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NHS project managers set up and lead projects that are vital to patient care being of the highest possible standard.
In project management, gaining management qualifications while working will improve your career prospects and performance greatly. It is encouraged in most healthcare organisations. The Association for Project Management provides a range of qualifications, incorporating a mix of tools, techniques, processes and skills.Staff in the NHS will usually work a standard 37.5 hours per week. They may work a shift pattern. Most jobs in the NHS are covered by the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scales. This pay system covers all staff except doctors, dentists, and the most senior managers (where very senior managers pay apply). Your career in project management in the NHS could start at Agenda for Change Band 6 or 7, with the most senior roles rising to Band 9. Terms and conditions of service can vary for employers outside the NHS.You’ll typically need an ability to influence others to adopt proposals and implement solutions; ability to use your own initiative and work as part of a team; good negotiating skills; ability to lead change management and innovation; effective business acumen; the ability to stick to deadlines; good communication skills; leadership skills; organisational skills; a willingness to work with others and respect their views; confidence with numbers; confidence with information technology; the ability to challenge the way things are and find better alternatives; a commitment to the ideals of quality and fairness in delivering healthcare.With further training and/or experience, you can develop your expertise in project management further into more senior managerial roles, including those at director level. -
Training usually starts with a five year first degree in medicine, MBBS. 2 years foundation doctor training, 7 years specialist training (ST1-7). This period of training will include your royal college exams. Length of training can vary according to your circumstances.Doctors may work up to 48 hours a week. The working hours may sometimes extend beyond the normal working day to include early mornings, evenings, weekends and on call. The basic salary ranges from £29,384 to £34,012. Once you start your specialty training as an ophthalmologist employed by the NHS, you can expect to earn a salary of at least £40,257, which can increase to between £84,559 and £114,003 as a consultant.You'll need excellent communication skills to manage a wide range of relationships with colleagues, and patients and their families. You'll be emotionally resilient, have excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills and work well in teams and under pressure. You'll also be very organised for the benefit of patients. When performing surgery, you'll have: a high degree of manual dexterity; superb hand-eye co-ordination; excellent vision; visuospatial awareness and the physical stamina to cope with the demands of surgery.In 2020 there were 430 applications for 75 specialty training places (a competition ratio of 5.73). You could specialise or conduct research in areas such as eye development and diseases in children, retinal disease and its onset in patients with conditions like diabetes, or oculoplastic surgery (plastic surgery around the eye). You could teach medical or postgraduate students.