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Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
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  • Qualification: level:

    Postgraduate

  • Duration:

    6 months full-time or part-time equivalent

  • Units:

    4

  • Start date:

    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct,

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Provide leadership to health services navigating periods of disruptive change

The Australian healthcare industry spans a multitude of organisations and overlapping services that cut across public and private sectors. As one of Australia’s largest industries, there is a need for skilled managers who thrive in their work and are passionate about the delivery of high-quality healthcare services.

A fundamental responsibility of health service managers is to ensure healthcare services are well-managed and accessible to local communities, particularly for those who need it most.

Many health services are currently undergoing considerable change and technological innovation. By studying a Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management with QUT Online, you will develop skills specifically geared towards working within a range of health service contexts, in direct contact with local communities.

As a health services management graduate, you will be ready to help improve the coordination of health services and provide leadership to organisations navigating periods of disruptive change.

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Entry Requirements

You can gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management with the following:

  • A completed recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline; or

  • A completed recognised diploma qualification in any discipline with at least three years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience which includes at least one year full-time (or equivalent) in a supervisory or leadership role; or

  • Current registration within the your field of practice with a nationally recognised professional body with at least three years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience; or

  • At least seven years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience in a supervisory or leadership role.

This course is not available to international students.

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Course Units

CORE UNITS

ELECTIVE UNITS

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What you will learn

Problem solving

Navigate the managerial challenges and realities of the contemporary healthcare industry with confidence and conviction.

Adaptability

Adapt management strategies in response to diverse problems, all as a means to drive positive change in the healthcare industry.

Management

Integrate your academic skills and knowledge with contemporary management strategies as they relate specifically to the healthcare industry.

Leadership

Coordinate various resources and employees with initiative and foresight to deliver quality healthcare outcomes to patients.

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Our dedicated support team are here to help you when you need it. They are available online or over the phone seven days a week to answer all your questions. They are here to help with everything from technical support to academic questions. QUT Online has the tools and people to make your postgraduate study achievable and enjoyable.

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Career opportunities

Health Services Manager

Work at a management level to plan, implement and coordinate various health and welfare programs and services.

Health Data Manager

Interpret and manage health information and data to ensure healthcare networks run in an efficient and organised manner.

Health Services Representative

Handle patients’ level of services issues, and ensure escalations are resolved in a timely and fair manner.

Health Policy Advisor

Become an expert in healthcare policy and learn to impart valuable insights that influence organisational health policy in meaningful ways.

Learning at QUT Online

A unique opportunity

Whether you’re advancing or changing your career, studying online is the flexible way to achieve your goal, allowing you to log on and learn when it suits.

Your network

We are ranked in the top 50 universities in the world for employer-student connections. And when you study with us, our connections become your connections.

Learning that suits you best

Fit study into your life, when it suits you. If you study on your lunch break, or after your kids are in bed, you can access everything you need, wherever you are.

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