Delivery of health services takes place in a dynamic environment where the workforce is constantly responding to change in health policy and changes in the care needs of the population. This module reviews the importance of leadership style and the effective use of management strategies in delivering health services in a changing context.

Key concepts covered:

Motivation
Managing conflict
Human factors/ergonomics
Leading Teams
Communication
Organisational Culture
Leading and managing change, including change management theories
Leadership theory including leadership styles
Quality improvement approaches (including audit)
Implementation of change
Barriers and facilitators to change
Critical appraisal of Research including critical appraisal tools
Differences between leadership and management
Professional values, ethics, and accountability in leadership

Assessment 1

Poster Presentation

Weighting: 100% (Pass/Fail)

Assesses all module learning outcomes. You will produce an Academic Poster (a single page summary of your service improvement proposal including the salient points of relevant leadership and change management theories).

You will deliver a 30-minute verbal presentation of the service improvement proposal relevant to your area of operating department practice explaining underpinning which supports the need for service improvement and exploring the key concepts of leadership and change management theories which would be utilised in the implementation of change.

Rationale: You will use relevant evidence to identify an area for service improvement and develop a proposal for implementation of change with due consideration of leadership and change management theory.

Sessions will include synchronous and asynchronous lectures.

Discussions, independent study, group work and drop-in support sessions.

1. Critically evaluate research evidence and how its findings influence clinical guidelines, protocols and service improvement in the operating department.

Research Skills

2. Critically examine healthcare systems and digital innovations to determine key areas for quality improvement.

Application & Problem Solving
Digital Skills

3. Compare and contrast a range of leadership theories and frameworks, comparing their strengths, limitations and applicability to contemporary healthcare delivery.

Knowledge and Understanding
Application & Problem-solving

4. Evaluate change management theories in the context of service improvement proposals and leading change.

Critical reasoning and collaboration

Access to the Virtual Learning Environment

Classrooms

Library services

Aveyard, H. (2018) Doing a literature review in health and social care: a practical guide (4th Edition). Maidenhead: Open University Press

Gopee, N. and Galloway, J. (2017) Leadership and management in healthcare. 3rd ed. London: SAGE.
https://www.hcpc-uk.org/globalassets/resources/standards/standards-of-conduct-performance-and-ethics-2024.pdf

Health & Care Professions Council (2023) The Standards of Proficiency: Operating Department Practitioners. Available at: https://www.hcpc-uk.org/globalassets/resources/standards/standards-of-proficiency---operating-department-practitioners.pdf

Stanley, D., Bennett, C.L. and James, A.H. (eds.) (2023) Clinical leadership in nursing and healthcare. Third edition / edited by David Stanley, Clare L. Bennett and Alison H. James. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/borrow/2038900

This module will provide you with knowledge and skills which will support you to lead improvements in the quality of patient care and the development of Operating Department Practice and to look at service delivery within increasingly varied care systems.