Leadership and Service Improvement

What you can Study

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For practitioners with a special interest in Leadership and Organisational Development, we offer the following pathways, modules and study days.

Part-time Diploma or Degree

Generalist pathway

  • Diploma of Higher Education in Health and Social Care Practice
  • BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care Practice
  • Graduate Diploma in Health and Social Care Practice

Short Courses/Modules

Study Days

For a list of study days coming up, please visit our study day page.

 


 

Background

The importance of effective leadership in today’s constantly evolving organisations cannot be overestimated, and it is especially challenging at the current time due to the scale and pace of change. This environment can evoke a multitude of reactions, both positive and negative, and consequently individuals need a strong sense of leadership and direction.

The Department of Health Sciences has developed a range of CPD courses specifically focusing on Leadership and Management techniques, designed for a range of people in the public, commercial and independent sectors.

Whether you are new to leadership and management or seeking to refresh your skills and make new sense of your everyday situations, these courses can support you by exploring your individual needs, reactions and experiences in a safe and creative setting.Part-time Diplomas and Degrees

Funding

For information on funding visit http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/cpd/funding/

APL

For infomation on APL visit http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/cpd/apel/

How to apply

To apply visit http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/cpd/cpdapply/

Consultancy

The Department of Health Sciences offers a variety of developmental services within the CPD contract (subject to SHA approval) to health service organisations.

Our organisational development methodologies are is evidence-based and require a process of data gathering, diagnosis, feedback, intervention and impact assessment to make sure that your organisation performs to the best of its abilities.

These might include:

Bespoke Training Courses

We are also able to design courses around your specific needs.  They can be short courses of one, two or three days or we can develop a programme specifically for your team's current requirements.  If you have an idea, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Diagnostic Interventions

We can offer the following diagnostics to help you understand and enhance your organisation's performance:

  • Myers-Briggs (MBTI)
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • Belbin
  • Aston Team Performance Inventory
  • Staff and Client Story Telling
  • Case Study Analysis
  • Process Analysis
  • Performance Needs Analysis
  • Critical Reflection and Re-interpretation

Action Learning Sets and Coaching

Action Learning is an accelerated learning tool which can be applied to any number of different workplace (and personal) issues and challenges. In Action Learning groups or 'sets' we meet regularly with others in order to explore solutions to real problems and decide on the action we wish to take.

Project Management Supervision

This includes hands on-site supervision with an experienced project manager to coordinate tasks and ensure projects are completed on time, safely and to standard.

Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Performance Measurement and Evaluation techniques measure the performance of an individual, team or organisation and will examine all strategies that are in place to make sure that outcomes are in line with what you were expecting.