ST4S42 - Strategy, Compassionate and Collaborative Leadership 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ST4S42
Module Title: Strategy, Compassionate and Collaborative Leadership
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Business Management
Faculty Sub Group: Business Management
Module Leader: Sian Jenkins
Module Team: Adam Poole, Joanna Howell
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake: 2026
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To critically evaluate organisational level and personal compassionate and collaborative leadership to support the effective strategic development, management of change and in NHS Wales.

Content Summary

This module will look at:
• Definitions and models of leadership
• Leadership styles
• Approaches to leadership, including leadership as position (hierarchy, authority and status), personal qualities (traits, behaviour, vision and values) and a social process (distributed, collaborative and relational)
• Reflections on own leadership and group roles (active learning using scenarios or similar activity)
• Leadership and management ethics and values

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 24
Tutorial 4
Independent Study 142
Directed Study 24
Active/Simulation Based 6
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 On completion of the module, the student will be able to critically analyse and apply compassionate and collaborative leadership principles for health and social care in Wales.
LO2 On completion of the module, the student will be able to critically analyse and apply the leadership skills needed to work collaboratively across teams, organisations and sectors (including with citizens and service-users) to improve services.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 A critical reflection which documents personal, compassionate or collaborative leadership skill development; through the exploration of a critical leadership incident/event 0 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 An essay exploring a challenge in NHS Wales involving compassionate or collaborative leadership. 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Self Reflective Assessment 1
Essay 1

Reading List

Busch, T. And A. Murdock, 2014. Value Based Leadership in Public Professions, London: Palgrave
HEIW and Social Care Wales (2020) A Healthier Wales: Our Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care Available at: https://heiw.nhs.wales/files/workforce-strategy-for-health-and-social-care1/ (accessed: 09.03.21)
HEIW (no date) Compassionate Leadership Principles for Social Care for Wales [Online] Available at: https://heiw.nhs.wales/files/news-files/draft-leadership-principles-for-health-and-social-care-in-wales/ (Accessed 110.1.21)
Mulgan G, 2010, The Art of Public Strategy: Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the common good. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Wales. Department of Health and Social Services (2019) A Healthier Wales: our Plan for Health and Social Care. Available at https://gov.wales/healthier-wales-long-term-plan-health-and-social-care (Accessed: 08.01.2021)
West, M. A. Kyubovnikova, J. Eckert, R. and Denis, J. (2014) ‘Collective leadership for cultures of high quality health care’. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance. 1 (3) pp. 240-260 [web version available]
West, M and Chowla, R (2017) ‘Compassionate Leadership for Compassionate Healthcare’ in Gilbert, P. (ed.) Compassion: Concepts, Research and Applications. London: Routledge, pp. 237 – 257. [web version available]