Prerequisites for Module
None, in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To enable the student to explore, analyse and appraise leadership theory and practice within the context of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Critcally examine leadership theories within the public health context.
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Review the policy drivers shaping contemporary leadership in public health nursing.
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Discuss the leadership skills required to successfully lead multi-agency and multi-professional teams.
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Explore the factors that can impact on dynamics and functioning of the multi-agency / multi-professional team.
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Critically reflect on the range of skills required to lead public health nursing practice.
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Indicative Module Content
Leadership theories, Leadership styles, Leadership in action, Group dynamics, Team building, Change management, Partnership working, Multi-agency, Multiprofessional working, Motivation, Resistance, Contemporary public health policy, Global context of public health, Negotiation, Self-awareness, Critical reflection of self and others.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Part Time | Assessment
| 5 | Lectures/ tutorials/ workshops
| 30 |
Directed Study
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| 40 |
Private Study
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| 75 |
Mode of Delivery
This module will be delivered online with tutorial support.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3,4,5
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Written coursework
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | BARR, J.and DOWDING, L., 2012. Leadership in health care. 2nd ed. London: Sage.
| | 2. | BRYMAN, A. et al., 2011. The SAGE handbook of leadership.. London: Sage.
| | 3. | DALY, J., SPEEDY, S. and JACKSON, D., 2015. Leadership and nursing: contemporary perspectives. 2nd ed. Chatswood, NSW: Churchill Livingstone.
| | 4. | HUBER, D., 2010. Leadership and nursing care management.. Maryland Heights, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.
| | 5. | SULLIVAN, E.J. and GARLAND, G., 2010 Practical leadership and management in nursing. London: Pearson Education.
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