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Scalpel…microscope…camera…purchase ledger:
Career opportunities in the NHS
Alan Simmons
Careers Consultant
NHS Careers
Join the team and
make a difference
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Size and structure of the NHS
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Career areas & roles
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Opportunities at university and beyond
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Pay
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Careers information & resources from NHS Careers
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NHS Jobs
Size and structure of the NHS
NHS organisations in England (at 9-10)
168 Acute (Hospital) Trusts
12 Ambulance Trusts
11 Care Trusts
59 Mental Health Trusts
147 Primary Care Trusts
9 Special Health Authorities
10 Strategic Health Authorities
Total 416* NHS organisations
(*includes 129 Foundation Trusts at March 2010)
Source: www.nhs.uk
How the NHS works
www.nhs.uk
Staff in the NHS 2009 (approximately!)
Support to doctors & nurses
(HCAs, admin etc)
21%
Doctors & Dentists
10%
Healthcare Scientist & AHP
Support staff (Therapy
Assistants, admin etc)
4%
Nurses & Midwives
30%
Support to ambulance staff
(HCAs,maintenance etc)
1%
GP practice staff (excl
doctors)
6%
Central functions (HR, finance
etc)
6%
Health Informatics
2%
Hotel, property & estates
Qualifed Ambulance staff
5%
1%
Managers & Senior Managers
3%
www.ic.nhs.uk
Healthcare Scientists
6%
Allied Health Professions
5%
Career areas & roles
Examples of careers in the Allied Health Professions
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Adult psychotherapist
Art therapist
Child psychotherapist
Chiropodist/podiatrist
Clinical psychologist
Counselling psychologist
Diagnostic radiographer
Dietitian
Dramatherapist
Forensic psychologist
Health psychologist
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Music therapist
Occupational therapist
Orthoptist
Orthotist
Physiotherapist
Prosthetist
Psychotherapist
Therapeutic radiographer
Speech and language therapist
Technical instructor
Examples of careers in the Ambulance Service team
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Ambulance care assistant
Call handler
Control room manager
Control room supervisor
Emergency care practitioner
Emergency medical dispatcher
Paramedic
Patient transport services controller
Patient transport services driver
Student paramedic
Examples of careers in the Dental Team
 Associate
dentist
 Assistant dentist
 Dental nurse
 Dental hygienist
 Dental therapist
 Dental technologist
 Dental surgeon
 Dentist – community
 Dentist - general practice
Dentist – hospital
 Dentist – public health
 Oral & maxillo-facial surgeon
 Maxillofacial prosthetist
 Orthodontist
 Paediatric dentist
 Restorative dentist
 Vocational trainee
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Examples of career areas for Doctors
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Acute care common stem
(ACCS)
Acute Internal Medicine
Anaesthesia
Chemical pathology
Community Sexual &
Reproductive Health
General practice
Histopathology
Medical microbiology
Medical virology
Medicine in general
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Emergency medicine
Neurosurgery (core neuroscience
training)
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry in general
Public health
Surgery in general
Examples of careers in Health Informatics
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Administrative assistant
Assistant IT support officer
Assistant manager, medical
records
Clinic clerk
Clinical audit manager/officer
Clinical coder
Clinical records officer
Computer manager and
information co-ordinator
Information analyst
Information services manager
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Information specialist
Information/library officer
IT trainer
Knowledge and information
manager
Librarian
Medical records clerk
Network manager
Patient liaison manager
Project manager
Public health intelligence manager
Telecommunications manager
Ward clerk
Examples of careers in Healthcare Science
Physiological sciences
Life sciences
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Anatomical pathology
Blood transfusion
Clinical biochemistry
Clinical embryology
Clinical immunology
Cytopathology
Haematology
Histopathology
Phlebotomy
Medical physics and
clinical engineering*
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Audiology
Cardiology
Clinical perfusion
Critical care technology
G I physiology
Hearing therapy
Neurophysiology
Ophthalmic science
Respiratory physiology
Urodynamics
Vascular technology
Vision science
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Biomechanical engineering
Clinical illustration
Equipment management
Information technology /
computer science
Medical engineering &
rehabilitation engineering
Diagnostic radiology
Nuclear medicine
Radiation protection
Renal dialysis
Maxillofacial prosthetics
*Under Modernising Scientific Careers, medical physics and clinical
engineering will form 2 separate work areas
Examples of careers in Midwifery
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Community midwife
Consultant midwife
Delivery suite manager
Health visitor
Labour ward manager
Midwife
Neonatal nurse
Examples of careers in Nursing
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Community nurse
District nurse
General/adult nurse
Health visitor
Learning disability nurse
Mental health nurse
Nurse Consultant
Occupational health nurse
Paediatric (children’s)
nurse
Practice nurse
Prison nurse
School nurse
Managers of…
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Administration
(the) Board
Change
Clinical audit
Clinical governance
Clinical risk
Clinical site
Commissioning
Communications/public relations
Contracts
Estates & facilities
Finance
General services
Hotel services
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Human resources
Information
Information management
Linen/laundry services
Medical records
Patient services/patient liaison
Training
Projects
Practice (e.g. a GP surgery)
Primary care development
Procurement and supplies
