ADD ADVICE TO FAVHealthcare manager
Healthcare managers ensure the efficient and effective running of a healthcare organisation
What healthcare managers do
- put together and implement an agreed list of priorities which forms a business plan for a department or whole organisation
- monitor the effectiveness of services and make recommendations for improvement
- monitor departmental expenditure against budgetary targets and negotiate realistic amendments to future budgets
- co-ordinate the admission and discharge of patients, casualty and outpatient services and bed allocation
- advise on staffing in medical departments and in departments such as cleaning and catering
- organise and co-ordinate paramedical services.
Key skills for healthcare managers
- excellent communication skills
- a thick skin – sensitivity is not helpful in this area
- organisational skills
- awareness of the political implications of decisions
- stamina and resilience
- the ability to lead and inspire others
- good verbal and numerical skills.
Training to be a healthcare manager
The NHS Management Training Scheme is a fast-track programme for graduates who want to be the senior executives of the future NHS. It combines work experience and projects with professional qualifications.
Salaries for healthcare managers
The graduate entry level starting salary is around £20,000 (without London weighting). After leaving the Management Training Scheme, graduates earn £26,000 to £31,000.
Chief executives of large NHS Trusts or private hospitals can earn over £100,000 per year.
