Health Care Practice Managers
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.
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.