Advanced Leadership

Learning outcomes 

This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to:

• Critically analyse research, relevant knowledge and evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the application of clinical judgement to professional leadership practice by utilising evidence-based practice
• Apply leadership skills in strategic planning and auditing of services as they relate to nursing practice and integrate learning from the audit process into strategies for the improvement of services
• Evaluate the role of teaching and education in the development of professional practice and initiate, implement and evaluate training as appropriate
• Analyse the components of clinical governance, patient safety and risk management and demonstrate an understanding of the challenges affecting leadership in nursing and healthcare at the individual and organisational level in an ever-changing healthcare system
• Compare and contrast management and leadership approaches.
• Critically self-evaluate your professional and personal learning needs, while identifying and accepting responsibility for seeking out opportunities for growth and learning.

Modules

In the first year of the programme, you will have one day of classes every two weeks in RCSI Dublin, with supplementary learning via online classes. 

In the second year, you have less in-class sessions; however, this is supplemented with supervision sessions.

The programme modules are: