With over 350 careers available in the NHS, there is a job out there to suit everyone. There are a number of tools to help you find the right role and see which career suits your skills, motivation and values.
The NHS health careers website is setup to help you figure out the right career for you, it covers a number of topics including:
Step into the NHS can help you understand which education, courses and qualifications you need for roles such as nursing, healthcare assistants and a number of allied health professional (AHP) roles, and more. The website includes sections covering:
In social care, no two days are the same because supporting people of different ages, with different abilities and needs, means making a difference in all sorts of roles.
From Activities Organiser to Support Worker, there are lots of roles out there; it just depends on your interests, who you’d like to work with, and where you’d like to work. The Every Day is Different website can help you:
Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. They work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support now and in the future.
For those looking for a new career in social care, you can find out more about the types of roles available, the qualifications you need, and how to access job opportunities.
There are a number of resources available to help you plan what your career might look like.
A skills assessment can be helpful at any stage of your career, like when you:
Transferable skills are a set of skills that you’re good at. You can build them up over time, through work, volunteering, education and life. You can apply these skills to a range of jobs.
You may want to take an assessment to help you:
Barts pre-employment training programme provides eligible 18-30-year-olds the opportunity to access entry-level jobs and apprenticeship vacancies at Barts Health, as well as the wider health sector. Successful candidates will also benefit from a talent pool. Most of the jobs available will be within administration or Healthcare Support roles
Apprenticeships provide routes into a variety of careers in the NHS and are an excellent opportunity to earn, gain work experience and achieve nationally recognised qualifications at the same time. Apprenticeships can be used to support you to develop through your career, accessing career pathways from entry level roles to senior leadership.
Learn about what apprenticeships in health are and how to access apprenticeships in north east London.
Apprenticeships have equivalent educational levels.
Level | Equivalent educational level | |
Intermediate | 2 | GCSE |
Advanced | 3 | A level |
Higher | 4,5,6 and 7 | Foundation degree and above |
Degree | 6 and 7 | Bachelor’s or master’s degree |
Examples of NHS apprenticeships include:
