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Leadership in Advanced Clinical Practice

Learn how to use leadership theories to plan, manage, and develop healthcare services. You'll identify needs, challenges, and opportunities for change. Build your skills to support better services and strengthen clinical practice.

A student doctor examining a manikin patient in a mock ward hospital bed with three student nurses and student doctor
LevelShort courses and CPD
Duration9 months
Start dates16 February 2026
Fee£840
Course codeCID1564

Course summary

This Level 7 module gives you the skills to apply leadership theories across a range of advanced clinical roles. It'll help you plan, manage, and develop healthcare services. You'll learn to become a capable leader in your advanced practice role.

You'll gain skills to explain the role to:

  • Policymakers
  • Decision makers
  • Other healthcare professionals
  • The public.

You'll also deepen your understanding of your role. This will strengthen your leadership skills in changing and unpredictable settings. This supports better services and practice at individual, team, and organisational levels.

You'll learn to identify service needs, challenges, and opportunities, using real-life problem-solving skills.

This course aligns with the Multi-Professional Framework (NHSE) for Advanced Clinical Practice.

Why Sunderland for Short courses and CPD

What you'll study

You'll gain knowledge and skills in the following areas. This is in line with the leadership pillar of Advanced Clinical Practice:

  • Applying management and leadership theories in healthcare
  • Using change management models in healthcare
  • Understanding the history and theory of leadership frameworks
  • Applying leadership theories to service transformation, quality improvement, and ongoing service development
  • Understanding emotional intelligence and how it supports effective leadership.

You'll gain 20 credits at the end of the module.

How you'll learn

The course runs from February to November 2026. Teaching is face-to-face at City Campus over 16 hours (until July). You'll also complete 20 hours of directed study and 164 hours of independent study.

In November, you'll submit an online written assessment. This covers all course learning outcomes.

Entry requirements

Fees and finance support

Employers usually meets course costs. We advise that you speak to your workforce development lead before applying.

We also accept self-funded applicants. If you'd like to explore your options, contact us at cpd@sunderland.ac.uk(opens in new tab).

Apply now

Contact our team for further information about applying for this course. Call 0191 515 3361(opens in new tab) or email cpd@sunderland.ac.uk(opens in new tab).