Leadership in Long Term Conditions Masterclass

This course teaches you to select and apply effective nurse-led approaches for the management of various long-term conditions.

The themes of leadership, collaborative working, quality, governance and accountability are embedded within the programme design to develop participant’s abilities as leaders and innovators in chronic disease management.

Underpinning each taught session will be a strong emphasis on guidelines, evidence and research that informs and underpins clinical practice.

Who is it for?

This course is for registered nurses wishing to develop their leadership skills in the management of people with long-term conditions in primary or community care settings

Timetable

This course runs as five full days on a Thursday.

Benefits

Participants will learn to discern and apply effective nurse-led approaches for the management of various long-term conditions, as well as principles of change management and leadership in the introduction of innovation to the workplace.

Some of the key topics included in the sessions are:

• leadership
• group consultations
• diabetes
• cardiovascular disease
• asthma and COPD management
• managing change and introducing innovation

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Select and apply effective nurse-led approaches for the management of various long-term conditions
• Apply the principles of change management and leadership in the introduction of innovation to the workplace.

Teaching

Each of the taught sessions will include a range of teaching and learning strategies designed to ensure that the learning needs of all participants are met, and will include lectures, workshops, scenarios (group work) and case studies.

Assessment

There is no formal assessment attached to this course, and no academic credits are available upon completion (though a certificate of attendance will be provided). Attendees have the option of enrolling for a work-based module alongside attending the Masterclass, which provides 15 academic credits at either Level 6 or 7 upon submission of a formal report on a work-based project.

You must be a registered nurse currently on the NMC register.

English requirements

If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:

• A first degree from a UK university
• A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
• International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
• TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
• Other evidence of proficiency in the English language, which satisfies the board of studies concerned, including registration with your professional regulator.

• Cox, C. Hill, M.Lack, V. (2012). Advanced Practice: Implications for Healthcare Professionals. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon.
• Greenhalgh, T. (2010). How to read a paper: the basics of evidence based medicine. 4th Ed. London: BMJ Books.
• Hamer, S. and Collinson, G. (eds) (2005). Achieving evidence based practice. A handbook for practitioners. 2nd Ed. Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall.
• Lubkin, I. L. and Larsen, P. D. (eds) (2013) Chronic illness: impact and intervention (8th edn.) Burlington: Jones and Bartlett Learning
• Naidoo, J. and Wills, J. (2016). Foundations for health promotion. (4th edn.). London: Elsevier.
• NHS England (2019) NHS Long Term Plan. [online] 
• NHS Modernisation Agency and National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (no date) a step-by-step guide to developing protocols.

Web sites (Recommended):

• Clinical Knowledge Summaries
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• NHS Website (includes NHS Choices)
• Public Health England
• Best Evidence (database of research evidence, labelled by strength – login required)

Additional material will be suggested during the course.