Health and Welfare Services Managers nec – ANZSCO 134299

Description

This occupation group covers Health and Welfare Services Managers not elsewhere classified.

Skill Level

1

Specialisations

• Director of Pharmacy
• Director of Physiotherapy Services
• Director of Speech Pathology
• Manager of Allied Health Services
• Medical Corps Officer (Army)

Skills Assessment Requirement

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed below.

Skills Assessment authority for Health and Welfare Services Managers nec is Vocational Education and Training Assess (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification(s) assessed at Australian Bachelor degree or higher degree with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years.
• For nec occupations, VETASSESS conducts a case-by-case assessment to determine whether the employment can be considered highly relevant to the classification. However, if an applicant’s employment is highly relevant to another ANZSCO occupation, the same period of employment cannot be assessed suitably against an nec classification, regardless of whether the occupation is available for migration purposes or not
• Applicants should provide a cover letter that justifies the rationale for choosing an nec category.

Potential Visa Pathways for Health and Welfare  Services Managers nec

Group: 1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers

Description

plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the professional and administrative aspects of health and welfare programs and services.
Nurse Managers are excluded from this unit group. Nurse Managers are included in Unit Group 2543 Nurse Managers.

Tasks

• providing overall direction and management for the service, facility, organisation or centre
• developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and standards for medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff
• coordinating and administering health and welfare programs and clinical services
• monitoring and evaluating resources devoted to health, welfare, recreation, housing, employment, training and other community facilities and centres
• controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
• liaising with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health and welfare service cooperation and coordination
• advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities
• representing the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
• controlling selection, training and supervision of staff

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least five years of relevant experience. In some instances relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• 134211 Medical Administrator (Aus) / Medical Superintendent (NZ)
• 134212 Nursing Clinical Director
• 134213 Primary Health Organisation Manager
• 134214 Welfare Centre Manager
• 134299 Health and Welfare Services Managers nec