bsc (hons) healthcare: management, policy & research career advisors event dr jane prichard:...

BSc (Hons) Healthcare: Management, Policy & Research

Career Advisors EventDr Jane Prichard: Programme Lead

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Challenges Facing Health Systems

• Complex changing environments

o Economic climate

o Changing policy arena

o Meeting the needs of a diverse & changing population; e.g. ageing population, dementia, obesity-related ill-health, mental health.

o Rising expectations of population

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So…What skills are needed to solve such challenges?• Leaders and innovators

• Creative problem solvers

• Ability to ask the right questions

• Able to use evidence to bring to bear on the complexity

• Good decision makers

• Strong quantitative skills

• Understand the policy environment

Degree Structure

• Three years study plus a year in placement taken at the end of year 2

• Modules include:

o Mentored research training

o Understanding health systems. Health policy - Why do health systems look like they do?

o Social science of health systems: psychology, sociology, economics, law, anthropology, demography.

o Managing health systems: organisational behaviour, organisational change, creativity, innovation, safety, leadership and decision making.

o Ethics and legal frameworks of health systems

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Placement Year – Putting employability at the heart of learningo Assessed and compulsory part of degree

o Employability training:

o Employers include:

o The NHS Leadership Academyo GlaxoSmithKline o GE Healthcare o The Health Foundation o Academic Health Science Network.

o All these employers will pay applicants

o Students free to find other opportunities

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Promoting student success through mentoring

Research Mentors: Senior researchers and professors who are experts in the

organisation and delivery of healthcare to develop student skills in understanding and carrying out research

Workplace Mentors: Alumni of graduate schemes to support network development,

work placement and future career decisions e.g. NHS graduate scheme, GSK graduate scheme, Cancer Research UK graduate scheme

Academic Tutor: Experienced member of staff to guide in relation to academic

and pastoral issues

Admissions Criteria

• A Levels: AABThe following subjects would facilitate a successful application: Mathematics, English Literature, English Language, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Languages, Statistics, Further Mathematics or Politics. Other subjects are also considered

• GCSEs: A minimum of 7 GCSE including English at a minimum of grade B. Mathematics should be passed at a minimum of grade A.

• Access: Science or social science based access course (40 distinctions at level 3). Different GCSE requirements for students over 21.

• Selection process: UCAS application and interview; CRB self-disclosure. 16

Who would the degree suit?

• Students who want to make a difference in their careers• Have ambitions to lead change• Want to combine study with career development• Interested in working in the health sector• Interested in the application of social sciences to solve

problems• Interested in the idea of research in applied settings• Confident with numbers

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Focusing on the Future

What can students do with this degree?

Graduate Schemes

•Schemes pay £18000-£22000 pa. Some pay more!•Progression opportunities are excellent

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Salary for 2009 Intake on NHS graduate scheme and on leaving scheme in Jan 2012

Average NHS salary post scheme

“We find the best applicants to the NHS Graduate Scheme have relevant work placement experience making this degree an excellent foundation for our scheme.”

Rob Farace, Leader of NHS Graduate Scheme

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“This degree course with its focus on healthcare policy and a placement year within a healthcare organisation will give students extremely relevant knowledge and experience to apply for a role on our Commercial Trainee Scheme.”

Ali Hollands, Head of Commercial Management Trainee Scheme, GSK.

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Further Study

o Funded PhD in the Faculty of Health Sciences for student showing the highest research potential

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Jobs

Matt BreckonsNewcastle University Researching long term care of people with chronic pain.

Chloe GrimmettResearch Fellow for Macmillan Survivorship research

Fiona Rodden Business Manager NHS South Central

• Healthcare Management and Leadership

• Healthcare Policy Development

• Research in private/public and University settings

• Social Care Management and leadership

• Healthcare management consultancy

• Healthcare lobbying and campaigning

• More generally the skills on this course are applicable for many career choices.

Sophie Troiano, Healthcare Policy Manager. GSK UK Government Affairs & Policy Team

Would you be interested in us talking to us about our new degree?

ContactJane Prichard Programme Lead and Admissions TutorJ.S.Prichard@soton.ac.uk023 80597956http://www.southampton.ac.uk/healthsciences/undergraduate/index.page?

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