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Scalpel…microscope…camera…purchase ledger: Career opportunities in the NHS
Alan SimmonsCareers ConsultantNHS Careers
Join the team and make a difference
Size and structure of the NHS
Career areas & roles
Opportunities at university and beyond
Pay
Careers information & resources from NHS Careers
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!)
Qualifed Ambulance staff1%
Managers & Senior Managers3%
Allied Health Professions5%
Hotel, property & estates5%
Health Informatics2%
Central functions (HR, finance etc)6%
GP practice staff (excl doctors)
6%
Support to ambulance staff (HCAs,maintenance etc)
1%
Healthcare Scientist & AHP Support staff (Therapy Assistants, admin etc)
4%
Support to doctors & nurses (HCAs, admin etc)
21%
Healthcare Scientists6%
Nurses & Midwives30%
Doctors & Dentists10%
www.ic.nhs.uk
Career areas & roles
Examples of careers in the Allied Health Professions
Adult psychotherapist Art therapist Child psychotherapist Chiropodist/podiatrist Clinical psychologist Counselling psychologist Diagnostic radiographer Dietitian Dramatherapist Forensic psychologist Health psychologist
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
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
Examples of career areas for Doctors
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
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
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
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
Anatomical pathology Blood transfusion Clinical biochemistry Clinical embryology Clinical immunology Cytopathology Haematology Histopathology Phlebotomy
Life sciences Physiological sciences
Audiology Cardiology Clinical perfusion Critical care technology G I physiology Hearing therapy Neurophysiology Ophthalmic science Respiratory physiology Urodynamics Vascular technology Vision science
Biomechanical engineering Clinical illustration Equipment management Information technology /
computer science Medical engineering &
rehabilitation engineering Diagnostic radiology Nuclear medicine Radiation protection Renal dialysis Maxillofacial prosthetics
Medical physics and clinical engineering*
*Under Modernising Scientific Careers, medical physics and clinical engineering will form 2 separate work areas
Examples of careers in Midwifery
Community midwife Consultant midwife Delivery suite manager Health visitor Labour ward manager Midwife Neonatal nurse
Examples of careers in Nursing
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…
Administration (the) Board Change Clinical audit Clinical governance Clinical risk Clinical site Commissioning Communications/public relations Contracts Estates & facilities Finance General services Hotel services
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
Corporate services Architect Chaplain Engineer Finance staff Health education/promotion officer Hospital play staff Human resources staff Librarians Surveyors
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
Estates services Building worker – bricklayer/ carpenter/painter/plumber/tiler Caretaker Electrician Estates manager Estate technician Gardener/grounds staff Window cleaner
Support services Audiovisual technician Driver Fire safety officer Messenger Porter Security Sterile services manager/ assistant Storekeeper
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
Opportunities at university & beyond
Opportunities at University
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*
Audiology* Biomedical science Clinical perfusion Dental hygiene* Dental technology Dental therapy* Dentistry** Dietetics* Healthcare Science Medicine** Midwifery*
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** Dietetics* Medicine** Nursing* Occupational therapy* Physiotherapy* Radiography* (therapeutic and 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 - Non-clinical
Graduate Management Training Scheme**
Financial management stream
General management stream
Human resource management stream
Informatics management
**Details for 2011 entry yet to be confirmed – visit www.nhsgraduates.co.uk
Other “non-scheme” opportunities e.g.:
Health informatics (e.g. librarians, statisticians)
Operational management
Engineering etc.
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN DENTISTRY (SOME DENTAL SCHOOLS)
– FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
DENTIST
CLINICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING LEADING TO MSC & REGISTRATION
WITH HPC (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
CLINICAL SCIENTIST IN MICROBIOLOGY
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – GENERAL MANAGEMENT
STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
GENERAL MANAGERDIETITIAN
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN DIETETICS (TUITION FEES
PAID & MEANS-TESTED BURSARY)
BIOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – FINANCE STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
FINANCE MANAGER
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN MEDICINE (SOME MEDICAL SCHOOLS)
– FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
G.P.
