Section 2: What qualifications and experience do I need?

Jobs requiring degrees

If you’d like to go to University, here are some social care and health roles that require a degree. If you click on any of the job roles it will take you to a webpage with more information about that role. Make a note of any you think you may be interested in.

Social care roles requiring degrees

Occupational Therapist Registered Nurse Social worker Specialist social worker

Health roles requiring degrees

Audiologist Biomedical scientist Cardiac physiologist Clinical audit facilitator Clinical scientist Clinical technologist Dentist Diagnostic radiographer Dietician Doctor Drama therapist Medical physicist Midwife Occupational therapist Operating department practitioner Osteopath

Health roles requiring degrees

Paramedic Pathologist Pharmacist Physiotherapist Psychologist Psychotherapist Reconstructive scientist Registered nurse Respiratory physiologist Specialist paramedic Speech and language therapist Surgeon Systems analyst
Apprenticeships in development (2022)
Voluntary work / work experience
Section 1
What’s important to you?
What sort of person are you?
Still not sure? Find out more.
Section 2
Jobs where you can learn and gain qualifications on the job
Apprenticeships available
Apprenticeships in development (2022)
Jobs requiring degrees
Voluntary work / work experience
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Section 3
Personal care and roles dealing with bodily fluids
Direct work with people roles that don’t involve personal care
Technical and ancillary roles
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Section 4
Roles working in someone’s home
Roles based in the local community
Roles in large organisations
Roles in small or medium organisations
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Section 5
Jobs that are usually full time 9-5
Jobs that usually involve regular shift work
Jobs that are often part time and with flexible hours
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Section 6
Health Roles
Social care roles
Roles that can be in either health or care settings
Links to role descriptions and details
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Section 7
Moving into management / progress quickly
Frontline roles / advanced practitioners
Next steps
Section 8