Power and Influence (PSK1JUL26)

AvailabilityPlaces available (course only available for users whose main occupation is general practice training (st1-st4) or higher specialty training (st3-st8) or sas doctor)  Remove from basket
SubjectProfessional Skills
DescriptionThis one-day online workshop demystifies the concepts of power and influence in healthcare leadership. Participants explore how to use influence effectively and ethically, navigating complex hierarchies and advocating for positive change.
Additional information

Booking courses

Please ensure that you check your availability before booking a place and add the booking to your diary / calendar. Please ensure that you also book the relevant study leave in advance with your employer.

Please refrain from booking multiple instances of the same course or course type to ensure that places are available to your colleagues. If a course is full, please add yourself to the waiting list and you will receive a notification if a place becomes available.

Joining Instructions

This is a virtual course, the joining instructions for the virtual meeting will be added to the documents section (above) before the course. Please ensure that you are able to access this before the course so that you are ready to join on the day.

Booking cancellation

Participants must make every effort to attend courses they have booked. If your availability changes after booking, please cancel your place through Maxcourse as soon as possible. This will release the place for colleagues on the waiting list.

If you need to cancel within 1 week of the course or the course has started and you are not able to attend, please email england.lsfdcourses.yh@nhs.net to give your apologies.

VenueVirtual (Zoom), - Virtual  View details
Date & timeWednesday 1 July 2026, 09:00 to 16:00
LecturerSeventeen Seconds  View details
Target audience

This course is only available to late stage General Practice and Higher Specialty trainees within Yorkshire and the Humber.

Mandatory: Dentist, or Doctor, or Public Health Professional

Course styleWorkshop
CateringNo catering
CPD points0.000
CostNo charge
Aims

To equip participants with strategies to understand and navigate power and influence in clinical leadership.

Objectives

* Introduce theories of power, authority, and influence.

* Explore ethical use of influence in clinical and organisational contexts.

* Practise communication strategies to lead effectively and ethically.

Learning outcomes

* Recognise different sources and types of power in healthcare settings.

* Use influence to positively shape decisions and relationships.

* Reflect on ethical dimensions of power in clinical leadership.