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Course Information

Graduate Certificate in Health Care Leadership and Management

Effective from 01-JAN-2022 : Code J50

The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Leadership and Management provides a strong focus on the application of leadership and management principles in health care settings to enhance client outcomes. The curriculum includes principles of management and leadership as well as strong focus on patient safety and clinical risk.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in leadership and management in a health care setting.
2. Examine and evaluate their own leadership style and optimise its impact within their healthcare team.
3. Review, analyse and implement conflict resolution strategies and synthesise their application within the broader health environment.
4. Initiate plan and implement strategies to solve problems in coaching and mentoring processes
5. Analyse research findings related to working with aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
6. Assess cultural, psychological, ethical and legal issues and their impact on patient safety
7. Demonstrate appropriate levels of proficiency when dealing with difficult interactions with managers and peers.
8. Demonstrate creativity, personal autonomy, judgement and accountability in the design of clinical risk management interventions incorporating national and international standards and principles of best practice
9. Demonstrate autonomy and creativity in the application of clinical risk management interventions to the health care setting.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 6)

• Bachelor degree; or
• Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 5)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic with a minimum overall score of 7.0 and a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
• Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
• Pearson English Test (PTE) Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
  • 24 for listening
  • 24 for reading,
  • 27 for writing, and
  • 23 for speaking;
• Bachelor degree from an approved country;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

Note:  English tests must be completed within 2 years of the proposed course commencement date and additional requirements may apply in relation to acceptable number of test sittings.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

Course Delivery

• Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Melanie MURRAY

Course Structure