Podiatrists are the health professionals who look after feet and lower legs. They diagnose problems, treat injuries, manage foot conditions such as those caused by diabetes and carry out minor surgery under local anaesthetic. It…
Operating department practitioners, often called ODPs, are the theatre professionals who look after patients before, during and after surgery. They support the anaesthetist, prepare the theatre, work alongside the surgical team and care for patients…
Radiographers take the X-rays, CT scans and MRI images that doctors rely on to diagnose broken bones, cancer, strokes and much more. It is a registered health profession with real demand in the NHS, and…
Physiotherapists help people move again after injury, surgery, illness or a long term condition. It is a registered health profession, and the National Careers Service puts the starting salary at around £32,000 a year, rising…
Occupational therapists help people get back to the everyday things that matter to them, from washing and dressing after a stroke to returning to work after an injury or managing life with a long term…
Social workers help children, families and adults through some of the hardest moments of their lives, and the job is a registered profession with a clear route in. The National Careers Service puts the starting…
Few jobs matter more than helping a family through pregnancy and birth. Midwifery is a registered profession with a degree route, a degree apprenticeship route and support roles you can start in now, and the…
Every prescription that leaves a hospital or high street pharmacy passes through careful hands, and many of those hands belong to pharmacy technicians. It is a skilled, registered profession with a clear training route, work…
Few people matter more on someone’s worst day than the crew who arrive in the ambulance. If you want to become a paramedic, or start with an ambulance service in a support role and work…
