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As a health service manager or director, sometimes called a hospital manager or chief executive, you’ll run a healthcare facility, influencing its strategic and day-to-day activities. Read on to find out more about what it’s like to work in this role, where you could find work and how you might study or work towards getting a role in the area.
As a health services manager or director, you’ll be responsible for overseeing various operations and strategic decisions for a healthcare institution. Your position will usually involve directing the operations of health facilities like GP surgeries, community practices or hospitals. You might be one of several managers and have a particular area of focus or take on a general leadership role for a smaller establishment.
Your responsibilities as a manager or director of health services can be wide ranging. You could be responsible for things like evaluating and reporting on the performance of staff and quality of services, recruiting and training staff, arranging and managing suppliers, planning new developments and managing day to day operations. As a natural leader who wants to help others, you’ll find this work highly rewarding.
Daily tasks will vary but could involve:
The average salary for a health services manager or director in the UK is £54,080.
This role doesn’t usually ask you to travel internationally, as it’s typically focused on a certain facility or geographic area.
A part of your responsibilities in this role can be completed from home, but it’s usually expected that you’ll be working on site most of the time.
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