Health and Social Care: Health and Social Care Commissioning – (Grad.Cert.)

The Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Social Care is a part-time modular programme designed to:

* offer a flexible and dynamic programme that prepares students to become effective leaders within their own professional area relevant to health and social care commissioning
* promote opportunities for students to work in partnership with others through interprofessional education, and to enhance the provision and quality of care delivery within health and social care commissioning
* enable students to consider the impact of the professional role on their organisation and in the wider context of health and social care commissioning
* facilitate the development of a range of students from diverse backgrounds and occupations through the provision of contemporary theoretical underpinning, including key areas of competency in health and social care commissioning
* enable students to be proactive in recognising the need for change in the working environment, and to contribute, innovate and apply best evidence to promote research based change and communicate conclusions clearly
* enable students to be cognisant of the depth and breadth of health and social care commissioning, and to gain comprehensive higher level knowledge, expertise, judgment and problem solving skills.
* develop and promote skills of synthesis, together with critical, analytical and reflective thinking within academic and health and social care environments, to encourage development in others, and to promote an ethos of lifelong learning.

The underlying philosophy of the programme is that of lifelong learning and enhancing interprofessional learning and working. It is envisaged that students undergoing the programme will become leaders in health and social care commissioning, and will be able to exercise higher levels of judgment and discretion.