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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders)

  • Graduate Certificate

Are you an aspiring healthcare leader?

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time

About this course

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Are you an aspiring healthcare leader? Gain a postgraduate qualification to provide you with the knowledge and skills to support a career in clinical leadership.The University of Notre Dame Australia's online, flexible Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders) will give you the skills to excel in various leadership and management settings.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements for this program are outlined on our admission requirements page. All applicants need to satisfy minimum requirements, including those relating to age and English Language Proficiency.

The program will be available to students who have a previous Nursing degree or equivalent; or; who have a previous allied health degree or professional equivalence.

Study locations

Fremantle

What you will learn

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders) program is focused on advancing the leadership and management skills of participants aspiring to clinical leadership positions. The program is suitable for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. The courses of study will inform leadership and management strategies, quality processes, professional development and/or emotional intelligence. This program will equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills to prepare participants to progress in their careers within the clinical management settings.

After successfully completing the program, if you want to further upgrade your qualifications you can enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Nursing followed by a Master of Nursing (Leadership and Management). You are welcome to apply if you are a Registered Nurse with a nursing degree or, have appropriate experience in a relevant area of discipline.

Career pathways

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership will allow qualified nurses to become clinical leaders in their chosen fields. Careers include nurse educators, nurse managers, nurse practitioners, researchers, or research managers.

Course structure

Semester One

  • NURS4020 Leadership development strategies in Health
  • NURS5021: Management

Semester Two

  • NURS4023 Patient Care, Quality and Best Practice in Nursing
    and one elective:
    • NURS5006 Professional Role Development
    • NURS5017 Emotional Intelligence

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.