Management and non-clinical roles

carreer image Skilled managers lead and enable the health and care sector to deliver a range of services to the 1.5 million people in Hertfordshire and west Essex. Without managers ensuring the effective running of services such as A&E, clinics and GP practices clinical teams would not be able to treat and care for patients.

Managers in the health sector work in a wide variety of disciplines including clinical care, human resources, finance, project management, hotel services, procurement and communications and corporate affairs.

There are various routes into management. For example, you could work your way up from more junior roles, through an apprenticeship, apply for a place on the Graduate Management Training Scheme or gain relevant experience in another sector before applying for a position.

Staff will work on a broad range of projects such as looking at new ways of working, setting up new services and making changes to current services.

Finance staff at all levels make sure that money is properly controlled and wisely spent.

The communications team is responsible for how your organisation interacts with its community and how it communicates with patients, staff and other interested groups, such as the media and local politicians.

Human resources (HR) staff deal with all issues relating to the employment of staff, both clinical and non-clinical.

Health informatics involves the intelligent use of information and technology to provide better care for patients. The health and care sector relies on information being collected, managed, used and shared. Good patient care depends on this fast and accurate flow of information.

Clinical informatics staff capture, communicate and use data and clinical knowledge to support health professionals. This could include: - * Analysing information about falls on wards to prevent hospital patients having accidents * Helping to develop electronic patient records that link healthcare organisations, for example GPs and hospital clinics. * Running systems that store and share X-rays, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans

Information and communication technology (ICT) is the development, management and support of the ICT infrastructure in health organisation, including the personal computers, email systems and mobile communications

Education & training roles are important in supporting the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public by ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place.

Information management is the retrieval, analysis, interpretation and presentation of health data and information. This enables the planning, improvement and delivery of patient services and care.

Library and knowledge professionals apply their expertise to ensure that NHS bodies, staff, learners, patients and the public have the right knowledge and evidence, when and where they need it.

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