Sterile services
Strategic development
Examples of careers in the Wider Healthcare Team
Administration
 Clerk
 Medical record keeper
 Medical secretary/personal
assistant
 Receptionist
 Secretary/typist
 Switchboard operator/telephonist
Clinical support services
 Arts therapy assistant
 Assistant dietitian
 Assistant technical officer
 Cardiographer
 Clinical support worker in dentistry
 Maternity support worker
 Medical laboratory assistant
 Newborn hearing screener
 Nursing healthcare assistant
 Occupational therapy assistant
 Physiotherapy assistant
 Phlebotomist
 Podiatry assistant
 Radiography assistant
 Speech and language therapy
assistant
Corporate services
 Architect
 Chaplain
 Engineer
 Finance staff
 Health education/promotion
officer
 Hospital play staff
 Human resources staff
 Librarians
 Surveyors
Estates services
 Building worker – bricklayer/
carpenter/painter/plumber/tiler
 Caretaker
 Electrician
 Estates manager
 Estate technician
 Gardener/grounds staff
 Window cleaner
Domestic services
 Catering manager
 Catering assistant
 Assistant catering manager
 Chef/head chef/assistant
chef
 Domestic services manager/
supervisor
 Domestic services assistant
 Housekeeper
 Laundry manager/assistant
Support services
 Audiovisual technician
 Driver
 Fire safety officer
 Messenger
 Porter
 Security
 Sterile services manager/
assistant
 Storekeeper
Opportunities at university &
beyond
Opportunities at University
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Audiology*
Biomedical science
Clinical perfusion
Dental hygiene*
Dental technology
Dental therapy*
Dentistry**
Dietetics*
Healthcare Science
Medicine**
Midwifery*
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Nursing*
Occupational therapy*
Orthoptics*
Operating department practice*
Paramedic science
Physiotherapy*
Physiological science (incl GI, cardiac,
neuro, respiratory)
Podiatry/chiropody*
Prosthetics and orthotics*
Radiography* (therapeutic & diagnostic)
Speech & language therapy*
Financial support for eligible students:
*Tuition fees paid in full & bursary payable **NHS support from part way through course
For more info, visit: NHS Student Bursaries website: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students
Opportunities for Graduates – Clinical
 Clinical scientist training – relevant science degree required for entry – NB
changes as a result of Modernising Scientific Careers
 Biomedical scientists - NB changes as a result of Modernising Scientific
Careers
 Arts therapists (music, drama & art therapy)
 Psychologists – clinical, counselling, forensic, health areas, primary care
graduate mental health worker
 Accelerated programmes for graduates:
 Dentistry**
Financial support for eligible students:
 Dietetics*
* Tuition fees paid in full & bursary payable
 Medicine**
** NHS support from part way through course
 Nursing*
For more info, visit: NHS Student Bursaries website:
 Occupational therapy*
www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students
 Physiotherapy*
 Radiography* (therapeutic and diagnostic)
 Speech & language therapy*
Opportunities for Graduates - Non-clinical
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Graduate Management Training Scheme**
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Financial management stream
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General management stream
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Human resource management stream
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Informatics management
**Details for 2011 entry yet to be confirmed – visit www.nhsgraduates.co.uk
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Other “non-scheme” opportunities e.g.:
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Health informatics (e.g. librarians, statisticians)
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Operational management
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Engineering etc.
DENTIST
CLINICAL SCIENTIST
IN MICROBIOLOGY
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN
DENTISTRY (SOME DENTAL SCHOOLS)
– FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID
AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
CLINICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING
LEADING TO MSC & REGISTRATION
WITH HPC (SALARIED WHILST
TRAINING)
BIOLOGY
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION
DEGREE IN DIETETICS (TUITION FEES
PAID & MEANS-TESTED BURSARY)
DIETITIAN
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING
SCHEME – GENERAL MANAGEMENT
STREAM (SALARIED WHILST
TRAINING)
GENERAL MANAGER
FINANCE MANAGER
SPEECH AND
LANGUAGE THERAPIST
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION
DEGREE IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
THERAPY (TUITION FEES PAID &
MEANS-TESTED BURSARY)
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING
SCHEME – FINANCE STREAM
(SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
ARTS
ADMINISTRATOR/
CO-ORDINATOR
ENGLISH
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN
MEDICINE (SOME MEDICAL SCHOOLS)
– FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID
AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
G.P.
COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICER
CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGIST
AUDIOLOGIST
MSC IN AUDIOLOGY LEADING TO
REGISTRATION WITH RCCP (TUITION
FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED
BURSARY)
HUMAN RESOURCES
ASSISTANT
ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST
POST + TRAINING AT MASTERS
LEVEL
PSYCHOLOGY
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION
DEGREE IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
FURTHER TRAINING
PSYCHOLOGICAL
WELLBEING PRACTITIONER
SOCIAL WORKER
2 YEAR POSTGRADUATE
QUALIFICATION IN SOCIAL WORK
(AFTER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE)
(SOCIAL WORK BURSARY PAYABLE)
CONTRACTS
MANAGER
BUSINESS
STUDIES
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING
SCHEME – INFORMATICS
MANAGEMENT STREAM (SALARIED
WHILST TRAINING)
INFORMATICS
MANAGER
FINANCE OFFICER
…but don’t forget the
many opportunities for
“non-University trained”
staff too!
