Healthcare professionals require an understanding of leadership in order to function effectively in a complex healthcare sector and fulfil significant leadership roles. This topic will enable students to develop knowledge of contemporary leadership theories and engage them in debate and critique about their current and future roles as leaders in the country in which they work. It will make the distinction between leadership and management and encourage students to identify their own leadership style and their leadership role and into the future.
This topic aims for students to engage with contemporary leadership theories and the way in which they can be applied in nursing and midwifery in the various health contexts in Australia and other countries.
Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.