Healthcare Administrators
A Healthcare Administrator directs and coordinates delivery of health care and medical services. Manages finances and recordkeeping and communications with medical staff. Works to improve quality and efficiency. May run smaller medical practices or work in specialized areas within large hospitals or health care systems.
About this Career
Average Salary
£42,035New workers start at around £20,418. Normal pay is £42,035 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £97,319
Annual Openings
87Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs
Daily Tasks
- Monitors and reports upon the state of public health and wellbeing.
- Coordinates the promotion of public health and wellbeing in the actions and policies of public agencies and their social partners.
- Monitors and reports upon the effectiveness of services with a view to improving the efficiency of health care provision.
- Manages staff, including recruitment, appraisal and development.
- Negotiates and manages contracts with providers and purchasers of health care services.
- Uses statistical information to monitor performance and assist with planning.
- Oversees the day-to-day management of the unit or service and provides leadership to staff.
- Liaises with health care professionals to determine short and long-term needs and how to meet these objectives within budgetary constraints.
- Implements policies of the board, ensures statutory procedures are followed, with particular emphasis on patient safety and the management of risk.
Skills Employers are looking for
| Skills | Importance |
|---|---|
| Monitoring | 71% |
| Reading Comprehension | 67% |
| Active Listening | 62% |
| Writing | 62% |
| Speaking | 62% |
| Critical Thinking | 62% |
| Learning Strategies | 58% |
| Active Learning | 57% |
| Mathematics | 53% |
| Science | 1% |