We would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Being a Pharmacist 

“Pharmacy is such a varied area to work in; some people think pharmacists just stick labels on boxes but there’s a lot more to the role than that! Advising healthcare professionals and patients on effective treatments to manage conditions is interesting and rewarding.”

Pharmacists are experts in medicines. Their knowledge of medicines and the effect they have on the human body is critical for managing medical conditions. The role of a pharmacist is varied and can include advising doctors and nurses on how to choose medicines and use them correctly, ensuring that new medicines are safe to use with other medication, advising on dosage and suggesting the most appropriate form of medication such as tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler, and making sure that patients use their medicines safely.

Visit Health Careers for information about:

Being an Occupational Therapist 

“Occupational therapists help people to improve their quality of life, which is really rewarding. It’s a great feeling knowing that you’re making a difference to someone every day.”

As an occupational therapist you’ll work with people who have difficulties carrying out activities because of disability, illness, trauma, ageing, or a range of long-term conditions. The role may include supporting people with a mental illness or learning disability with everyday activities, helping someone adapt to life after major surgery or helping older people stay in their homes by providing adaptations such as stair lifts.

Visit Health Careers for information about:

Being a podiatrist

“There’s a lot more to podiatry than people think; no two days are the same. It’s such a varied role with lots of opportunities to learn new things. It’s a great option if you want a career caring for others”.

As a podiatrist you’ll work with people’s feet and legs. You’ll diagnose and treat abnormalities and offer professional advice on care and how to prevent foot problems. You’ll treat a variety of patients with different issues including children with lower limb pain or problems walking, diabetes sufferers with circulation problems who may be at risk of amputation and people with sports injuries.

Visit Health Careers for information about:

When you’re a qualified paramedic, no day is ever the same. You’ll work in a range of emergency and non-emergency situations, using your judgement and skills to quickly access a patient’s condition and make life-saving decisions.    

You’ll be trained to resuscitate and stabilise patients using sophisticated techniques, equipment and drugs. In an emergency, you may use high-tech equipment such as defibrillators, spinal and traction splints, as well as administering oxygen and drugs. 

You’ll often work alongside the police and fire and rescue services. Along with your patients, you’ll also support their relatives, friends and members of the public, some of whom might be highly agitated. 

As a paramedic, you’ll be the senior member of a two-person team, with an emergency care assistant or technician to support you. You may also work on your own using a motorbike or bicycle, or provide advice over the telephone from a control room or clinical hub.

Paramedics work closely with other healthcare teams in the community, such as GPs, occupational therapists, mental health teams, diabetes specialists and doctors and nurses in hospital emergency departments.

Based primarily at a local ambulance station, you’ll work shifts, including evenings and weekends and will work in all types of weather conditions.

Entry Requirements
Pay and Conditions

  
Receptionists are often the first person our patients see. They use customer service and admin skills to welcome people to a hospital, health centre, clinic or NHS headquarters. 

During your day you will:

You'll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on where you're based. For example, in a hospital you may:

In health centres or GP surgeries, you may:

As well as nurses, HCAs work with doctors, midwives and other healthcare professionals. They have a lot of contact with patients.

To find out more click here