Senior Leader Apprenticeship - Healthcare Leadership

Entry requirements

GCSEs and equivalents:

• You will need GCSE Mathematics and English Language (grade A*-C / 9-4) or equivalent.

• The course team has a strong commitment to widening participation and positively welcomes non-standard applicants. Candidates with some management experience or those who are about to enter a managerial role and have a demonstrated aptitude for study can be accepted without previous experience of higher education.

• Where English is not your first language, or your first degree was not taught and assessed wholly in English, an IELTS score of 6.5 must be achieved, with no individual score of less than 5.5. The programme complies fully with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Join this Senior Leader Apprenticeship as part of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme to develop and enhance your existing leadership practice

• Develop and enhance your existing leadership practice through up-to-date theory and evidence.
• Apply learning to bring positive and productive changes to your organisations.
• Strengthen your personal leadership impact to support professional and organisational development.
• Graduate with a highly sought after leadership development qualification, improving your career and promotion prospects

The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Programme is an award-winning leadership development programme designed for middle to senior level leaders responsible for other leaders and aspiring to lead large and complex programmes, departments, services, or systems of care.

The Level 7 Apprenticeship programme is fully funded by the Apprenticeship Levy and leads to a Masters (MSc) in Healthcare Leadership from Liverpool John Moores University, an NHS Leadership Academy Award in Senior Healthcare Leadership, and Chartered Manager Status with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Delivery is designed to support participants to develop together via flexible online learning alongside residentials and tutor support, with a focus on applying your current experience to the study of leadership.

Information for international students

Fees and funding

Please see the course page for details.