The category A D3S programme is open to candidates who pass the internal or external competitive exam. It was awarded to EHESP by the decree of 26 December 2007.
Role
The role of Director of Healthcare, Social and Medical-social Institution is different depending on whether they are facility manager or assistant manager within a senior leadership team.
As manager of a facility with a legal personality, they are the facility’s legal representative. They implement the facility strategy and coordinate the execution of decisions made by the Board of Directors. They are responsible for all educational and social actions conducted by the institution. They authorise expenditures and appoint members of staff.
When the institution does not have a legal personality (in this case essentially children’s homes, accommodation and social reintegration centres), the director performs their duties by delegation of the relevant authority of the public entity.
The Director of Healthcare, Social and Medical-social Institutions performs their duties in facilities and services hosting:
- people experiencing social difficulties or family issues: children’s homes, temporary residential children’s centres, accommodation and social reintegration centres;
- people with mental, physical or sensory disabilities or multiple disabilities: medical-educational institutes, facilities and services helping disabled people through work, specialised shelters, etc.;
- the elderly (care homes for dependent elderly people, local hospitals), under the authority of the hospital public service.
The Director of Healthcare, Social and Medical-Social Facilities may also exercise this role as assistant director of hospital facilities.
Objectives and skills
Objectives
- Develop extensive understanding of how institutions in the health, social and medical-social sectors function by studying management and law applied to the scope of practice and through the practical application of knowledge during work placements;
- develop the professional culture and approach required to carry out the responsibilities expected in the role.
EHESP offers individual guidance and support: regular one-on-one meetings with the course manager and professional tutors (training path advisors); reflexive practices (co-development); choice of work placement locations; individualised specialisation track of 2 months tailored to the future post.
The course for civil servant students became a work-study programme in 2022. The three work placements (observation, external and professional development) are staggered through the course. Classes are held through the professional development work placement to put knowledge learned immediately into practice in the field.
Skills outcomes
- Define, implement and assess the strategic plan of the institution or group;
- Coordinate the activities of the institution and ensure services are tailored to meet users’ needs and align with the local services provided;
- Ensure the operational and strategic management of the institution;
- Lead the institution’s quality and risk management processes;
- Lead and manage the institution’s resources (human, material and financial).
Entry requirements
EHESP public service courses are reserved to people who have passed a national competitive entrance exam.
To find out more about the eligibility criteria for the competitive examinations, visit the website of the Centre national de gestion (CNG).
Contact
Office responsible for Social Care Institution Management Program
filiereD3S@ehesp.fr – t. +33 (0)2 99 02 23 98