Section 3: What type of roles can I do – direct care or support roles?

Technical and ancillary roles

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

Care Roles

Administrator / Receptionist Assistive technology worker Coach / Trainer / Assessor Cook Driver Employment adviser / Inclusion worker Finance worker Housekeeper HR officer Informatics and data worker Maintenance worker Marketing officer Training officer / Learning & Development manager Welfare rights officer Volunteer co-ordinator

Health Roles

Accountant / Finance manager Administrator Anatomical pathology technologist Biomedical scientist Chef Chief executive Clinical audit assistant Clinical audit facilitator Clinical coder Clinical technologist Communications - PR executive Decontamination sciences technician Director of operations Electrician Emergency medical dispatcher Emergency services call handler Estates manager

Health Roles

Gardener Health and Safety officer Housekeeper HR professional Information analyst IT help desk advisor IT support officer Laundry assistant Medical laboratory assistant Medical physicist Medical records clerk Medical secretary Pathology links manager Pharmacy technician Porter Project manager Systems analyst
Direct work with people roles that don’t involve personal care
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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