Essay 400846 – Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care – Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task

About Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care
An Introduction to this Unit
The concept, form and structure of health care organisations are explored. Organisational theory is used to analyse contemporary health care structures. Factors which influence organisational design, function and effectiveness are discussed including: organisational behaviour, strategy, culture, power and politics, technology, sustainability and effectiveness. A major focus is planning for strategic organisational development to meet the challenges of rapid change and the need for performance improvements in patient care delivery. Concepts related to the strategic development of workforce capacity in the health care arena considered through the application of theories including the learning organisation. Leadership is examined with emphasis on change management.

What is Expected of You
Study Load
A student is expected to study an hour per credit point a week. For example a 10 credit point Unit would require 10 hours of study per week. This time includes the time spent within classes during lectures, tutorials or practicals.
 

Unit Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes for this unit are listed below and relate to the way in which the structure of an organisation supports their mission and vision as well as the way in which that organisation communicates with both their internal and external environments. The role of leadership and the leadership styles that build and support teams, will be examined.

Outcome
1 Apply organisational theory to organisational strategy and the design and structure of health care organisations
2 Identify the factors driving changes in organisational strategy and design within the contemporary health care setting
3 Analyse the impact of organisational culture and professional subcultures, power, politics and technology on readiness for change in health care organisations
4 Discuss models and strategies used in effective change leadership and their application to the health care environment
5 Examine models of workforce development used in organisational capacity building in the health care sector
6 Explore the relationship between effective change leadership and improving organisational capacity and performance
7 Outline leadership strategies required to mobilise and engage stakeholders in continuous organisational development and performance improvement in health care