Exploring the health sector

Skills for Health has a wide range of materials to help you advise people who are making career choices and exploring jobs in the health sector. Explore the resources below which will help you show people the opportunities that exist. 

Information guides and resources from Skills for Health

Routes into health

• Choosing a career in health
• Where to find information on careers in health
• Personal exploration - online tools and resources
• Employment and pre-employment schemes 
  • Sector Employability Toolkit (SET)
  • Case study – SET delivers £900,000 savings for Trust
  • Skills Academy for Health pre-employment programmes
• Work based routes - Apprenticeships, Widening access
• Graduate routes - Graduate entry, Undergraduate entry

Download the guide here

Guide to health sector jobs 

• Starting points for finding jobs in the health sector
  • Employers
  • Employment agencies
  • Jobcentre Plus
• Job application skills tools and resources
• Returning to work in the NHS
• Refugees and overseas qualified health care professionals
• Employment checks

Download the guide here

Plus 

Career Pathways – an online resource highlighting various careers based on the career frameworks for health .

Careers in Healthcare - a guide to working in the independent healthcare sector has been produced by Skills for Health and the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services. Explore it to find out the facts and myths, read case studies and examples of development opportunities.

Careers in Health – a guide to working in voluntary organisations. This guide includes reasons for working in voluntary and charity organisations, and social enterprises. It features case studies, and education and training data.

Careers in Health – volunteering in the healthcare sector. Read a range of case studies, plus explore links to further resources including volunteering roles within health and social care.

Work experience in the health sector , with toolkits for teachers and work placement advisers. Guides produced for England, East of England, Scotland and Wales. 

Climbing Frame tool from Unionlearn which is a free website for Union Learning Reps.