Scalpel…microscope…camera…purchase ledger: Career opportunities in the NHS

1.   Scalpel…microscope…camera…purchase ledger: Career opportunities in the NHS Alan Simmons Careers Consultant NHS Careers Join the team and make a difference

2. Size and structure of the NHS • Career areas & roles • Opportunities at university and beyond • Pay • Careers information & resources from NHS Careers • NHS Jobs

3. Size and structure of the NHS

4. NHS organisations in England (at 9-10) 168 Acute (Hospital) Trusts 12 Ambulance Trusts 11 Care Trusts 59 Mental Health Trusts 147 Primary Care Trusts 9 Special Health Authorities 10 Strategic Health Authorities Total 416* NHS organisations (*includes 129 Foundation Trusts at March 2010) Source: www.nhs.uk

5. How the NHS works www.nhs.uk

6. Staff in the NHS 2009 (approximately!) www.ic.nhs.uk

7. Career areas & roles

8. Examples of careers in the Allied Health Professions • Adult psychotherapist • Art therapist • Child psychotherapist • Chiropodist/podiatrist • Clinical psychologist • Counselling psychologist • Diagnostic radiographer • Dietitian • Dramatherapist • Forensic psychologist • Health psychologist • Music therapist • Occupational therapist • Orthoptist • Orthotist • Physiotherapist • Prosthetist • Psychotherapist • Therapeutic radiographer • Speech and language therapist • Technical instructor

9. Examples of careers in the Ambulance Service team • Ambulance care assistant • Call handler • Control room manager • Control room supervisor • Emergency care practitioner • Emergency medical dispatcher • Paramedic • Patient transport services controller • Patient transport services driver • Student paramedic

10. Examples of careers in the Dental Team • Associate dentist • Assistant dentist • Dental nurse • Dental hygienist • Dental therapist • Dental technologist • Dental surgeon • Dentist – community • Dentist - general practice • Dentist – hospital • Dentist – public health • Oral & maxillo-facial surgeon • Maxillofacial prosthetist • Orthodontist • Paediatric dentist • Restorative dentist • Vocational trainee

11. Examples of career areas for Doctors • Acute care common stem (ACCS) • Acute Internal Medicine • Anaesthesia • Chemical pathology • Community Sexual & Reproductive Health • General practice • Histopathology • Medical microbiology • Medical virology • Medicine in general • Emergency medicine • Neurosurgery (core neuroscience training) • Obstetrics & gynaecology • Ophthalmology • Oral and maxillofacial surgery • Paediatrics • Psychiatry in general • Public health • Surgery in general

12. Examples of careers in Health Informatics • Information specialist • Information/library officer • IT trainer • Knowledge and information manager • Librarian • Medical records clerk • Network manager • Patient liaison manager • Project manager • Public health intelligence manager • Telecommunications manager • Ward clerk • Administrative assistant • Assistant IT support officer • Assistant manager, medical records • Clinic clerk • Clinical audit manager/officer • Clinical coder • Clinical records officer • Computer manager and information co-ordinator • Information analyst • Information services manager

13. Anatomical pathology Blood transfusion Clinical biochemistry Clinical embryology Clinical immunology Cytopathology Haematology Histopathology Phlebotomy Audiology Cardiology Clinical perfusion Critical care technology G I physiology Hearing therapy Neurophysiology Ophthalmic science Respiratory physiology Urodynamics Vascular technology Vision science Examples of careers in Healthcare Science Medical physics and clinical engineering* Physiological sciences Life sciences • Biomechanical engineering • Clinical illustration • Equipment management • Information technology / computer science • Medical engineering & rehabilitation engineering • Diagnostic radiology • Nuclear medicine • Radiation protection • Renal dialysis • Maxillofacial prosthetics *Under Modernising Scientific Careers, medical physics and clinical engineering will form 2 separate work areas

14. Examples of careers in Midwifery • Community midwife • Consultant midwife • Delivery suite manager • Health visitor • Labour ward manager • Midwife • Neonatal nurse

15. Examples of careers in Nursing • Community nurse • District nurse • General/adult nurse • Health visitor • Learning disability nurse • Mental health nurse • Nurse Consultant • Occupational health nurse • Paediatric (children’s) nurse • Practice nurse • Prison nurse • School nurse

16. Managers of… • Human resources • Information • Information management • Linen/laundry services • Medical records • Patient services/patient liaison • Training • Projects • Practice (e.g. a GP surgery) • Primary care development • Procurement and supplies • Sterile services • Strategic development • Administration • (the) Board • Change • Clinical audit • Clinical governance • Clinical risk • Clinical site • Commissioning • Communications/public relations • Contracts • Estates & facilities • Finance • General services • Hotel services

