Introducing MSc Healthcare Leadership — University of Liverpool Online
If you want to equip聽yourself with the聽key tools to drive innovation聽within worldwide healthcare then this course could be for you. Dr Jennifer Johnson, associate professor, School of Management and Susan Buttress, director of postgraduate education, School of Medicine explain more
What is healthcare leadership?
Within the medical and healthcare fields, a range of disciplines come together to form a cohesive service to cure, research and treat diseases, as well as educating the public and improving healthcare provision on a national scale.
To ensure the smooth collaboration between all of these disciplines, health leaders manage parts of, or even entire medical organisations, facilitating better cohesion and making sure that patients are getting the best possible healthcare service.
Healthcare leadership jobs are some of the most important in the sector, and embarking on a healthcare leadership course, including those taught through distance learning, gives students the essential skills they need to become the medical leaders of tomorrow.
What does the MSc Healthcare Leadership programme involve?
This Masters is a unique interdisciplinary programme jointly delivered by the University of Liverpool's AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accredited Management School and the School of Medicine - one of the largest medical education providers in the UK. The programme aims to advance your leadership skills, knowledge and behaviour - understanding the interface between these is key to your success as a healthcare professional seeking to contribute to the improvement of patient care and healthcare systems.
You will聽develop the ability to make effective decisions using a pragmatic and evidence-based approach and lead proactively, reflectively and with confidence. You will聽also聽learn聽how to lead at聽individual, team, organisational and national levels; and establish聽robust, appropriate, and innovative leadership practices within the healthcare environment,聽from a聽small practice聽to聽larger clinical environments.聽
Through online discussion,聽you will have collaborative learning opportunities to apply leadership theory to healthcare settings and critically analyse and discuss case studies聽with聽your fellow students.聽Due to the聽global聽reach of this programme,聽you will gain valuable insights and perspectives from international peers, in private and public sector healthcare settings across the world.聽聽
Where can the course lead?
Upon graduation, you will be equipped to provide impactful outcomes for your organisation by offering innovative and high-quality solutions to key contemporary issues within changing healthcare contexts.聽
Graduates will聽possess the聽necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in a range of managerial聽and senior聽roles within healthcare聽organisations, healthcare governing bodies, and community healthcare organisations, as well as related sectors such as financial and consulting.聽These could include positions in:聽
- clinical leadership
- marketing
- finance
- strategy
- international development
- research
- human resources.聽聽
Additionally,聽you will gain the聽leadership聽skills required to be an effective leader,聽as well as聽professional skills,聽such as teamwork, critical thinking and research,聽which will聽generally聽enhance your CV and improve your career prospects.
What type of students would suit this course?
Applicants should possess聽either a minimum 2:1聽degree聽in any subject, or聽professional work experience in other healthcare settings. All applications are considered on a case-by-case basis and prior qualifications will also be taken into consideration.
The course will suit current leaders, clinicians and healthcare professionals from all disciplines.
What advice do you have for anyone considering a career in healthcare leadership?
- Read the information on the University of Liverpool website and if you have any queries contact us.
- Expand your knowledge of other disciplines and services.
- Network with others across your own organisation and outside of it.
Find out more
- Read all about University of Liverpool's MSc Healthcare Leadership.
- Take a look at the healthcare sector.