Management - Hospital
Article From: CareerOne.com.au
Left to right in the photo are: Anna Lang, Lavena Ramdutt, Jason Cheng and Carlo San Juan. Pic supplied
When Lavena Ramdutt completed her biology and psychology degree she always imagined she would end up working in health care wearing a lab coat and using a microscope, but after doing exactly that she decided she would much prefer to run hospitals.
"I worked in a pathology lab for 18 months and soon realised I was more interested in the management side of things," she explained.
After trawling the government jobsite for health roles, she came across Sydney South West Area Health Service advertising places on their two-year Graduate Health Management program.
"I submitted an application and was called in for an interview with SSWAH chief executive Mike Wallace, who coordinates the GHMP, as well as a former management trainee.
"They asked me questions about my background, my work experience and why I wanted to work in health management. I explained to them about working in the lab and following the interview they offered me a place."
Ramdutt was one of four lucky graduates taken on each year to complete the GHMP, which involves doing rotational placements in hospitals within the area health service and working at the area administrator looking after the hospitals.
"During your first year [in junior operational management] it's a real learning curve. At the hospital you'll look at various [management] aspects including grief management and resolution, recruitment and selection and then you also gain experience managing the challenges that the health system faces on a daily basis.
"In the second year you either do two six month rotations or one 12 month placement as an operational manager or as an executive officer. You are well supported through out the course and mentored by either the general manager of the hospital or by the CE if you're in the area admin," she said.
Ramdutt, who was offered a job assisting Mike Wallace when she graduated in February, says the course is an amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to pursue a career in health management and get the chance to improve the health service.
"You not only gain a Masters from UTS but you're also paid a full time entry level salary over the two years and your MA costs are paid for including all your text books.
"Just getting the sort of interaction that you do with high level management on this course is an unbeatable career opportunity."
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"I worked in a pathology lab for 18 months and soon realised I was more interested in the management side of things," she explained.
After trawling the government jobsite for health roles, she came across Sydney South West Area Health Service advertising places on their two-year Graduate Health Management program.
"I submitted an application and was called in for an interview with SSWAH chief executive Mike Wallace, who coordinates the GHMP, as well as a former management trainee.
"They asked me questions about my background, my work experience and why I wanted to work in health management. I explained to them about working in the lab and following the interview they offered me a place."
Ramdutt was one of four lucky graduates taken on each year to complete the GHMP, which involves doing rotational placements in hospitals within the area health service and working at the area administrator looking after the hospitals.
"During your first year [in junior operational management] it's a real learning curve. At the hospital you'll look at various [management] aspects including grief management and resolution, recruitment and selection and then you also gain experience managing the challenges that the health system faces on a daily basis.
"In the second year you either do two six month rotations or one 12 month placement as an operational manager or as an executive officer. You are well supported through out the course and mentored by either the general manager of the hospital or by the CE if you're in the area admin," she said.
Ramdutt, who was offered a job assisting Mike Wallace when she graduated in February, says the course is an amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to pursue a career in health management and get the chance to improve the health service.
"You not only gain a Masters from UTS but you're also paid a full time entry level salary over the two years and your MA costs are paid for including all your text books.
"Just getting the sort of interaction that you do with high level management on this course is an unbeatable career opportunity."
For more on Careers see CareerOne.com.au
