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Clinical Management and Leadership
Courses

Clinical Management and Leadership Courses for Specialty Trainees
We specialise in leadership and management courses and development programmes for clinicians working in the NHS and in the private and

Clinical management and leadership courses have been

voluntary sectors, which are delivered at Keele or on a bespoke basis at venues throughout the country.

running at Keele since 1983, when the importance of
clinicians understanding and becoming involved in the

We aim to equip our participants with the knowledge, understanding and skills to enable them to act with confidence in their roles. To make

leadership and management of healthcare in the United

this possible, we maintain strong links with both national and local policy makers to ensure that our courses and programmes are aligned to

Kingdom began to be recognised. They are now designed

the vision and direction of modern, world class, healthcare. Our vision is to support safe, effective and innovative healthcare in the UK through

and delivered by experienced staff in the School of Medicine.

improving the skills of clinicians, at all levels, who are, or will be, involved in the leadership and management of health services

We specialise in leadership and management courses and

Our courses are run over three days and are intended for Specialty Trainees (STs) in their penultimate or final years of training; trainees at an

development programmes for clinicians working in the NHS

earlier stage may also be interested. They are also open to Staff and Associate Specialist doctors wishing to prepare for a consultant position,

and in the private and voluntary sectors, which are delivered

but we also run dedicated programmes for SAS doctors. Courses are specialty-based and satisfy the curriculum requirements for acquiring

at Keele or on a bespoke basis at venues throughout the

management and leadership skills to complete training. Our courses will prepare participants for the transition from training to independent

country. We aim to equip our participants with the

specialist practice at consultant level, introducing them to contemporary concepts of leadership and management, as well as offering insights

knowledge, understanding and skills to enable them to act

into the consultant appointment process. The sessions are themed and linked to the new Healthcare Leadership Model. The programme design

with confidence in their roles. To make this possible, we

includes interactive presentations from policy experts, personal development consultants and other senior people experienced in the

maintain strong links with both national and local policy

particularly specialty.

makers to ensure that our courses and programmes are
aligned to the vision and direction of modern, world class,

The courses aim to equip you with the leadership and management skills necessary to make the transition to independent specialist practice

healthcare.

at consultant level and introduce you to contemporary concepts of leadership and management, as well as offering insights into the whole
appointment process. The courses will help you to make sense of the new NHS structure, to gain insight into your own personality and your

Our vision is to support safe, effective and innovative

impact on others, and to operate effectively in the current, pressurised, management environment.  The courses are run over three-days and

healthcare in the UK through improving the skills of

are intended for specialty trainees in their penultimate or final years of training, although STs at an earlier stage may also be interested. The

clinicians, at all levels, who are, or will be, involved in the

programme design includes interactive presentations from policy experts, personal development consultants and other senior people

leadership and management of health services. All CPD

frequently experienced in the particularly specialty.

programmes can also build into postgraduate qualifications.
We offer Clinical Management and Leadership courses in a range of sp X