in complex environments.

This course reflects these workforce priorities by developing participants' leadership capability within the context of integrated health and social care. Through the exploration of contemporary leadership approaches, resilience, collaborative working and transformational change, participants will strengthen the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to lead people-centred services and contribute to continuous improvement across health and social care systems.

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further enrolment information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.