What is meant by clinicians in management and leadership roles?
A broad definition of ‘clinician’ was used to include any person with a health professional training, who is (usually) qualified and have been involved in direct practice with individuals, groups or communities (Jones et. al. 1999). Below are some examples of positions or roles with management or leadership responsibilities in health and/or disability sectors include those in line management (Jones et. al. 1999). – first-line managers and team leaders at unit or team level, responsible for a team(single discipline or multi-disciplines) directly involved in service delivery – middle managers at service or departmental level, accountable for the performance of a group of first line managers or team leaders – senior managers at executive level, for example general managers or division managers (also some Heads of Departments and Clinical Directors who carry similar responsibilities for service delivery) – chief executives or general managers (of whole organisations) who carry ultimate man