17. Examples of careers in the Wider Healthcare Team Corporate services • Architect • Chaplain • Engineer • Finance staff • Health education/promotion officer • Hospital play staff • Human resources staff • Librarians • Surveyors Administration • Clerk • Medical record keeper • Medical secretary/personal assistant • Receptionist • Secretary/typist • Switchboard operator/telephonist Estates services • Building worker – bricklayer/ carpenter/painter/plumber/tiler • Caretaker • Electrician • Estates manager • Estate technician • Gardener/grounds staff • Window cleaner Clinical support services • Arts therapy assistant • Assistant dietitian • Assistant technical officer • Cardiographer • Clinical support worker in dentistry • Maternity support worker • Medical laboratory assistant • Newborn hearing screener • Nursing healthcare assistant • Occupational therapy assistant • Physiotherapy assistant • Phlebotomist • Podiatry assistant • Radiography assistant • Speech and language therapy assistant Domestic services • Catering manager • Catering assistant • Assistant catering manager • Chef/head chef/assistant chef • Domestic services manager/ supervisor • Domestic services assistant • Housekeeper • Laundry manager/assistant Support services • Audiovisual technician • Driver • Fire safety officer • Messenger • Porter • Security • Sterile services manager/ assistant • Storekeeper

18. Opportunities at university & beyond

19. Opportunities at University • Audiology* • Biomedical science • Clinical perfusion • Dental hygiene* • Dental technology • Dental therapy* • Dentistry** • Dietetics* • Healthcare Science • Medicine** • Midwifery* • Nursing* • Occupational therapy* • Orthoptics* • Operating department practice* • Paramedic science • Physiotherapy* • Physiological science (incl GI, cardiac, neuro, respiratory) • Podiatry/chiropody* • Prosthetics and orthotics* • Radiography* (therapeutic & diagnostic) • Speech & language therapy* Financial support for eligible students: *Tuition fees paid in full & bursary payable **NHS support from part way through course For more info, visit: NHS Student Bursaries website: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students

20. Opportunities for Graduates – Clinical • Clinical scientist training – relevant science degree required for entry – NB changes as a result of Modernising Scientific Careers • Biomedical scientists - NB changes as a result of Modernising Scientific Careers • Arts therapists (music, drama & art therapy) • Psychologists – clinical, counselling, forensic, health areas, primary care graduate mental health worker • Accelerated programmes for graduates: • Dentistry** • Dietetics* • Medicine** • Nursing* • Occupational therapy* • Physiotherapy* • Radiography* (therapeutic and diagnostic) • Speech & language therapy* Financial support for eligible students: * Tuition fees paid in full & bursary payable ** NHS support from part way through course For more info, visit: NHS Student Bursaries website: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students

21. Opportunities for Graduates - Non-clinical • Graduate Management Training Scheme** • Financial management stream • General management stream • Human resource management stream • Informatics management **Details for 2011 entry yet to be confirmed – visit www.nhsgraduates.co.uk • Other “non-scheme” opportunities e.g.: • Health informatics (e.g. librarians, statisticians) • Operational management • Engineering etc.

22. DENTIST CLINICAL SCIENTIST IN MICROBIOLOGY 4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN DENTISTRY (SOME DENTAL SCHOOLS) – FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED BURSARY CLINICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING LEADING TO MSC & REGISTRATION WITH HPC (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING) GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – GENERAL MANAGEMENT STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING) ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN DIETETICS (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS-TESTED BURSARY) GENERAL MANAGER DIETITIAN BIOLOGY

23. ARTS ADMINISTRATOR/CO-ORDINATOR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FINANCE MANAGER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS-TESTED BURSARY) GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – FINANCE STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING) ENGLISH 4-YEAR ACCELERATED DEGREE IN MEDICINE (SOME MEDICAL SCHOOLS) – FROM YEAR 2 TUITION FEES PAID AND ELIGIBLE FOR MEANS TESTED BURSARY G.P.

24. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AUDIOLOGIST MSC IN AUDIOLOGY LEADING TO REGISTRATION WITH RCCP (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED BURSARY) ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST POST + TRAINING AT MASTERS LEVEL HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT ACCELERATED PRE-REGISTRATION DEGREE IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (TUITION FEES PAID & MEANS TESTED BURSARY FURTHER TRAINING PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING PRACTITIONER MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PSYCHOLOGY

25. SOCIAL WORKER 2 YEAR POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN SOCIAL WORK (AFTER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE) (SOCIAL WORK BURSARY PAYABLE) CONTRACTS MANAGER FINANCE OFFICER GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME – INFORMATICS MANAGEMENT STREAM (SALARIED WHILST TRAINING) INFORMATICS MANAGER BUSINESS STUDIES

26. …but don’t forget the many opportunities for “non-University trained” staff too!

