MA in Leading Innovation for Clinical Practitioners (Part time)

This part-time MA programme is designed to emphasise the responsibility of all clinical practitioners to support the development and leadership capacity of colleagues and improving patient care, patient experience and innovation in service delivery.

Throughout the course, you will maintain a portfolio which will document your progress and demonstrate your achievement with relation to the NHS Clinical Leadership Framework. Skills you will develop during the programme include:

• Effective decision-making
• Comprehensive appreciation of your own strengths and development needs, as well as the strengths and development needs of others
• Expertise in organising others and working in teams
• Assessing a range of evidence to inform new strategies and services
• Efficient management of available resources

Course Structure

Year 1

• Managing yourself and others
• Politics, Power and Persuasion
• Managing Services

Year 2

• Innovation and Practice
• Transforming the Service

Year 3

• Dissertation

Course Organiser:Mrs. Jacqueline Phipps

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Entry Requirements Entry Requirement

Applicants to the M.A must:

• Have a 1st degree or who show evidence of ability to study at Masters level

• Have a minimum of 1 year of post-qualifying practice

• Be current or aspiring clinical leaders

• Have the support of their employing organisation and have identified the undertaking of this programme within their PDR/PDP process

Students who do not meet the academic criterion might consider the B.A. programme for this course (contact fmh.cpd@uea.ac.uk for details). Students for whom English is a Foreign language

We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English or those whose degree was not taught in English. To ensure such students benefit fully from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. We also will require a certain standard to be achieved on the written element of the test. Our usual entry requirements are as follows:

• IELTS: 7.0 (minimum 7.0 in all component)
• TOEFL: Internet-based score of 98 (minimum 22 in all components and 23 in speaking)
• PTE: 70 (minimum 70 in all components)

All scores must be less than two years old.

Intakes

Intakes are every September.

About the School

The School of Nursing Sciences is the perfect place to continue your health career in Nursing, Midwifery or Operating Department Practice, as you are provided with the highest standard of academic and clinical education. Our facilities are second to none and with innovative teaching methods and passionate, dedicated staff you will be inspired and challenged throughout your studies.

Teaching Excellence and Facilities

Student feedback consistently tells us that our courses are dynamic and fascinating, due to our enquiry-based learning techniques and clinical skills acquisition. The courses include the following elements:

• Enquiry Based Learning – Early on in the course you will be given real problems from real patients to solve as both groups and individuals. This ensures you experience how to apply your new knowledge in practice.
• Essential Clinical Skills – Clinical skills are embedded in the course right from the start. Simulated skills are taught and practiced in the classroom throughout the course.
• Research – The teaching staff are continually involved in research, which means you will benefit from their knowledge of the very latest practices and techniques.
• Supportive Culture – Teaching groups are small, which encourages a close-knit student body and a supportive learning culture.

Fees and Funding

Fees for entire three year course starting in the academic year 2012/13 will be:

• UK/EU Students: £5,000
• International Students: £12,400

International applicants from outside the EU may need to pay a deposit.

For those applying under the SHA contract, contract prices will apply.

Tuition fees for future years are subject to increase.