Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders)

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Are you an aspiring healthcare leader? Gain a postgraduate qualification to provide you with the knowledge and skills to support a career in clinical leadership.​The University of Notre Dame Australia’s online, flexible Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders) will give you the skills to excel in various leadership and management settings.

• Why study this degree?

  The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders) program is focused on advancing the leadership and management skills of participants aspiring to clinical leadership positions. The program is suitable for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. The courses of study will inform leadership and management strategies, quality processes, professional development and/or emotional intelligence. This program will equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills to prepare participants to progress in their careers within the clinical management settings.

  After successfully completing the program, if you want to further upgrade your qualifications you can enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Nursing followed by a Master of Nursing (Leadership and Management). You are welcome to apply if you are a Registered Nurse with a nursing degree or, have appropriate experience in a relevant area of discipline.

• Program summary

  Semester One

  • NURS4020 Leadership development strategies in Health
  • NURS5021: Management

  Semester Two

  • NURS4023 Patient Care, Quality and Best Practice in Nursing
    and one elective:
    • NURS5006 Professional Role Development
    • NURS5017 Emotional Intelligence

  Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

  More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.

• Entry requirements

  Academic requirements for this program are outlined on our admission requirements page. All applicants need to satisfy minimum requirements, including those relating to age and English Language Proficiency.

  The program will be available to students who have a previous Nursing degree or equivalent; or; who have a previous allied health degree or professional equivalence.

• Learning outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders), graduates will be able to:

  1. Integrate knowledge of leadership styles, team dynamics and work-life balance to build capability and responsiveness in the healthcare team
  2. Cultivate productive working relationships by guiding, mentoring, and developing staff
  3. Communicate with influence and negotiate persuasively by listening, understanding, and adapting to the audience
  4. Make decisions, manage conflict, and collaborate effectively as a frontline nurse leader
  5. Critically appraise theories of change management and continuous improvement to build organisational capability and responsiveness in the delivery of high-quality healthcare
  6. Critique theories of power and their application to healthcare settings
  7. Research the impact of health policy on healthcare outcomes in the national and international arena; and
  8. Reflect on practice to facilitate awareness and knowledge of one’s own cognition in order to apply and build professional expertise establishing a mechanism for lifelong learning.

• Career opportunities

  The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership will allow qualified nurses to become clinical leaders in their chosen fields. Careers include nurse educators, nurse managers, nurse practitioners, researchers, or research managers.

• Real-world experience

  You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.

• Fees and costs

  This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:

  
  

  Domestic Fee-Paying
  A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university where the student is responsible for the full cost the program.

  Eligible domestic fee-paying students may apply for the FEE-HELP loan scheme which assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.

  
  

  For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees, costs and scholarships page.

• More information

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  Talk to one of our career advisors for a personalised advice session. Our advisors provide support while choosing a program of study and completing our application process. Book my session.

  
  

  For more information, please call our Prospective Students Office on +61 8 9433 0533 or email future@nd.edu.au.