Career Framework for the NHS
EXAMPLES
Consultant psychiatrist, board director
9
More senior staff
8
Consultant practitioners
Nurse consultant, consultant SLT, chief
pharmacist
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Advanced practitioners
Head of estates, specialist OT/midwife
6
Senior practitioners
5
Practitioners
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Hotel services manager, community
psychiatric nurse, health visitor
New entrant radiographer/midwife/nurse/OT,
paramedic, biomedical scientist
Assist. Pract. (technical cardiology),
Asst. Pract. (neurology), OT technician
Assistant practitioners
Senior healthcare assist./technicians
Medical sec., senior housekeeper,
therapy assistant, HCA, ATO
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Support workers
Clinical support worker, cook, housekeeper
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Initial entry level jobs
Domestic, porter, cadet, care assistant
Pay
Pay systems as at April 2010
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Agenda for change
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Covers the vast majority of staff in the NHS
Has 9 “bands” (levels), ranging from band 1
(£13,653 to £14,364 p.a.) to band 9 (£77,079 to
£97,478 p.a.)
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Doctors and dentists
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Very senior managers
NHS Careers: information and resources
(England only)
Join the team and
make a difference
What is NHS Careers?
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Careers information for England only*
 websites
(3)
 literature (all free)
 contact centre
 phone
 Email
 post
 fax
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Job vacancies  (NHS Jobs for England & Wales)
Careers counselling/guidance 
*There is separate provision in Scotland and Wales
NHS Careers – contact details
[email protected]
NHS Careers
PO Box 2311
Bristol
BS2 2ZX
Fax: 0345 850 88 66
0345 60 60 655
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk (main site)
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk (for 14-19 year olds)
www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
(www.facebook.com/stepintothenhs)
(www.youtube.com/nhscareers)
Main NHS Careers website
Different ways to explore the careers information
Search the site
Link to NHS
Jobs website
A-Z of around
110 NHS careers
Download
leaflets
Contact centre
details
Find university
Find
university
courses
leading to
statutory
registration
courses
Resources for
teachers
Advice line for
existing NHS
staff
Latest news
Monthly feature
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk
Link to list of
NHS Trusts
Info for staff
qualified outside
UK
Step into the NHS (14-19 year olds)
Career “mapper” –
short quiz to
suggest possible
careers
Menu
Video
clips
Register to
receive
welcome
pack and
customised
information
Link to pages for teachers
and careers/personal
advisors
Case
studies
of NHS
staff
Additional
features
for
students
who’ve
registered
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
Students registering with the Step into the NHS
website will receive (for free) …
 A personalised
 Access
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welcome pack of information
to additional areas of the Step into the NHS website
Ongoing e-mail communication (termly) until they are 19
What can I do with my degree website (graduates and
undergraduates)
Case studies of graduates
now working in the NHS
Change
degree
discipline
Sign up for
job alerts
through the
NHS Jobs
website
Links to graduate schemes
Advice on applying for a job
Advice on career
prospects
www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
NHS Jobs
Jobs website (England & Wales)
Simple
search
facility
More advanced search facility
Register for job
alerts by email &
RSS
Browse vacancies
by career
groupings
How to apply, hints on
applications and interviews etc
www.jobs.nhs.uk
Using the “Advanced search” function…
LOOKING FOR
VACANCIES
RELATED TO…
TRY SEARCH TERMS IN THE
SKILLS FIELD SUCH AS…
NUTRITION
“healthy eating”, “diet”, “food”,
“allergy”, “health promotion”,
“nutrition”, “lifestyle”
PSYCHOLOGY
“talking therapies”, “counselling”,
“mental health”, “low intensity”,
“high intensity”, “IAPT”
ADMINISTRATION
“marketing”, “project”, “payroll”,
“finance”, “communication”,
“record-keeping”
SPORT SCIENCE
“exercise”, “fitness”, “lifestyle”,
“stroke”, “physiology”, “cardiac
rehabilitation”
LIFE SCIENCES
“laboratory”, “pathology”, “public
health”, “healthcare science”,
“health protection”
PUBLIC HEALTH
“health improvement”, “health
protection”, “substance misuse”,
“smoking cessation”
EXAMPLES OF RESULTING JOB
VACANCIES
Lifestyle support worker
 Health development practitioner
 Assistant nutritionist/dietitian
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Substance misuse practitioner
 Wellbeing Coordinator
 Mental health advisor - trainee
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Marketing coordinator
 Employment services officer (recruitment)
 Finance assistant
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Rehabilitation assistant
 Health improvement practitioner
 Cardiac physiologist
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Training administration asst. (pathology)
 Medical laboratory assistant – advanced
 Trainee biomedical scientist
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Health promotion resource & info. officer
 Integrated care drugs worker
 Administrator (PCT, working at a prison)
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