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Roles in NHS management

If you like the idea of a career in management, working in the NHS offers unrivalled opportunity and variety. You can reach the very top of the NHS career pathway. 

  • Clinical manager

    You'll lead multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality patient care

    [1]
  • Estates manager

    You'll be responsible for the making sure that our buildings are running so care can be delivered safely and effectively

    [2]
  • Finance management

    You’ll be responsible for our money and budgets, making sure it is allocated and spent appropriately for the good our staff and patients

    [3]
  • General management

    You could be responsible for a service, a department or a multi-million pound budget in a hospital trust, primary care or mental health setting

    [4]
  • Human resources (HR) management

    You'll be responsible for our people, including recruitment, staff development and training

    [5]
  • Operational management

    You'll make sure our frontline staff have what they need to deliver effective patient care through the planning and delivery of services

    [6]
  • Practice manager

    You'll manage the business of a GP surgery, making sure that patients are at the heart of everything it does

    [7]
  • Project manager

    You'll design, develop and deliver different types of change projects and programmes, such as new products and services and digital technology

    [8]

Source URL:https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/management/roles-management

Links
[1] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/clinical-manager [2] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/management/roles-management/estates-manager [3] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/finance-manager [4] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/general-management [5] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/human-resources-hr-manager [6] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/operational-management [7] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/practice-manager [8] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/management/roles-management/project-manager