27. Career Framework for the NHS EXAMPLES Consultant psychiatrist, board director More senior staff 9 Nurse consultant, consultant SLT, chief pharmacist 8 Consultant practitioners 7 Advanced practitioners Head of estates, specialist OT/midwife Hotel services manager, community psychiatric nurse, health visitor 6 Senior practitioners New entrant radiographer/midwife/nurse/OT, paramedic, biomedical scientist 5 Practitioners Assist. Pract. (technical cardiology), Asst. Pract. (neurology), OT technician 4 Assistant practitioners Medical sec., senior housekeeper, therapy assistant, HCA, ATO 3 Senior healthcare assist./technicians 2 Support workers Clinical support worker, cook, housekeeper Initial entry level jobs 1 Domestic, porter, cadet, care assistant

28. Pay

29. Pay systems as at April 2010 • Agenda for change • Covers the vast majority of staff in the NHS • Has 9 “bands” (levels), ranging from band 1 (£13,653 to £14,364 p.a.) to band 9 (£77,079 to £97,478 p.a.) • Doctors and dentists • Very senior managers

30. NHS Careers: information and resources(England only) Join the team and make a difference

31. What is NHS Careers? • Careers information for England only* • websites (3) • literature (all free) • contact centre • phone • Email • post • fax • Job vacancies  (NHS Jobs for England & Wales) • Careers counselling/guidance  *There is separate provision in Scotland and Wales

32. NHS Careers – contact details advice@nhscareers.nhs.uk NHS Careers PO Box 2311 Bristol BS2 2ZX Fax: 0345 850 88 66 0345 60 60 655 www.nhscareers.nhs.uk (main site) www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk (for 14-19 year olds) www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk (www.facebook.com/stepintothenhs) (www.youtube.com/nhscareers)

33. Main NHS Careers website Different ways to explore the careers information Search the site Link to NHS Jobs website A-Z of around 110 NHS careers Download leaflets Contact centre details Find university courses leading to statutory registration Find university courses Resources for teachers Advice line for existing NHS staff Latest news Monthly feature Link to list of NHS Trusts Info for staff qualified outside UK www.nhscareers.nhs.uk

34. Link to pages for teachers and careers/personal advisors Step into the NHS (14-19 year olds) Career “mapper” – short quiz to suggest possible careers Case studies of NHS staff Menu Video clips Register to receive welcome pack and customised information Additional features for students who’ve registered www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk

35. Students registering with the Step into the NHS website will receive (for free) … • A personalised welcome pack of information • Access to additional areas of the Step into the NHS website • Ongoing e-mail communication (termly) until they are 19

36. Sign up for job alerts through the NHS Jobs website What can I do with my degree website (graduates and undergraduates) Case studies of graduates now working in the NHS Change degree discipline Links to graduate schemes Advice on applying for a job Advice on career prospects www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk

37. NHS Jobs

38. Jobs website (England & Wales) Simple search facility More advanced search facility Register for job alerts by email & RSS Browse vacancies by career groupings How to apply, hints on applications and interviews etc www.jobs.nhs.uk

39. “talking therapies”, “counselling”, “mental health”, “low intensity”, “high intensity”, “IAPT” • Substance misuse practitioner • Wellbeing Coordinator • Mental health advisor - trainee PSYCHOLOGY “marketing”, “project”, “payroll”, “finance”, “communication”, “record-keeping” • Marketing coordinator • Employment services officer (recruitment) • Finance assistant ADMINISTRATION “exercise”, “fitness”, “lifestyle”, “stroke”, “physiology”, “cardiac rehabilitation” • Rehabilitation assistant • Health improvement practitioner • Cardiac physiologist SPORT SCIENCE “laboratory”, “pathology”, “public health”, “healthcare science”, “health protection” • Training administration asst. (pathology) • Medical laboratory assistant – advanced • Trainee biomedical scientist LIFE SCIENCES “health improvement”, “health protection”, “substance misuse”, “smoking cessation” • Health promotion resource & info. officer • Integrated care drugs worker • Administrator (PCT, working at a prison) PUBLIC HEALTH Using the “Advanced search” function… TRY SEARCH TERMS IN THE SKILLS FIELD SUCH AS… LOOKING FOR VACANCIES RELATED TO… EXAMPLES OF RESULTINGJOBVACANCIES “healthy eating”, “diet”, “food”, “allergy”, “health promotion”, “nutrition”, “lifestyle” • Lifestyle support worker • Health development practitioner • Assistant nutritionist/dietitian NUTRITION