This one-off module of study is open to all specialties and is part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education. It is designed for Specialty Registrars or equivalent, GPs, dentists and newly appointed consultants.
The course is delivered in person from Monday 12th January to Friday 16th January 2026 at Madingley Hall, Cambridge and is designed to be flexible and accessible to working healthcare professionals contributing towards research and professional development.
This module is only available to those who have previously completed the Clinical Leadership module at PACE, either as standalone study or as part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research Education and Leadership.
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Key features
Students studying for CPPD (not for credit) attend the teaching sessions but do not complete the associated assignment. A certificate of attendance is given at the end of the course.
Aims
This unit supports students to take on more significant leadership positions and effectively deliver improvements to clinical services. The curriculum maps to the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Professional Standards and the NHS Leadership Framework.
- Understand the impact of, and how to enhance, effective leadership within the clinical arena
- Improving leadership by inspiring shared purpose, leading with care, evaluation and connecting services
- Developing teams through shared vision, engagement, accountability via an evidence-based approach to people management
- Developing capability and influencing for results in large organizations
Themes
The eight themes (see below) in the Advanced Clinical Leadership Module will focus on the practical implantation and modification of effective leadership, specific to the workplace role of each candidate. This will culminate with the candidate producing a Quality Improvement Project report to a publishable standard with the option of submitting this for publication.
- Clinical Leadership in the NHS;
- Self-awareness and personal leadership qualities;
- Project/change management theories and practice
- Impact of effective leadership within the clinical arena, and resilience strategies;
- Teams: Evidence-based approach to people management;
- Rescuing failing teams, managing difficult behaviour;
- Leading for improvement, strategic development, business planning and marketing;
- Presenting projects, change management, organisational theory. Change within large organisations – the NHS, learning from other industries.
Teaching dates 2025-26:
- Monday 12th January 2026
- Tuesday 13th January 2026
- Wednesday 14th January 2026
- Thursday 15th January 2026
- Friday 16th January 2026
The module is delivered through face to face teaching sessions requiring in-person attendance at Madingley Hall, Cambridge.
Applications are invited from Speciality Registrars or equivalent, GPs, dentists and newly appointed consultants.
Eligible employees from Cambridge Universities Health Partners (CUHP) partner organisations such as, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUHFT), Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (FT) and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), will be encouraged to apply; however, places will also be made available to other suitably qualified individuals.
Applicants are normally expected to hold a 2.i degree or higher from a UK university or an equivalent from an overseas university.
There is provision to accept applicants who do not satisfy the standard academic criterion. Such applicants must produce evidence of relevant and equivalent experience and their suitability for the course.
English language requirement
To ensure that all participants can participate fully and get the best from studying with us, you will need to be confident understanding and following arguments presented in written and spoken English at University level.
If English is not your native language, you will need to satisfy yourself that you have an appropriate level of English language proficiency in line with the following recommended tests (achieved in the same sitting and no more than 2 years before the date of booking):
- IELTS Academic: Overall score of 7.0 (a minimum of 7.0 in Listening, Writing and Speaking; 6.5 in Reading)
- TOEFL Internet: Overall score of 100 (a minimum of 25 in each individual component)
- CAE: Grade A or B (with at least 193 in each individual element) plus a Language Centre assessment
- CPE: Grade A, B, or C (with at least 200 in each individual element)
Alternatively, you may have undertaken all, or part, of your education in English and/or may have extensive experience using English on a regular basis in your professional life.
Note that: International students must ensure they have the appropriate immigration status to undertake the course, and this will need to be checked by the University. Students who do not hold an immigration status that permits study and work in the UK will be based overseas and attendance on modules can be supported as a visitor to the UK. There are restrictions on using the visitor route for study and this may restrict the number of modules that can be undertaken across one year. Further information is provided on the International Students website and prospective students are advised to read this in full.
The fees for home students in 2025-26 will be £1,854.42 and £3,708.83 for overseas students.
Participants will be expected to cover the costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence incurred during teaching sessions in Cambridge.
Candidates are required to submit a brief summary of 200-250 words outlining how the module will benefit and enhance their clinical role.
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