Graduate Diploma in Health Management

The healthcare industry in Australia is complex, comprising a number of organisations across public and private sectors. As a result there is a growing demand for resourceful healthcare managers to interpret the complex challenges facing the industry, relying on their initiative and foresight to deliver high-quality healthcare outcomes for patients.

Healthcare managers focus on coordinating health services in order to provide better outcomes for patients and local communities. If you are interested in ensuring that health care is accessible and delivered in an efficient and socially responsible manner, then a career in health management may be for you.

The Graduate Diploma in Health Management emphasises fast-thinking, future-ready skills and strategies to make you not only employable, but also ready to take on a range of managerial challenges specific to the healthcare industry. Whether you are planning to work in health care or in the formation of health policy, completing the Graduate Diploma in Health Management will put you on the path towards a fulfilling career in the healthcare industry.

You also have the option to continue your study to attain a full Master of Health Management.

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

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

Develop your ability to adapt strategies to overcome diverse problems, all as a means to drive positive change in the healthcare industry.

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

Become an expert in healthcare policy and learn to impart this valuable knowledge while influencing organisational health policy in meaningful ways.

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

Handle patient complaint and escalation processes with sensitivity and timeliness.

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