Scalpel…microscope…camera…purchase ledger What 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 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!)

Its not just doctors and nurses!

Opportunities for Graduates Non-clinical areas: Graduate Management Training Scheme (approx 240 p.a.) 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 Finance management General management Human resource management Informatics management

Opportunities for Graduates Clinical areas, including: Grade A Clinical Scientist Training (approx 180 p.a.) AudiologyClinical immunology Clinical biochemistryClinical molecular Genetics Clinical cytogeneticsHistocompatability & immunogenetics Clinical embryologyMedical physics & clinical engineering Clinical haematologyMicrobiology

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** (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 therapyDramatherapyMusic therapyPsychology Biomedical scienceGraduate mental healthPharmacy (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 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 MANAGER DIETITIAN 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 PSYCHIATRISTCIVIL 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 Chris ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER (ACUTE TRUST) CASE STUDY 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 Kimberley ENGLISH LIT TRAINEE CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGIST (ACUTE TRUST) CASE STUDY 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 Richard PHYSICS CLINICAL SCIENTIST IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS (ACUTE TRUST) CASE STUDY 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 Mandeep SOCIOLOGY LOCALITY COMMISSIONER (PCT) CASE STUDY 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 Emma COMPUTER SCIENCE FORENSIC COMPUTER OFFICER (NHS CFMS) CASE STUDY 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 RADIOLOGISTHUMAN RESOURCES ADVISOR LAW

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 WORKERCONTRACTS MANAGER Andrew BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY PLANNING MANAGER (PCT) CASE STUDY FINANCE OFFICER BUSINESS STUDIES

Further information

Information about careers and jobs in the NHS in the UK SCOTLAND Job vacancies: Careers information: NHS Scotland careers ENGLAND Job vacancies Careers information NHS Careers NORTHERN IRELAND Job vacancies: Careers information: Dept of Education and Learning careers: Registered nurses and midwives: Contact NIPEC: WALES Job vacancies Careers information National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare NHS Wales Careers

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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)

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