Core Managers: Inclusive Leadership in Health and Care
Develop inclusive and compassionate leadership skills to ensure diversity and equality in the health and care industry.
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6 weeksWeekly study
3 hours
Core Managers: Inclusive Leadership in Health and Care
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Manage health and care teams with powerful inclusive leadership strategies
The importance of inclusive leadership is increasingly understood and sought after across almost every industry. This includes the health and care sector, and managers and supervisors need to develop these leadership skills if they want to stay relevant in the workplace. This six-week course from the NHS Leadership Academy will help you to do just that.
Get familiar with EDI basics
On this course, you’ll get an in-depth look at the core concepts relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) policies. With this foundation, you’ll be able to examine and understand the impact that racism, privilege, intersectionality, and allyship have on levels of prejudice and acceptance at work.
Learn to put your leadership skills into action
After gaining a sound knowledge of EDI basics, you’ll move on to putting that theory into practice. As you move through the course, you’ll get to reflect on how your work experiences have shaped your own attitudes, identify staff and groups who need support, and design policies that allow you to lead with inclusion and allyship.
Study with top NHS Leadership Academy experts
Dr Sandi Dunne, the lead educator for this course, holds multiple qualifications including an MA and MSc Executive Coach degree. In her role as an NHS Leadership Academy faculty member, she also acts as a Diversity and Inclusion expert. With Dr Dunne’s guidance and the Leadership Academy’s commitment to improving healthcare by developing leadership skills, you can be sure that this course will prepare you to manage EDI workplaces with compassion and insight.
What topics will you cover?
On this experiential course, you’ll get to examine:
- Key concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion
- Race and racism
- Knowledge, power and privilege
- Intersectionality and intersectional lifelines
- Allyship
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explain the key concepts in relation to Social Justice, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (SJEDI)
- Discuss the development of key ideas in relation to SJEDI
- Debate and raise awareness of current SJEDI issues and the NHS London Race Strategy London Workforce Race Strategy
- Identify key issues in terms of policy and practice for managers at work
- Develop a more inclusive team and organisational culture
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for health and care managers and supervisors. As the first in a series of training sessions on equality, diversity and inclusion in medical services, it will help you develop core inclusive leadership skills.
Who will you learn with?
Dr Sandie Dunne, BA (hons) MDip, MA, MSc, PHD
Sandie is an Associate Professor, HSMC Birmingham University, Executive Coach, Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion Organisational Development Consultant.
I am the Strategic Head for Equality and Inclusion London Region - NHS England & NHS Improvement. and the
Co-Director London COVID Legacy and Equity Partnership - NHS England & NHS Improvement
Who developed the course?
NHS Leadership Academy
Our purpose is to help people discover and fulfil their leadership potential to deliver outstanding health and care.
London Race Strategy
London’s Workforce Race Strategy team recognise the challenge and complexity involved in addressing race inequality. They work across London’s NHS to make a significant and tangible difference to the experiences of its BME workforce.
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- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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