CYP6032 – Leading Health & Social Care in a Multi-Agency Environment

Component 1

January Cohort submission date: Before 1200 hrs on: Friday 18th July 2025

Assessment Pack contents:

Short introduction to the task.

Key terms

Key resources

Template to outline structure and content

Rubric to understand marking criteria

Video to explain it.

Short introduction to the task:

Learning outcomes:

1. Examine theoretical perspectives relating to effective health and social care leadership and management skills, including team management, strategic overview and leading through change.

2. Critically analyse the role of leaders in the health and social care workforce, particularly in relation to leadership skills and ethical awareness required for inter-agency working and lead professional responsibilities. 

Portfolio

Part 1 (1000 words)

Firstly, you are asked to identify the key policy or legislative documents you consider to be critical for leading and managing health and social care.  You will undertake an analysis of these documents, looking at what they contain, what are the key messages they are advocating, why they are important for health and social care and are there any issues with implementing them.

Part 2 (1000 words)

For the second section you need to choose a case study of a critical incident which you believe to be important for health and social care.  You are asked to evaluate this and highlight the implications and lessons that need to be learned for leadership and management.

Key terms:

Reflection

Reflexivity

Transactional

Transformational

Psychological

Leadership

Management

Theory

Justification

Evaluation

Recommendations