Introduction to healthcare leadership
Overview
Introduction to leadership in healthcare enhances the management and leadership skills of professionals who are in the early stages of career development or who are beginning their leadership journey. Participants will be exploring individual strengths and motivations, as well as the skills needed to develop and lead teams within organisations.
Benefits
- Develop personal qualities such as self-awareness, confidence and reflective skills
- Develop interpersonal and management skills, including, time management and delegation, motivating and influencing, project management, assertiveness and emotional intelligence, conflict management and performance management.
- Learn and network with like-minded healthcare colleagues across all professions
Eligibility
- Endorsement by a senior member of the organisation (unless completing the course in own time)
- Commitment to attend all five programme dates
- Commitment to complete the reflective workbook or portfolio of evidence (dependent on programme option selected)
- Completion of online application form
Course structure
- Pre-course activities: before attending the interactive workshops, participants will be required to complete the pre-course activities
- Attendance of virtual and live interactive workshops: each workshop will include activities and presentations from experienced health professionals, with a role in healthcare education
- Practice activities: completion of post course tasks and either a reflective workbook or portfolio of evidence after completion of the workshops
Course completion
Please note there is currently only one option available for the next cohort of this course.
HEIW Certificate of completion
- 60 hours
- No Accreditation
Participants will be awarded a certificate of completion by attending the 5 programme dates and completing the programme workbook.
Course dates
North Wales – venue TBC
- Wednesday 25th March 2026
- Wednesday 22nd April 2026
- Wednesday 20th May 2026
- Thursday 18th June 2026
- Thursday 16th July 2026
Apply to the course
Please fill in the application form for Introduction to healthcare leadership course. (New link: https://forms.office.com/e/VLtvQ1xwis )
Application will close on the February 6th 2026.
Please note that the application may close earlier if the programme and all waiting list spaces are taken.
Cancellation Policy
If you have received confirmation of a place on this course and then wish to withdraw, written notification must be received at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the course, unless extenuating circumstances apply. Many of our CPD+ programmes are accredited programmes that require learners to submit a portfolio of evidence for assessment, as part of the credits awarded. Once enrolled onto these programmes, learners are required to attend all programme dates and submit a portfolio of evidence. HEIW reserves the right to claim back programme fees for costs incurred, if learners fail to attend required dates and/or submit a portfolio for assessing.
Alternative Leadership Programmes
There are additional leadership programmes available to pharmacy professionals that are run centrally by HEIW or externally. Information on these and other useful leadership information can be found on the Gwella site in the Pharmacy Leadership Hub at: https://nhswalesleadershipportal.heiw.wales/pharmacy