Step into the NHS
Schools’ competition 2014/15
How to enter
Did you know…
• There is much more to working for the NHS than being a doctor or nurse.
• In fact, there are over 350 different careers available in the NHS.
• What’s more, it’s the largest employer in Europe and the fifth biggest in the world. The NHS employs more than 1.35 million people in England!
What’s this competition all about?
• It’s about thinking how you might let other young people know about the many different careers in the NHS.
• They include jobs in areas like speech therapy, art therapy, engineering, finance, human resources and even gardening!
• Every employee is part of the NHS team which helps to make a difference to people’s lives every single day.
Your brief
• To promote a specific career in the NHS by creating a range of recruitment materials, which appeal to students of your age group.
• You can enter as an individual or as a group of up to four people.
Prepare!
• Take the personality quiz at www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk to see which career would suit you best. There are 66 different careers to find out about!
• Information about the all the 350 plus different careers is available at www.nhscareers.nhs.uk.
• Extend your search to find out as much as you can about other careers that are available too.
• Visit www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/schoolscompetition for more information on the competition and downloadable materials.
Choose a career
• Select a career that you find interesting from all the ones you have researched.
• Try to choose a career that is different to the ones chosen by other members of your class.
• You can then discuss the different roles between you and start to understand how different people in the NHS work as part of a team.
Extend your research
• Conduct further research into the job you have chosen.
• You should extend your research as far as possible.
Here are some other useful links to help you:
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/schoolscompetition www.nhscareers.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeoplewww.skillsforhealth.org.uk
Prepare your competition entry
For the job you have chosen, you will need to create two recruitment materials:
1. A job advertisement
AND
2. A job description
A job advert for the role
• In which media would you choose to advertise? For example, will your advertisement be a piece of film, a poster or a presentation?
• Who is the target audience?
• How will you make this role sound interesting to young people?
• Your advert should be creative, fun and lively. Please avoid using copyrighted materials, for example music on videos and websites.
A job description for the role
• Think about the role and key responsibilities.
• What knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications are required?
• What personality would suit the job best?
• Example job descriptions are included on the enclosed CD-ROM and online at www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/jobdescription.
What are the judges looking for?
1. Job advertisement
• fun, lively and appealing to your age group
• creative and original
• understanding of chosen career.
2. Job description
• creative understanding of role and what it involves
• understanding of entry routes to chosen career, for example knowledge, skills, experience and relevant qualifications required
• clear structure and presentation.
Submitting your entry
• You must send in a completed entry form with your work.
• Please make sure you complete all sections fully.
• The closing date for the competition is 30 January 2015.
Things to include
• To support your entry, you can include images, storyboards, mood boards and other materials.
• Please make sure every piece of paper you attach is clearly marked with your details.
How will the winners be decided?
A panel of experienced judges will meet to decide on the winners:
• One winner will be chosen from each of the ten regions around the country.
• One of these will be selected as the overall national winner.
What can you win?
National winnerThe winning individual, or each member of the winning group, will receive a tablet computer and a certificate.
Ten regional winners A £50 Amazon voucher and a certificate will be awarded to the winning individual or each member of the winning group.
Highly commendedWe will select a number of highly commended entries and each member of the group will receive a certificate.
Good luck!