Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership from Curtin University comprises 4 units and is a pathway towards a Master’s degree qualification. Units of study support professional career development and enhances health professionals’ understanding of leadership roles and responsibilities within the broad context of healthcare. Theoretical aspects of leadership applied to healthcare and contemporary clinically focused research, embedded within unit and course content, articulate with varied assessments. The course prepares graduates for leadership roles within health care teams.

What you’ll learn

• Apply discipline knowledge, principles and concepts in accordance with relevant practice codes, standards and legislation

• Apply critical thinking and reflective practice to clinical practice to generate innovative solutions

• Access, evaluate and synthesise information relevant to clinical leadership and the promotion of optimal outcomes for clients

• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with clients, carers, families, communities and the interdisciplinary health care team

• Utilise technology safely and appropriately for the diagnosis and management of clients

• Participate in research and critically appraise research findings and incorporate evidence based knowledge into clinical practice

• Relate policy, practices and standards to international trends

• Demonstrate cultural competence in the care of all clients, families and communities

• Demonstrate professional, legal and ethical accountability within the scope of practice for safe health care delivery