Section 6: How can I choose between social care and health?

Health Roles

This is the list of some of the main roles that exist – there are more!

Accountant / Finance manager Anatomical pathology technologist Audiologist Biomedical scientist Cardiac physiologist Chef Chief executive Clinical audit assistant Clinical audit facilitator Clinical coder Clinical scientist in embryology Clinical technologist Communications - PR executive Decontamination sciences technician Diagnostic radiographer Dietician Director of operations Doctor Dramatherapist Electrician Emergency medical dispatcher
Emergency services call handler Estates manager Gardener Hospital/health play specialist Healthcare assistant Healthcare science assistant Housekeeper HR professional Information analyst IT help desk advisor IT support officer Laundry assistant Maternity support worker Medical laboratory assistant Medical physicist Medical records clerk Medical secretary Midwife Network manager Nursing associate Occupational therapist
Occupational therapy assistant Operating department practitioner Paramedic Pathologist Pathology links manager Pharmacist Pharmacy technician Phlebotomist Physiotherapist Porter Psychiatrist Psychologist Psychotherapist Reconstructive scientist Registered nurse Respiratory physiologist Specialist paramedic Speech and language therapist Surgeon Systems analyst
Section 6
Social care roles
Section 1
What’s important to you?
What sort of person are you?
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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