ILM Recognised Healthcare Project Management Fundamentals

Description

In today’s evolving health and care landscape, the ability to lead and manage projects effectively is more critical than ever. Healthcare Project Management Fundamentals is a dynamic, ILM Recognised course designed to equip professionals across primary care, healthcare, and care sector settings with the essential tools, frameworks, and confidence to deliver impactful projects.

Whether you're new to project management or looking to formalise your experience, this course offers a practical, sector-specific foundation that aligns with the real-world challenges and opportunities of healthcare delivery.

Learn at your pace, most learners will complete the course in 8–12 weeks, spending around 1–2 hours per week to master the content and complete their assessment to receive their ILM Recognised Certificate.

You will receive 180 days of access to the content to complete the course and your assessment.

What You’ll Learn

Across five engaging modules, you’ll explore:

✅ The role of project management in improving patient care and organisational outcomes

✅ How to initiate, plan, and execute projects using methodologies like Agile and Waterfall

✅ Risk management, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory compliance in UK healthcare

✅ Evaluating project outcomes and embedding continuous improvement

✅ Career pathways and professional development in healthcare project management

Modules at a Glance

Module 1: Introduction to Healthcare Project Management

Understand the project lifecycle, methodologies, and the impact of project management on healthcare outcomes.

Module 2: Project Initiation and Planning

Learn to assess feasibility, tailor approaches, and align projects with strategic goals.

Module 3: Project Execution and Monitoring

Gain skills in implementation, risk management, and maintaining quality care during delivery.

Module 4: Project Closure and Continuous Improvement

Evaluate outcomes, capture lessons learned and explore future opportunities.

Module 5: Course Summary & Assessment

Reflect on your learning and apply it through a practical project plan and reflective essay.

The Learning Experience

This self-directed course is designed for flexibility and impact. You’ll have access to:

🎥 Videos, audio content, worksheets, and project management tools

🧠 Interactive elements to apply your learning in real time

💬 A community forum where learners share work, ask questions, and support one another

🎓 ILM Recognised Quality

This course has been developed by Academicare and is officially recognised by ILM.

ILM Recognised means that this course has been independently validated against global leadership and management standards. It confirms that the course is fit for purpose, aligned to the ILM Footprint, and meets the ILM Recognised Quality Measures.

Learn at your pace, most learners will complete the course in 8–12 weeks, spending around 1–2 hours per week to master the content and complete their assessment to receive their ILM Recognised Certificate.

You will receive 180 days of access to the content to complete the course and your assessment.

Who Should Enrol?

This course is ideal for those working in:

✅ NHS & Public Sector

✅ Private Healthcare Providers

✅ Charities and Voluntary Sector

✅ Care Homes & Social Care

Is there any funding available?

Eligible individuals employed in General Practice within Humber and North Yorkshire may access NHSE funding opportunities, available via the Primary Care Workforce and Training Hub.

Details of applicable funding options and eligibility can be found below, or in this document. If you are unsure or have any queries, please contact the Humber and North Yorkshire Training Hub on hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net who will be happy to help advise.

If you are eligible for a funded place, please select the relevant ‘Funded' option at the checkout, and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each eligible person may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded. Eligibility will be checked for all funded bookings, if it is determined that you have incorrectly claimed eligibility for funding, an invoice for the full course fee will be issued.

> CPD Funding for Nurses, NAs & AHPs

This course can be available utilising NHSE CPD funding for eligible individuals (Nurses, NAs and Allied Health Professionals). To be eligible, the person attending must be:

· A Nurse, Nursing Associate, or Allied Health Professional (e.g. Paramedic/Physiotherapist – full AHP list detailed here)

· Employed by a General Practice/ PCN within Humber and North Yorkshire

· Have not chosen to claim an individual CPD funding allowance for 2025/26 instead of accessing funded training

· Have not already exceeded the fair-share limit of two CPD funded courses with Academicare between Sept. 2025 - Sept. 2026 (unless on the New-to-Practice Nursing Foundation Programme)

Please visit: CPD Funded Training - Training Hub to learn more.

If you are eligible for a ‘CPD funded’ place, please select the 'Funded' option at the checkout.

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