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!