ProfDip in Clinical Leadership
Advance your leadership skills with RCSI’s part-time, nine-month programme. Learn to manage people, finances and change while driving improvement.
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This programme is suitable for clinicians, interdisciplinary health and social care professionals, healthcare managers and administrators, and others in the wider healthcare sector aiming to advance their leadership and management capabilities.
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RCSI scholarship opportunities
RCSI HealthCARE Scholarship
We are delighted to offer the RCSI Healthcare Scholarship to dedicated healthcare professionals seeking to advance their careers. With three scholarships available, each offering a 30% reduction in tuition fees, we are committed to supporting your leadership ambitions. Take this opportunity to benefit from financial support and further your professional development.
Eligibility: Open to individuals who have made the first instalment payment.
How to apply: Submit a 500-word personal statement outlining your impact in healthcare.
Deadline: Applications close on 31 July.
Women in Leadership Scholarship
Eligibility: Exclusively open to new applicants identifying as women.
Offer: Two scholarships covering full tuition.
Deadline: Submit your application by 30 May 2025.
Study Clinical Leadership at RCSI
Learn online at your own pace and acquire a highly sought-after skill set, enabling you to design and lead effective solutions for optimal patient care in your specific setting.
This part-time, nine-month Professional Diploma in Clinical Leadership is a distinctive healthcare management course that promotes collaborative learning among health professionals. It utilises state-of-the-art international methods from emerging disciplines like positive psychology. This programme is evidence-based and tailored to meet the developmental needs of both individuals and their organisations.
Delivered entirely online, the course is structured to accommodate the demanding schedules of healthcare professionals, with an emphasis on developing essential leadership skills. Our adept team ensures a comprehensive and engaging learning experience, supporting students of varying technical expertise.
Assessment involves continuous coursework, including two individual reflections and a two-part individual assignment, all contributing to a 100% weighting. Detailed guidelines for due dates and word counts are provided in the Assignment Descriptor.
Accredited by the NUI, the programme enables graduates to broaden their career prospects and to apply their enhanced skills across diverse organisational roles. Join us to progress into a skilled leadership and management role within the clinical setting.
- Price: €5,750
- Duration: 9 months
- Start date: October 2025
- Delivery: Online
- Qualification: ProfDip
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- The Clinical Leader – Understanding and Managing Oneself
- Leading People and Managing Resources in the Clinical Context
- Leading Change and Quality Improvement in Health Services
What our students say
Testimonial
"What I really liked about the course was the ability of the faculty to be professional and informal at the same time, I felt part of a team since day one, despite the virtual nature of the course."
"As a result of this programme, I feel more confident when taking up leadership or management roles within healthcare. I am better equipped to lead multidisciplinary team meetings and online clinical discussion groups."
"I particularly enjoyed the traditional learning in small groups where peers from different specialities would share leadership experience. This was made possible with the seamless virtual platform provided by RCSI."
"The flexibility was really important when I was working and had a young child. The skills, knowledge and language that I developed afforded me the additional lens and language to move things forward."
Faculty highlight
Biography
Dr Kristina Brown
Dr Brown’s research interests are restorative just cultures, psychological safety and patient safety in healthcare organisations, in which she actively researches and collaborates with healthcare organisations.
Why study at RCSI?
We understand that healthcare practice requires a lifelong commitment to learning and that this can be challenging for healthcare professionals with busy and professional lives. Our programmes have been designed to maximise flexibility and convenience for postgraduate learners, while continuing to advance their knowledge and accelerate career progression.
Ensuring minimal disruption to your work-life commitments, we provide interactive and flexible online healthcare programmes – designed for every career stage.
As an RCSI Postgraduate student, you will become part of an international learning community – join a multidisciplinary alumni network of over 32,000 graduates.
Learn from leading academics and expert practitioners, who are committed to creating inclusive and dynamic learning environments for busy healthcare professionals.
Immerse yourself in case-based and research-driven education, as RCSI integrates the latest cutting-edge research and innovation into every programme offering.
Immerse yourself in case-based and research-driven education, as RCSI integrates the latest cutting-edge research and innovation into every programme offering.
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