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Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice <\/strong><\/h1>\n

School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Student Handbook 2025-2026<\/u><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Version: July 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The contents of this handbook may be subject to change throughout the academic year. Please check Canvas for any updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Division Contact Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
\nThe University of Manchester
\nJean McFarlane Building
\nOxford Road
\nManchester
\nM13 9PL<\/p>\n

Division Website –\u00a0Click Here\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This handbook is to be read in conjunction with the SHS Student Handbook<\/a>.<\/span><\/h1>\n

Programme Staff<\/h2>\n

Programme Director |\u00a0<\/strong>Simon Burrow | Room 6.305, Jean McFarlane Building | simon.burrow@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Admissions Administration |<\/strong> Room G.314, Jean McFarlane Building | cpd.nursing@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Programme Support Office <\/strong>| Room G.304, Jean McFarlane Building | <\/strong>shs.programmes@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Assessment Support Office |<\/strong>\u00a0Room G.313, Jean McFarlane Building | shs.assessment@manchester.ac.uk\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction to the Programme<\/h2>\n

Programme Director\u2019s welcome<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\" Welcome to the MSc in Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice (ALPP). The duration of the programme can be undertaken over 1 year full time or between\u00a0 2-5 years part time commencing at the start date of the first course unit following your registration onto the Programme, concluding at the Exam Board ratifying the Dissertation results. We hope you find this handbook helpful to you as you progress through your programme, and would strongly advise that you become familiar with the contents of the handbook, but you may also seek advice or clarification from the programme team at any time. The underpinning philosophy of the MSc ALPP is theory embedded in practice. Specialist pathways exist within the programme which offer a selection of course units designed to enhance your clinical specialist knowledge and skills. The programme design allows students to undertake individual course units for reasons of continual professional development, without registration for the award of a degree. The MSc programme is 180 academic credits with exit points at Post Graduate Certificate (60 Credits) and Post Graduate Diploma (120 Credits). Stand-alone level 7 units undertaken from the CPD portfolio may be counted towards the MSc ALPP programme provided that: These will normally have been commenced within three years from the date of registration on the MSc Programme and they must have been awarded a\u00a0mark of 50% or above<\/p>\n

Students may, in exceptional circumstances, as judged by the exam board and based on evidence, be permitted to have an additional exceptional interruption period of up to a maximum of 12 months.<\/p>\n

There is no limit to the maximum number of stand-alone modules a student can complete before registering for the MSc ALPP Programme but if you would like to access Student Finance Loans you should check the Accreditation or Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) details as there are specific criteria for students who wish to use credits achieved previously as part of their current MSc pathway.<\/p>\n

Simon Burrow<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Programme Director MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

An Introduction to PGT Degree Regulations for Students is available at: Regulations | Academic related regulations | Postgraduate Degree Regulations | The University of Manchester<\/a><\/p>\n

Programme Director Role and Support<\/span><\/h3>\n

The role of the Programme Director is to ensure the smooth running of the programme. This includes chairing the Programme Committee, overseeing the student evaluation process, considering changes to the programme and ensuring adherence to the university\u2019s guidelines for academic practice.<\/p>\n

Your Programme Director will be pleased to meet with you at any time during your period of study, or to take suggestions or comments on any aspect of the programme through the contact details below:<\/p>\n

Simon Burrow, Programme Director | Room 6.305, Jean McFarlane Building |\u00a0Simon.burrow@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Overall Programme Aims and Intended Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The aims of the programme are designed to promote independence and lifelong learning and to meet the needs of healthcare professions in a variety of settings.\u00a0 The programme aims have been developed in partnership with the professional body and service users and are driven by service needs.\u00a0 The programme is embedded \/ applied to practice through partnership between you, the student, and we the educators.\u00a0 The aims also provide for the specific characteristics of adult students who are also employees, through a part time flexible arrangement of study.<\/p>\n

Aims of the Programme:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01<\/strong><\/td>\nProvide aspiring health and social care professionals with a flexible coherent programme of professionally relevant postgraduate study to promote the growth of leaders who will be an expert resource predicated on research, advanced clinical scholarship and leadership<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/strong><\/td>\nAdvance clinical\/professional practice and service delivery through enhancement of critical thinking and synthesis of a range of evidence relevant to clinical\/health and social care practice to inform decision-making at an individual and\/or organizational level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/strong><\/td>\nFacilitate practitioners to share ideas, experiences and strategies for innovation in clinical practice with other health and social care professionals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/strong><\/td>\nFurther enhance, extend and acquire clinical and leadership skills to maintain and develop the delivery of high quality care across a range of settings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05<\/strong><\/td>\nMeet the changing needs of patients\/service users by critically evaluating current practice and leading developments for new accessible approaches to direct clinical care and service design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06<\/strong><\/td>\nEquip students with key transferable skills in critical reasoning and reflection; effective communication; team and multi-disciplinary working; use of IT\/ health informatics; logical and systematic approaches to problem-solving and decision-making.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Intended Learning Outcomes of the Programme:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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A. Knowledge & Understanding<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

