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A career as a health services manager

A health service manager is an administrative role that will see an individual take responsibility for the running of the local health service or one particular aspect of that operation.

Those applying for online jobs will be required to work either at or alongside a hospital, community health service or GP's surgery, liaising with clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as partner organisations.

It will be the manager's role to ensure the operation is meeting its political targets, providing a good service to the public and remaining within budget.

Managers in the NHS tend to either work in finance, human resources, clinical management, procurement or project management, allowing them to focus on one area of the operation in detail.

On a day-to-day basis a health service manager will liaise with staff in and outside the organisation to keep on top of where the organisation is at in terms of meeting its budgets. They will need to conduct appraisals and reviews with staff members to help get the most out of employees.

They will also need to oversee the recruitment process, keeping track of how many people are employed in particular departments. Furthermore, it will be the health service manager's responsibility to ensure that racial equality and diversity is maintained within the service.

Often managers will need to implement new policies and directives, based on data they have gathered and analysed, while setting budgets for such initiatives to work within.

Employees in this role will often sit on committees to represent the views of their department, they will handle communications and corporate affairs and conduct government audits.

They will also need to be computer literate to use IT to manage information and financial data, which they may be required to submit for analysis at any given time.

A health service manager applying for an online job with the NHS can expect to earn a starting salary of around £21,000 outside London - in the capital this figure should be higher.

After a few years this figure should rise to £27,000, with employees having received training along the way. As employees progress to more senior roles their salaries can rise dramatically to between £75,000 and £95,000, with salaries in the private sector exceeding this.

Working hours tend to be nine to five, although those working in hospitals may find that their hours are more irregular.

Most employers will expect applicants to have a degree, minimum 2.2, with subjects such as management or health services preferred.