ARTS ADMINISTRATOR/CO-ORDINATOR
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
THERAPY (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS-TESTED BURSARY)
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST
ENGLISH
MSC IN AUDIOLOGY LEADING TO REGISTRATION WITH RCCP (TUITION
FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED BURSARY)
AUDIOLOGIST
ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST POST + TRAINING AT MASTERS
LEVEL
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
FURTHER TRAINING
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING PRACTITIONERMENTAL HEALTH NURSE
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGY
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – INFORMATICS
MANAGEMENT STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
INFORMATICS MANAGER
2 YEAR POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN SOCIAL WORK (AFTER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE)
(SOCIAL WORK BURSARY PAYABLE)
SOCIAL WORKER
CONTRACTS MANAGER
FINANCE OFFICERBUSINESS STUDIES
…but don’t forget the many opportunities for “non-University trained”
staff too!
Career Framework for the NHS
Initial entry level jobs
More senior staff
Consultant practitioners
Advanced practitioners
Senior practitioners
Practitioners
Assistant practitioners
Senior healthcare assist./technicians
Support workers
Domestic, porter, cadet, care assistant
Medical sec., senior housekeeper, therapy assistant, HCA, ATO
Clinical support worker, cook, housekeeper
Consultant psychiatrist, board director
Nurse consultant, consultant SLT, chief pharmacist
Head of estates, specialist OT/midwife
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
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EXAMPLES
Pay
Pay systems as at April 2010
Agenda for change
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.)
Doctors and dentists
Very senior managers
Join the team and make a difference
NHS Careers: information and resources(England only)
What is NHS Careers?
Careers information for England only* websites (3) literature (all free) contact centre
phone Email post fax
Job vacancies (NHS Jobs for England & Wales) Careers counselling/guidance
*There is separate provision in Scotland and Wales
NHS Careers – contact details
0345 60 60 655
NHS CareersPO Box 2311BristolBS2 2ZX
Fax: 0345 850 88 66
advice@nhscareers.nhs.uk
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)
Link to NHS Jobs website
Download leaflets
Link to list of NHS Trusts
Contact centre details
Advice line for existing NHS
staff
A-Z of around 110 NHS careers
Main NHS Careers website
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk
Resources for teachers
Find university courses
Monthly feature
Find university courses leading to
statutory registration
Different ways to explore the careers information
Latest news
Search the site
Info for staff qualified outside
UK
Step into the NHS (14-19 year olds)
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
Register to receive welcome pack and customised information
Career “mapper” – short quiz to suggest
possible careers
Link to pages for teachers and careers/personal
advisors
Case studies of NHS
staffVideo clips
Additional features
for students who’ve
registered
Menu
Students registering with the Step into the NHS website will receive (for free) …
A personalised welcome pack of information
Access to additional areas of the Step into the NHS website
Ongoing e-mail communication (termly) until they are 19
www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
Advice on applying for a job
Change degree
discipline
Case studies of graduates now working in the NHS
Sign up for job alerts
through the NHS Jobs website
Advice on career prospects
Links to graduate schemes
What can I do with my degree website (graduates and undergraduates)
NHS Jobs
Jobs website (England & Wales)
Simple
search facility
Register for job alerts by email &
RSS
More advanced search facility
How to apply, hints on applications and interviews etc
Browse vacancies by career groupings
www.jobs.nhs.uk
Using the “Advanced search” function…
LOOKING FOR VACANCIES
RELATED TO…
TRY SEARCH TERMS IN THE SKILLS FIELD SUCH AS…
EXAMPLES OF RESULTING JOB VACANCIES
NUTRITION“healthy eating”, “diet”, “food”, “allergy”, “health promotion”,
“nutrition”, “lifestyle”
Lifestyle support worker Health development practitioner Assistant nutritionist/dietitian
PSYCHOLOGY“talking therapies”, “counselling”, “mental health”, “low intensity”,
“high intensity”, “IAPT”
Substance misuse practitioner Wellbeing Coordinator Mental health advisor - trainee
ADMINISTRATION“marketing”, “project”, “payroll”,
“finance”, “communication”, “record-keeping”
Marketing coordinator Employment services officer (recruitment) Finance assistant
SPORT SCIENCE“exercise”, “fitness”, “lifestyle”, “stroke”, “physiology”, “cardiac
rehabilitation”
Rehabilitation assistant Health improvement practitioner Cardiac physiologist
LIFE SCIENCES“laboratory”, “pathology”, “public
health”, “healthcare science”, “health protection”
Training administration asst. (pathology) Medical laboratory assistant – advanced Trainee biomedical scientist
PUBLIC HEALTH“health improvement”, “health
protection”, “substance misuse”, “smoking cessation”
Health promotion resource & info. officer Integrated care drugs worker Administrator (PCT, working at a prison)