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PTY-40064 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

PTY-40064 - Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals
Coordinator: Anirban Banerjee Tel: +44 1782 7 34254
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

The Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals module builds on content introduced in Year 1-3 of the MSci Physiotherapy programme and enables you to recognise and understand differences between leadership and management.
You will have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills of leadership and management systems and strategies to apply in clinical practice.
The module aims to prepare you to work in diverse healthcare settings whilst also developing transferable skills (such as leadership and management, workforce planning, conflict management) that can be applied in a variety of healthcare settings and specialities.

Aims
The aims of this module are to introduce students to key concepts related to leadership and management and their application in health care settings and to enable students to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills in a clinical environment.

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically evaluate differences between leadership and management, and the challenges associated with each role: 1
analyse and explore a range of leadership and management styles and evaluate their impact on workforce dynamics: 1,2
demonstrate and justify effective leadership or management skills in working environments: 1
synthesise and apply key concepts related to planning, innovation and creativity from given scenarios: 2
analyse and evaluate approaches commonly used in conflict management: 2
analyse and present data related to heath care economics: 2

Study hours

Active Learning hours which includes:
21 hours of lectures,
13 hours of workshops/ seminars/ tutorials,
6 hours of assessment preparation classes

110 hours of independent study, including
80 hours of self-directed study, and
30 hours of assessment preparation, including a group report

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 40%
1500 word Reflection
Students are required to write an individual 1500-word essay critically reflecting on a real-life scenario during their clinical placement, where they have acted/ observed/ experienced effective leadership or management skills. The essay should have the following sections: description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan.

2: Group Assessment weighted 60%
2500 word report
Students in their small group (4-6 students) are required to analyse a simulated dataset and write a 2500-word structured business report with the following headings: executive summary, introduction, findings and discussion, conclusion and recommendations discussing relevant leadership and/or management literature.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025