Careers, Employability and Skills
Contact Info
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Duty Adviser hours are 10.30am-4.30pm
Health and Social Care
The Health and Social Care sector provides a diversity of graduate employment prospects within the public, private and voluntary sectors. Career opportunities include clinical, administrative and commercial roles. While the NHS is one of the largest employers in the public sector, recent reorganisation, the influence of government policies and the current economic climate has had some effect on employment prospects.
Further information on types of job can be found on Prospects Explore Types of Job and Gradireland Career Sectors.
More about different employment options with your degree can be found on Prospects Options With Your Subject.
Online Resources:
Social, Guidance and Community Work- Social and Probation Work| Counselling| Community Work
Health Care and Psychology- Medicine| Dentistry| Nursing and Midwifery| Allied Medical Specialisms| Physical Therapies| Health Promotion and Wellbeing| Psychology
Social and Probation Work
| Professional Bodies: | |
| British Association of Social Workers | www.basw.co.uk |
| National Probation Service | www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk |
| NHS Careers | www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/ |
| Northern Ireland Social Care Council | www.niscc.info |
| Probation Board Northern Ireland (PBNI) | www.pbni.org.uk |
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| Community Care | www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Jobs in Social Work | www.jobsinsocialwork.co.uk |
| British Social Work Jobs | www.britishsocialworkjobs.com |
| British Health Medical Jobs | www.britishhealthmedicaljobs.co.uk |
Personal and Careers Guidance
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The Association of Guidance and Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) |
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The Educational Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA) |
www.egsa.org.uk |
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Chartered Institute of Personnel Development |
www.cipd.co.uk |
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Institute of Career Guidance (ICG) |
www.icg-uk.org |
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Directgov National Careers Service |
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Association ofHigher Education Careers Services (AHECS) | www.ahecs.ie |
Counselling
| UK: | |
| Association of Child Psychotherapists | www.macaplan.co.uk |
| British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | www.bacp.co.uk |
| British Association of Psychotherapists | www.bap-psychotherapy.org |
| British Psychological Society | www.bps.org.uk |
| UK Council for Psychotherapy | www.psychotherapy.org.uk |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | www.irish-counselling.ie/ |
Community Work
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| British Association of Social Workers | www.basw.co.uk/ |
| Care Council for Wales | www.ccwales.org.uk |
| Scottish Social Services Council | www.sssc.uk.com/ |
| Health and Care Professions Council | www.hpc-uk.org |
| Social Work and Care Careers | www.socialcare.co.uk/ |
| Community Care | www.communitycare.co.uk/Home/ |
| International | |
| International Federation of Social Workers | www.ifsw.org/ |
Medicine
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| BMJ Careers | http://careers.bmj.com/careers/hospital-medical-healthcare-jobs.html |
| British Medical Association | www.bma.org.uk |
| Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/ |
| General Medical Council | www.gmc-uk.org/ |
| HSC Recruit | www.hscrecruit.com |
| Medical Schools Council | www.medschools.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx |
| NHS Careers | www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/ |
| Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency | www.nimdta.gov.uk/ |
| The Royal College of Physicians | |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Health Service Executive | www.hse.ie |
| Medical Council, Ireland | www.medicalcouncil.ie/education/default.asp |
Dentistry
| Professional Bodies UK: | |
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British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
www.baoms.org.uk/ |
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British Dental Association |
www.bda.org |
| British Dentist Hygienists | |
| British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy | www.bsdht.org.uk |
| HSC Recruit | www.hscrecruit.com |
| The General Dental Council | www.gdc-uk.org/Pages/default.aspx |
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NHS Careers |
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk |
| www.whatcanidowithmydegree.nhs.uk | |
| Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency | www.nimdta.gov.uk |
| Professional Bodies Republic of Ireland: | |
| Irish Dental Association | www.dentist.ie |
| Vacancy websites: | |
| VK Recruitment | www.vkrecruitment.co.uk |
| Zest Dental | www.dentistjobs.co.uk |
| Bdjobs | www.bdjobs.co.uk |
| Dentafind | www.dentafind.com |
| jobs4medical | www.jobs4medical.co.uk |
| DentalJobs4U | www.dentaljobs4u.co.uk |
| IDH Dental Careers | http://idhdentalcareers.co.uk/ |
Nursing and Midwifery
| UK: | |
| HSC Recruit | www.hscrecruit.com |
| Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland | www.healthandcareni.co.uk |
| Health Professions Council | www.hpc-uk.org |
| NHS Careers | www.nhscareers.nhs.uk |
| Nursing & Midwifery Council | http://www.nmc-uk.org/Students/ |
| Royal College of Nursing | www.rcn.org.uk |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Nursing Careers Centre | www.nursingcareers.ie |
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Psychological Society of Ireland |
www.psihq.ie |
Allied Medical Specialisms
| Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) | www.abpi.org.uk |
| British Association of Occupational Therapists | www.cot.org.uk |
| British Dietetic Association | www.bdacareerchoices.com |
| British Institute of Radiography (BIR) | www.bir.org.uk |
| College of Optometrists | www.college-optometrists.org |
| General Optical Council (GOC) | www.optical.org |
| NHS Careers | www.nhscareers.nhs.uk |
| National Pharmacy Association | www.npa.co.uk |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland | www.psni.org.uk |
| Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) | www.rcslt.org |
| Society of Radiographers | www.sor.org |
Physical Therapies
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British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) |
www.basem.co.uk |
| British Chiropractic Association | www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk |
| British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) | www.bcom.ac.uk |
| Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) | www.csp.org.uk |
| College of Chiropractors | www.colchiro.org.uk |
| Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists | www.iocp.org.uk |
| NHS Careers | www.nhscareers.nhs.uk |
| Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists | www.scpod.org |
| Sports Therapy Organisation | www.uksportstherapy.org.uk |
Health Promotion and Wellbeing
| Aromatherapy Council | www.aromatherapycouncil.co.uk |
| Association for Dance Movement Therapy | www.admp.org.uk |
| British Acupuncture Council | www.acupuncture.org.uk |
| British Association of Art Therapists | www.baat.org |
| British Association for Drama Therapists | www.badth.org.uk |
| British Association for Music Therapy | www.bamt.org |
| British Association of Nutritional Therapists | www.bant.org.uk |
| British Herbal Medicine Association | www.bhma.info |
| British Homeopathic Association | www.britishhomeopathic.org |
| British Reflexology Association | www.britreflex.co.uk |
| Institute for Complementary and Natural Medicine (ICNM) | www.i-c-m.org.uk |
| National Health Service | www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk |
Psychology
| UK | |
| British Psychological Society (BPS) | www.bps.org.uk |
| Health Professions Council (HPC) | www.hpc-uk.org |
| National Health Careers | www.nhscareers.nhs.uk |
| Psychology Student Employability Guide (HEA) | www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/subjects /psychology/Employability_Guide.pdf |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| The Psychological Society of Ireland | www.psihq.ie |
Further Reading
We have a number of reference materials available in the Careers and Employability Information Area in the Student Guidance Centre as well as some online resources listed below.
Prospects industry insights and Gradireland sector career guides will help you to search for employment in this employment sector.
Gradireland Career Sector Guides
Mediaclip Graduate Entry to Medicine by Phil Clarke
This information is obtained from a variety of sources, including the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), Association of Higher Education Careers Services (AHECS), Prospects, Gradireland and relevant professional organisations and other appropriate resources, as available.
We endeavour to ensure that our online resources are current and contain relevant information. However, we cannot accept responsibility for the contents of external websites.