Colombo Institute of Research & Psychology - CIRP - Level 7 (UK) Diploma in Health & Social Care Management

Course Overview

Health & Social care management encompasses the efforts involved in planning, directing, and coordinating non-clinical activities within health care & social care systems, organizations, and networks.

This is a very focused branch of management that requires specific knowledge of health & social care operations along with soft skills such as the ability to motivate team members, coordinate and collaborate members in a multi-disciplinary work environment, with patients /clients  and their family, members of the clinical staff, management of the organization, regulatory bodies and proactively implement needed changes.

What do Health & Social Care managers do?

• Developing organizational goals and objectives  
• Recruiting, training, and supervising medical /social work staff 
• Ensuring compliance with patient/client  privacy laws and other regulations 
• Creating work schedules 
• Managing health / social services informatics
• Monitoring and/or managing facility finances and budgets 
• Communicating with staff, department heads and management
• Identifying ways to improve quality of services
• Increase operational efficiency of the facility/organization

What is Level 7 (UK)  Diploma in Health & Social Care Management?

This is a postgraduate level qualification designed to equip medical doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other professionals in health sector with administration and management skills to enable them step in to the next level in health care establishments. Awarded by OTHM and delivered by CIRP, this is internationally recognized qualification will expand your career options locally as well as internationally.

Upon completing this qualification, you are able to continue your masters and PhD level education in any part of the world.

Are there global opportunities in Diploma in Health & Social Care Management?

In today’s context health care is growing both as a noble service and an industry, whether it is primary, secondary or tertiary health care. As one of the fastest growing and ever changing fields there are more and more opportunities opening worldwide for the correct candidates.

Expansion of health care systems have increased openings where individuals with a professional background in healthcare could climb the ladder by joining the management and administration of these organizations. . There are ample opportunities for you to progress in your career from a medical officer or a nurse to hospital manager to a director and then to a head of a large hospital.

These opportunities are available both locally and internationally and specially in global health care hubs such as UK, Australia, US, Canada, Dubai, Malaysia and Singapore