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Health Care Practice Managers

Healthcare practice managers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the work and resources of medical, dental and other types of healthcare practice, including veterinary practices.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£20,914
£39,512
£67,941

New workers start around £20,914. Normal pay is £39,512 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £67,941.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 27,350 vacancies for this type of job

6.69%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Responsible for budgeting, pricing and accounting activities within the practice.

  • Liaises with relevant outside organisations (e.g. NHS trust, PCT, social services, drug companies, professional bodies).

  • Takes responsibility for stock control of practice equipment, drugs, etc.

  • Organises duty rosters for professional and support staff in practice.

  • Maintains patient files on medical history, consultations and treatment undertaken and/or drugs prescribed.

  • Negotiates contracts for services with other health care providers and purchasers.

  • Takes responsibility for health and safety matters within the practice.

  • Oversees staff training and monitors training needs.

  • Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities of practice staff.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Auditing

  • Administrative Support

  • Nursing

  • Mental Health

  • Medical Records

  • Surgery

  • Effective Communication

  • Data Entry

  • Medical Prescription

  • Information Privacy

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Customer Service

  • Administrative Functions

  • Detail Oriented

  • Organizational Skills

  • Filing

  • Planning

  • English Language

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Health & Social Care

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Healthcare Practice

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Nuneaton · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Health and Social Care

University of Wolverhampton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Wolverhampton · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

Integrative-Relational Counselling

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Kingston upon Thames · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Osteopathic Medicine

Plymouth Marjon University

MOst · 4 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Health and Social Care

University of Derby

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Derby · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

Health & Social Care

Bishop Grosseteste University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Lincoln · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/112

Health and Social Care

Staffordshire University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stoke-on-Trent · 09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

Health and Social Care

University of Huddersfield

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Health and Social Care

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

DipHE · 2 Years · Blended learning (full-time) · Swansea · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 32/32

Osteopathy

University College of Osteopathy

MOst · 4 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Social Care Studies

Coleg Sir Gar

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Ammanford · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Health and Wellbeing (Top-up)

University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College)

BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Wakefield, · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Health and Social Care

Cardiff Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cardiff · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Health and Social Care

London Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Islington · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Health and Social Care

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

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