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

advice@nhscareers.nhs.uk

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

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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