Scalpel…microscope…camera…purchase ledgerWhat can I do with my degree in the NHS?
Alan Simmons Careers Consultant, NHS Careers
Join the team and make a difference
NHS organisations in England (at 3-09)
180 Acute (Hospital) Trusts
12 Ambulance Trusts
10 Care Trusts
74 Mental Health Trusts
148 Primary Care Trusts
10 Special Health Authorities
10 Strategic Health Authorities
Total 444* NHS organisations
(*includes 115 Foundation Trusts at March 2009)
How the NHS works
www.nhs.uk
FACTS:
Approximately 90% of NHS
care takes place outside of hospitals
The 17.5 million with long-term
conditions (such as asthma
or diabetes) receive their treatment in primary care
The NHS in England - some facts…
Employs approximately 1.3 million staff
Comprises around 444 separate organisations (Trusts & Health Authorities)
61% of the workforce are not doctors, dentists, nurses or midwives
Nearly 50% of NHS staff have degree-level/ professional qualifications
Spends around £4 billion per year on higher education and training leading to registration
Invests in part-time study
Staff in the NHS 2008 (approximately!)
Doctor s & dentists
9%
Nur ses & midwives
30%
Healthcar e scientists
6%
Suppor t to doctor s & nur ses (incl .
heal thcar e assistants, assistant
pr acti tioner s etc)
22%
Healthcar e scientist & AHP suppor t
staff (incl . assistant heal thcar e
scientists, ther apy assistants)
4%
GP pr actice staff
(excl doctor s)
7%
Suppor t to ambulance staff
(HCAs,maintenance etc)
1%
Qual i f ed ambulance staff
1%Al l ied health pr of essions
5%
Manager s & senior manager s
3%
Hotel , pr oper ty & estates
5%
Health inf or matics
(inf or mation management/ knowledge
management, health r ecor ds etc)
2%
Centr al f unctions
(HR, fi nance, communications staff )
5%
www.ic.nhs.uk
It’s not just doctors and
nurses!
Opportunities for Graduates
“Non-clinical” areas:
Graduate Management Training Scheme (approx 240 p.a.)
www.nhsleadtheway.co.uk
Other “non-scheme” opportunities in areas including: Health informatics (e.g. librarians, knowledge managers,
information managers, statisticians) Operational management (e.g. hotel management,
purchasing/supplies management) Engineering Surveying Project management
www.jobs.nhs.uk
Finance management
General management
Human resource management
Informatics management
Opportunities for Graduates
“Clinical” areas, including:
Grade A Clinical Scientist Training (approx 180 p.a.)
www.nhsclinicalscientists.info/
Audiology Clinical immunology
Clinical biochemistry Clinical molecular Genetics
Clinical cytogenetics Histocompatability & immunogenetics
Clinical embryology Medical physics & clinical engineering
Clinical haematology Microbiology
Opportunities for Graduates
“Clinical” areas (continued) including: Graduate entry leading to postgraduate training in:
Accelerated programmes for graduates:
Medicine* Dietetics** Physiotherapy**
Dentistry* Speech & Language Therapy** Diagnostic Radiography**
Nursing** Occupational Therapy** Therapeutic Radiography**
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk (Course finder)
*NHS financial support for eligible students – full payment of tuition fees and eligibility for means-tested bursary
**NHS financial support for eligible students – full payment of tuition fees and eligibility for means tested bursary
Art therapy Dramatherapy Music therapy Psychology
Biomedical science Graduate mental health Pharmacy
www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students (NHS financial support)
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
Examples of opportunities in the
NHS for graduates of specific degree
disciplines
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
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – INFORMATICS
MANAGEMENT STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
INFORMATICS MANAGER
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN MEDICINE (SOME MEDICAL
SCHOOLS) – FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS
TESTED BURSARY
PSYCHIATRIST
CIVIL SERVICE (FAST STREAM)
E.G. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
INFORMATION OFFICER HISTORY
2 YEAR POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN SOCIAL WORK (AFTER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE)
(SOCIAL WORK BURSARY PAYABLE)
SOCIAL WORKER
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – HUMAN RESOURCES
STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
HR MANAGER
CLINICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING LEADING TO MSC & REGISTRATION
WITH HPC (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
CLINICAL ENGINEER
Ch
r is
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING
SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER (ACUTE
TRUST)
CA
SE S
TU
DY
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
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
Kim
berl
ey
ENGLISH LIT
TRAINEE CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGIST (ACUTE TRUST)
CA
SE S
TU
DY
ENGLISH
MSC IN AUDIOLOGY LEADING TO REGISTRATION WITH RCCP (TUITION
FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED BURSARY)
AUDIOLOGIST
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION MASTERS DEGREE
IN THERAPEUTIC RADIOGRAPHY (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS-
TESTED BURSARY)
THERAPEUTIC RADIOGAPHER
CLINICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING LEADING TO MSC & REGISTRATION WITH HPC
(SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
CLINICAL SCIENTIST IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
CIVIL SERVICE (FAST STREAM)
E.G. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Ric
hard
PHYSICSCLINICAL SCIENTIST
IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS (ACUTE TRUST)
CA
SE S
TU
DY
PHYSICS
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – HUMAN RESOURCES
STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
HR MANAGER
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN MEDICINE (SOME MEDICAL SCHOOLS) – FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND
ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED BURSARY
CARDIO-THORACIC SURGEON
WEB DESIGNER
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
PUBLIC RELATIONS
OFFICER
MEDIA STUDIES
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
PRIMARY CARE GRADUATE MENTAL HEALTH WORKER
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGY
2 YEAR POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN SOCIAL WORK (AFTER RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE) (SOCIAL WORK BURSARY PAYABLE)
SOCIAL WORKER
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS-TESTED BURSARY)
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – FINANCE STREAM (SALARIED WHILST
TRAINING)
FINANCE MANAGER
CIVIL SERVICE (FAST STREAM)
E.G. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Man
deep
SOCIOLOGY
LOCALITY COMMISSIONER
(PCT)
CA
SE S
TU
DY
SOCIAL SCIENCES
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME –HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
HR MANAGER
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN MEDICINE (SOME MEDICAL SCHOOLS)
– FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
OPHTHALMOLOGIST
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – INFORMATICS
MANAGEMENT STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
INFORMATICS MANAGER
SYSTEMS ANALYST
IT TRAINERAPPLICATIONS DEVELOPER
Em
ma
COMPUTER SCIENCE
FORENSIC COMPUTER OFFICER
(NHS CFMS)C
AS
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STU
DY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGIST POST WITH PART-TIME STUDY
FOR RCCP RECOGNISED DEGREE
CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGIST (RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY)
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY
(TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS-TESTED BURSARY)
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS-TESTED
BURSARY)
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHER
HEALTH TRAINEREXERCISE AND
HEALTH PRACTITIONER
SPORT SCIENCE
RELEVANT ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL-RELATED EXPERIENCE +
(E.G. RISK MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION)
LEGAL SERVICES MANAGER
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – GENERAL MANAGEMENT
STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING)
GENERAL MANAGER
4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN MEDICINE (SOME MEDICAL SCHOOLS)
– FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED
BURSARY
RADIOLOGIST
HUMAN RESOURCES ADVISORLAW
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
An
dre
w
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY PLANNING MANAGER
(PCT)C
AS
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TU
DY
FINANCE OFFICERBUSINESS STUDIES
Further information
Information about careers and jobs in the NHS in the UK
SCOTLAND
Job vacancies: www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk
Careers information:NHS Scotland careers
0845 8502502 www.infoscotland.com/nhs
ENGLAND
Job vacancieswww.jobs.nhs.uk
Careers informationNHS Careers 0845 60 60 655
www.nhscareers,nhs.ukwww.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
NORTHERN IRELAND
Job vacancies: www.n-i.nhs.uk/index.php?link=jobs
Careers information: Dept of Education and Learning careers:
www.careersserviceni.com
Registered nurses and midwives:Contact NIPEC:
www.nipec.n-i.nhs.uk/
WALES
Job vacancieswww.jobs.nhs.uk
Careers informationNational Leadership and Innovation
Agency for Healthcare01443 233472
www.nliah.wales.nhs.uk
NHS Wales Careerswww.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=462
NHS Careers – contact details
0845 60 60 655
NHS CareersPO Box 2311BristolBS2 2ZX
Fax: 0845 850 88 66
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk (main) www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk (14-19 year olds)www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
Website for graduates and undergraduates
www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
Advice on applying for a
job
Change discipline
Case studies of graduates now working on the NHS
Sign up for job alerts through the NHS Jobs
websiteLinks to graduate
schemes
Website for graduates and undergraduates
Career suggestions for someone
with this degree
discipline
Careers info
Link to NHS Jobs website
Order / 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
Different ways to explore the careers information
Latest news
Search the site
Jobs website (England & Wales)
www.jobs.nhs.uk
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
Advanced search function
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 (NB THESE ARE NOT
NECESSARILY GRADUATE ROLES)
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)
Further information
NHS Careers undergraduates/graduates: http://www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk
NHS Careers: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk
NHS Jobs: http://www.jobs.nhs.uk
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme: http://www.nhsleadtheway.co.uk
NHS Clinical Scientist Training Scheme: https://www.nhsclinicalscientists.info
NHS Student Bursaries: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students
NHS (NHS Choices): http://www.nhs.uk
Department of Health: http://www.dh.gov.uk
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