Careers in Health and Social Care
Below are a range of links to useful websites to support you with your job search.
NHS Careers
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/
Comprehensive website with information on NHS careers, courses, financial support in education.
NHS jobs + careers advice, NHS values, making successful job applications.
https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/
An NHS careers website aimed at young people; includes a questionnaire to help you decide which NHS careers would suit you.
Nursing and Midwifery
https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/become-a-nurse
Royal College of Nursing
https://www.nmc.org.uk/education/becoming-a-nurse-midwife-nursing-associate/becoming-a-nurse/
Nursing and Midwifery Council
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/course-finder
Course finder for clinical courses - use to find out about nursing courses
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses
To search for postgraduate courses in nursing/midwifery
Generic Job Sites
Reed: www.reed.co.uk/
JobSite: www.jobsite.co.uk
Monster: www.monster.co.uk/
Total Jobs: www.totaljobs.com
Jobted: https://uk.jobted.com
Fish4: http://www.fish4.co.uk/
Indeed: https://www.indeed.co.uk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/job/home
Adzuna: https://Adzuna.co.uk
Social Work
http://www.thefrontline.org.uk/
Social Work (Children and Families) Graduate Scheme
Social Work (Mental Health) Graduate Scheme
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/step-up-to-social-work-information-for-applicants
Social Work training scheme for graduates (also see NHS Careers website)
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses
To search for postgraduate courses.
General Health and Social Care Job Search
Graduate Schemes
Skills for Care National Graduate Training Scheme
http://www.nhsgraduates.co.uk/the-scheme/
NHS Graduates
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Useful Websites
The independent regulator of health and social care in England
Information on a wide range of job roles, post graduate courses and careers support (CV writing, interviews etc.)
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles
A more general site with A-Z of job roles.
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/planning-your-career%20
Career planning exercises
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/
Careers-in-care/Think-Care-Careers.aspx - a wide range of information on various social care careers
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/role/
Information about roles in the Allied Health Professions, e.g. Physiotherapy, Dietitian, Chiropody
Jobs with Charities
When looking for your next role, keep an open mind as what and where it may be. There are many charities that offer interesting (paid) opportunities within the health and social care sector. Below are listed a few that may be of interest, for a more comprehensive directory of charities, see https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/
Disability Charities
https://www.scope.org.uk/jobs/
Scope - disability charity.
https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/the-work-we-do/about-us/current-vacancies
Charity which supports people with cystic fibrosis.
http://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/jobs
Charity which supports children with disabilities.
https://jobs.sense.org.uk/vacancies/
Charity supporting deafblind people.
Charity supporting children with learning disabilities.
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/
Charity supporting older people
https://careers.childrenssociety.org.uk/recruitment
Charity supporting children
https://hopeforjustice.org/jobs/
Charity working against human slavery and trafficking
Homeless Charities
https://centrepoint.org.uk/jobs/our-vacancies/
Charity supporting homeless young people
https://jobs.shp.org.uk/home.html
Supports homeless people, particularly those with mental health issues, drug or alcohol dependency.
https://www.mungos.org/work-with-us/careers/
Supports homeless people.
https://thamesreach.org.uk/about-us/careers/current-vacancies/
London based charity supporting homeless people.
https://england.shelter.org.uk/what_we_do/shelter_jobs
National charity supporting homeless people.
https://www.stchris.org.uk/jobs-and-careers/
St Christopher’s, a charity which works with vulnerable children and young people.