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As a healthcare practice manager, sometimes called a health service manager, you’ll manage and shape the delivery of health services to customers or the wider community. Read on to find out more about what working in this area is like, where you might work and how you can study or work towards getting a role.
Most healthcare practice managers enter the field through an NHS graduate management training scheme.
Your first managerial role could be in one of many types of healthcare facilities. You might remain in that facility, gaining experience and moving towards a specialism, or decide to work across a number of different healthcare environments. Career progression in this field can be rapid and after some time you could work at a senior manager or director level.
Being flexible and willing to change location to get promotions will be helpful.
On the job training is a big part of growing as a practice manager and is key to moving into more senior roles. Getting extra qualifications in areas like management or human resources is a great way to broaden your skill set.
Structured training pathways that include work placements and certifications are common in the NHS and larger private companies. The NHS Leadership Academy offers a variety of leadership and management related training programmes.
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