Sciences: healthcare and health-related
This page has been designed to give a starting point for those looking into careers in sciences, including health and related options.
- What are careers in healthcare and health-related sciences?
- How do I get into it?
- Finding a job or employer in this sector
- Further information and useful links
What are careers in healthcare and health-related sciences?
The UK health sector employs approximately two million people across a range of organisations within the public, independent and voluntary sectors (Prospects). It is at the forefront of technological development, competing with Europe, Japan, North America and the Pacific Rim. The sector faces a constant challenge in updating skills to create and sustain a competitive workforce. A particular gap is evident in mathematical skills. (SEMTA).
NHS Careers
Prospects
Includes profiles on the following jobs;
- Audiological scientist
- Biomedical scientist
- Clinical biochemist
- Clinical cytogeneticist
- Clinical molecular geneticist
- Forensic Scientist
- Haematologist
- Immunologist
- Medical physicist
- Microbiologist
- Research Scientist (Medical)
- Toxicologist
- Prospects Industry Insights - Health
Contains information about working in the sector, how to get into it and more.
How do I get into it?
- Postgraduate study
The majority of career options in this sector require some level of postgraduate study. - Look for courses at the University of Brighton
- Targetjobs - Science, research and development
Information on graduate jobs with science employers and technology companies, postgraduate study options, or options with your degree. - Association of Clinical Biochemists
Information for those considering a career in clinical science. - British Society for Immunology
- Health Physics Society
Careers in health physics - Institute of Biomedical Science
Resources to help you to decide whether a career in biomedical science would be a suitable option. - Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Information on routes into careers in pharmaceuticals.
Finding a job or employer in this sector
- Directory of Hospitals and NHS Trusts
- Jobs.ac.uk
Jobs in research, science, academic and related professions, includes a 'health and medical' section. - Jobseekers Direct
Includes a 'health and social care' section. - Matchtech
Technical Recruitment Agency for IT, Engineering and Science - NHS Careers
- Scienceprospects.com
The recruitment site for science jobs in the UK.
Further information and useful links
- Association of Clinical Scientists
- Association for Clinical Biochemistry
- Association of Clinical Data Management
- Biochemical Society
- British Society for Immunology
- Institute of Biomedical Science
- Institute of Food Science and Technology
- The Society of Biology
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Department of Health
- General Medical Council
- Health Professions Council
- Medical Research Council
- Scigrads
- World Health Organisation