There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

In this module you will examine the role of the nurse in leading and coordinating care relevant to the area of nursing practice you work in. You will critically reflect on the development of your knowledge and skills in leadership to prepare yourself as a registrant nurse. You will learn about clinical leadership and change management approaches that support safety, quality and improvement in care provision and apply knowledge of current national and local policy relevant to health and social care. You will specifically apply this learning through considering a small quality improvement initiative and critically evaluate the leadership and change management approaches which would be applied to implement it in practice. To complement your learning, the use of reflection will enable you to examine your role as a nurse in leading care in practice and to critically reflect on your knowledge and skills in leadership to be proficient to register as a nurse.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Examine the role of the nurse in leading, facilitating and coordinating care for individuals, families and groups of people.

LO2: Evaluate clinical leadership approaches that support safety, quality and improvement in care provision.

LO3: Evaluate change management approaches that support safety, quality and improvement in care provision.

LO4: Apply knowledge of the national and local policy relating to health and social care and the influence this has on allocated resources.

LO5: Critically reflect on development of your knowledge and skills in leadership in preparation for proficiency as a registrant. .