Health Services Management PgCert

The complex nature of health services poses a challenge to those charged with managing competing needs and demands with limited resources.

Run jointly with the Adam Smith Business School, this Masters in Health Service Management aims to support students in developing strong leadership and management skills, providing safe, high-quality care through effective organisation and management.

Designed for those interested in pursuing or enhancing their careers in health service management at all levels, from general practice to large hospital organisations in the private healthcare sector, charity organisations, and the pharmaceutical industry; at local, national, and global levels.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• Aims to train students to provide safe, high-quality care through effective organisation and management.
• Explore management, marketing and leadership skills in contemporary health service organisations.
• Learn how to deal with the pressure of developing services, changing policies and ever changing demands of senior management positions.
• Understand how to motivate teams, transform services to meet changing demands and promote caring environments.
• As the health care environment is constantly changing you will be encouraged to demonstrate adaptable, creative, analytical and innovative attributes.
• Classes are interactive, striking the right balance between tuition and discussion.
• Throughout the year we will host a series of social, networking and guest speaker events, including senior managers in the NHS, to enhance your learning experience.
• Delivered in conjunction with the Adam Smith Business School, which holds triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS and has 40 years of experience delivering management and leadership courses as part of its MBA.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Suitable for those working in a range of settings including public, private and not for profit health service environments.

You may already be a health professional and wish to develop your leadership skills to further your organisations values or be looking to develop linkages across the health and social care sector.

Alternatively, you may be new to management and health service organisations but wish to engage in a role where your values and compassion can facilitate social change. Examples of job types include:

• Health service management at all levels and globally
• General practice
• Large hospital organisations
• Private healthcare sector
• Charity organisations
• Pharmaceutical industry at a local, national, and global level.

A relevant first degree, at least at 2.2 honours level, or equivalent in addition to a minimum of six months work experience in health service management. Exceptionally, if a first degree is not relevant then a professional qualification and experience in the practice of health service management for at least two years at a professional level is required.