Effective Time Management Course

This online Effective Time Management course is designed to equip doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals with essential time management skills. These skills will make a substantial difference to your ability to deal with your workload and improve your work-life balance. Driven by well-researched models and techniques, the course covers a wide range of skills and knowledge to help you run your daily activities more effectively.

The course consists of six self-paced computer-based modules covering:

• Understanding the characteristics of good time and life managers
• Analysis of good and bad time management techniques
• Learning how to prioritise and schedule your activities
• Understanding the barriers to time management and how to overcome them
• The consequences of saying yes, and learning how to say no
• How to use emotional drivers to improve your own efficiency and that of others
• Managing interruptions, including best management of emails and phone calls
• How to delegate appropriately
• How to avoid procrastination
• How to manage meetings more effectively

The six modules are: An Introduction to Time Management; Planning and Scheduling; Barriers to Time Management; Delegation & Avoiding Procrastination; Managing Meetings; and Additional Resources. The course includes a mix of videos, questionnaires and reflective work, taking approximately 4 hours to complete. You receive 90 days' access to all modules.

The course was conceived and delivered by experienced management trainers, mixing a corporate business approach with strong clinical relevance. It introduces well-researched models and techniques that are easy to implement immediately with tangible results. Your CPD certificate is provided on completion.