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BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Leadership and Management

David Game Higher Education, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to lead and manage health and social care services. You will learn about the latest trends and innovations in healthcare leadership, management, and governance, as well as how to navigate the complex healthcare system. The course will also cover topics such as quality improvement, patient safety, and service user experience. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of health and social care leadership and management principles and practices, and be able to apply them in real-world settings.

Additional Information

The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, and practical placements. Students will have the opportunity to engage with guest speakers from the healthcare industry and participate in group projects and presentations. The course is designed for aspiring healthcare leaders and managers who want to make a positive impact on healthcare delivery.

Join David Game Higher Education and become part of a community dedicated to improving healthcare delivery through innovative leadership and management.

David Game Higher Education is the perfect choice for students looking to pursue a career in healthcare leadership and management. Our faculty members are experienced professionals in the field, and our curriculum is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Our campus is located in the heart of the city, providing students with easy access to clinical placements and networking opportunities.

Why You Should Study This Course

The demand for care in the UK is growing and is expected to continue to grow. Competent, skilled, and knowledgeable leaders and managers are needed at all levels of health and social care to lead healthcare workers and ensure that users continue to receive high-quality care. This degree responds to the growth and demand within the health sector – especially the need for talent and improved standards in management and leadership. The BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Leadership and Management aims to provide students with the underpinning knowledge, skills, and values required to work in leadership and management roles in health and social care settings in both acute and community sectors. The course provides students with a range of pathways into careers and further study. The program aims to ensure that our graduates are employable in more senior and managerial positions within the Health and Social Care sector. We designed the overall approach of the program to stimulate the minds of students who aspire to become leaders and managers within the Health and Social Care sector. The program builds knowledge and skills, theory and practice of leadership and management. Classes include active engagement in the theoretical problems that impact the sector. Besides the content taught in class, students are expected to spend time reflecting on how learning enables them to develop both academic and practitioner skills as well as independent study. Students will be taught using a diverse range of teaching and learning methods, including blended learning experience, flipped learning, group work, seminars, workshops that will be tailored for module-specific help, presentations, simulations, and personal one-on-one tutoring by highly competent lecturers with extensive health and social care practice background. Students will be encouraged to critically reflect upon their own practice and consider the role of a leader and manager within the subject area. The objectives of the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Leadership and Management are as follows: Create independent and critically reflective practitioners Develop practitioners that are resilient and competent leaders and managers who are also capable of ensuring the right skills development and knowledge within their own staff Provide students with the underpinning knowledge, skills, and values required to work in leadership and management roles in health and social care settings in both acute and community settings. Ensure that our graduates are employable in more senior and managerial positions within the Health and Social Care sector. Develop life-long learning which will encourage students to facilitate their own professional development and that of others through reflective practice, education, supervision, feedback, and evaluation.

General Eligibility

One of the following: 96 UCAS points A level standard or overseas equivalent Other UK level 3 qualifications (e.g. Foundation Diploma, Access to HE Certificate, a BTEC Diploma/National, Advanced GNVQ or AVCE) Overseas Qualifications equivalent to Level 3 (e.g. Diploma de Baccalaureate, Brandos Atestas, Ensino Medio, etc ) And: Maths and English GCSE or equivalent. All applicants meeting the entry requirements will be subject to an individual interview

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Health and Social Care in Context

  • Health and Social Care Policy and Legislation

  • Introduction to Management in Health and Social Care

  • Communication and Collaboration in Health and Social Care

  • Public Health and Wellbeing

  • Reflection and Reflective Practice

2 Year 2
  • Leading Organisations and Teams in Changing Care Contexts

  • Professional Identities, Development, and Supervision

  • Comparative Health and Social Care Systems

  • Governance and Regulatory Processes in Health and Social Care

  • Entrepreneurial Skills and Innovation

  • Dissertation

  • Service Improvement Plan

3 Year 3
  • Health Illness and Society

  • Management of Resources

  • Health Promotion and Wellbeing

  • Management and Leadership Skills in Contemporary Health and Social Care

  • Quality Management and Service Improvement in Health and Social Care

  • Safeguarding in Health and Social Care

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69
IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent).

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