A<\/strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\nSynthesise the theoretical and philosophical perspectives underpinning the range of knowledge\u00a0relevant to their own clinical\/health and social care professional practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\nDemonstrate an in-depth and critical understanding of the nature, purposes and value of different\u00a0approaches to leadership, management and change management, and their application to clinical\/health and social care practice and service delivery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\nCritically evaluate the importance, methods and practicalities of engaging key stakeholders (including users and carers) in the development, design and execution of clinical\/health and social care services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\nDemonstrate an in-depth, critical knowledge and understanding of effective research and project management including quality assurance of policies and procedures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\nSystematically and critically analyse a range of evidence that informs and underpins clinical\/health\u00a0and social care policy and practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\nCritically evaluate the principles and processes of ethics, clinical governance and other legal and\u00a0policy frameworks relevant to delivery of care and services in clinical\/health and social care settings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\nEvaluate contemporary issues, needs and challenges in the management of health and social care giving due consideration to the specific needs of the various socio-cultural groups within the\u00a0client population<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\nCritically appraise evidence in order to present analysis and apply this appropriately to ensure the\u00a0clinical efficacy of own contribution to professional practice and resolve complex clinical problems through critical reasoning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\nConsolidate, synthesise and critically apply the in-depth knowledge and understanding of research\/project methods, design and analysis acquired through the taught components of the programme to the formulation, design and implementation of a clinical\/health or social care project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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B. Intellectual Skills<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

B1<\/strong><\/td>\nChallenge orthodoxy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B2<\/strong><\/td>\nCritically evaluate the limitations of current knowledge, evidence and\/or practice at the forefront of their field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B3<\/strong><\/td>\nResolve complex clinical problems through critical reasoning and synthesis of information from a variety of sources relating to clinical\/health and social care<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B4<\/strong><\/td>\nWithin the context of current clinical\/health or social care, critically appraise leadership and change strategies to enhance practice or service delivery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B5<\/strong><\/td>\nSystematically understand knowledge and techniques relevant to a specific area of professionally relevant research endeavour and apply these with originality in their work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B6<\/strong><\/td>\nCritically evaluate strategies to identify, retrieve, appraise and synthesise a range of evidence including published research studies and policies utilising established frameworks to assess the rigour of design, methods and outcomes, identifying implications for practice, service development and further research.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B7<\/strong><\/td>\nCritically appraise strategies to enhance service user\/carer involvement in service review and development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B8<\/strong><\/td>\nDesign, undertake and defend a chosen project through critical reflection and a coherent account of the aims, process, methods and findings, including strengths, weaknesses and implications for advancing practice and service development (MSc only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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C. Practical Skills<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

C1<\/strong><\/td>\nBased on the selection of appropriate optional units, enhance specific skills as determined by developments in their own area of practice and in response to political and professional issues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C2<\/strong><\/td>\nPractice skilfully existing and new skills underpinned by contemporary evidence in line with developments in practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C3<\/strong><\/td>\nFacilitate, manage and evaluate changes in practice to improve quality of care thereby contributing to the development of quality systems and frameworks which embrace the concept\u00a0of clinical governance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C4<\/strong><\/td>\nIdentify and critically appraise the unique contribution their profession makes to effective care and service delivery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C5<\/strong><\/td>\nContribute to meeting the educational and developmental needs of other health and social care workers and professionals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C6<\/strong><\/td>\nUnder supervision, undertake and manage a project using a design and methods appropriate to the purpose, in line with good practice principles and guidance (MSc only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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D. Transferable Skills and Personal Qualities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

D1<\/strong><\/td>\nUtilise skills in systematic and creative approaches to problem solving and decision making in relation to complex issues in practice and service delivery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D2<\/strong><\/td>\nDemonstrate leadership and team working through effective communication, problem solving and decision making<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D3<\/strong><\/td>\nEffectively utilise technology, develop digital competence and IT skills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D4<\/strong><\/td>\nDevelop and demonstrate ability to articulate sound arguments using written and oral communication skills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D5<\/strong><\/td>\nExercise initiative, personal responsibility and independent learning through critical reflection of own academic performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Programme Structure<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>This is a Division-wide academic structure for continuing professional development which:<\/p>\n