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Caring, hands-on careers where you help people stay safe, well and supported.

Nursing & clinical care 43Social care & support work 59Childcare & education support 24Therapy, wellbeing & allied health 87

Nursing & clinical care

43 careers
Nursing support and clinical assistants
Assisting clinical teams without holding a nursing registration themselves.
Blood donor carers and phlebotomists
AI: low££Direct entry
First aid trainers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Healthcare Assistant
Apprenticeship
Maternity care assistants
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Operating department practitioners
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Phlebotomist
Direct entry
Radiography assistants
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Sterile services assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Theatre assistants
AI: low££Direct entry
Registered nurses by specialism
Qualified nurses working in a specific clinical area.
Cardiac Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
Community Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
Critical Care Nurse
AI: low££££Uni
Dental nurses
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Diabetes specialist nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Forensic Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
General practice nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Geriatric Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
Infection Control Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
Infection prevention and control nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Intensive care nurses
AI: low££££Uni
Learning disability community nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Mental Health Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
Mental health nurse practitioners
AI: low££££Uni
Midwifery nurses
AI: low££££Uni
Neonatal nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Nursing associates
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Oncology Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
Other nursing auxiliaries and assistants
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Other registered nurse practitioners
AI: low£££Uni
Other registered nursing professionals
AI: low£££Uni
Paediatric nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Palliative Care Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
Palliative care specialist nurses
AI: low££££Uni
Registered community nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Registered mental health nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Registered specialist nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Research Nurse
AI: low£££Uni
School nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Theatre nurses
AI: low£££Uni
Dental and pharmacy support
Supporting dental treatment and dispensing medicines.
Dental hygienists
AI: low£££Uni
Optical dispensing assistants
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Pharmacy dispensing assistants
AI: low£Apprenticeship

Social care & support work

59 careers
Social work and child protection
Protecting and supporting children, families and vulnerable adults.
Adult social workers
AI: low£££Uni
Child protection officers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Children and family services professionals
AI: low£££Direct entry
Children, family and school social workers
AI: low£££Uni
Criminal justice social workers
AI: low£££Uni
Mental health and healthcare social workers
AI: low£££Uni
Other social workers
AI: low££Uni
Social Work Practitioner
AI: low££Uni
Social Worker
AI: low£££Uni
Care and support work
Other frontline roles helping people who need care and support.
Care escorts
AI: low£Direct entry
Care workers and home carers
AI: low£Direct entry
Carer
Apprenticeship
Celebrants
AI: low£Direct entry
Charity workers
AI: low£Direct entry
Family support workers
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Foster carers
AI: low£Direct entry
Home care workers
AI: low£Direct entry
Home economists
AI: low££Direct entry
Hospital porters
AI: low££Direct entry
Job Centre officers
AI: low££Direct entry
Mental health project workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Mental health workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Senior care workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Senior home care workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Social prescribing workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Substance misuse workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Support Worker
Apprenticeship
Victim support workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Community and housing support
Helping people in their local community, housing and daily lives.
Community Development Officer
AI: low££Direct entry
Community Health Worker
AI: low££Direct entry
Community support workers
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Community workers
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Day care officers
AI: low££Direct entry
Day centre managers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Homelessness officers and support workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Housing officers
AI: low£££Apprenticeship
Independent living advisers and officers
AI: low££Direct entry
Independent living carers
AI: low£Direct entry
Residential housing wardens
AI: low££Direct entry
Senior community support workers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Welfare and attendance officers
AI: low££Direct entry
Welfare and housing associate professionals
AI: low££Direct entry
Welfare professionals
AI: low££Direct entry
Youth and community workers
AI: low£Direct entry
Residential and funeral care
Caring for people in residential settings, and supporting families after a death.
Crematorium and funeral assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Driver-bearers
AI: low££Direct entry
Funeral directors and undertakers
AI: low£££Apprenticeship
Houseparents and residential wardens
AI: low£Direct entry
Other residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
AI: low£££Direct entry
Residential care managers and proprietors
AI: low£££Direct entry
Residential care workers
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Residential childcare practitioners
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Senior residential care workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Youth and justice support
Supporting young people and those going through the justice system.
Mediators and restorative practice professionals
AI: low££Direct entry
Probation officers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Probation service workers
AI: low££Direct entry
Youth work professionals
AI: low££Direct entry
Youth workers
AI: low£Direct entry

Childcare & education support

24 careers
Au pairs
AI: low££Direct entry
Babysitter
Direct entry
Behaviour support assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Child and early years officers
AI: low££Direct entry
Childminders
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Communication support assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Cover supervisors
AI: low£Direct entry
Early education and childcare assistants
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Early education and childcare practitioners
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Early Years Educator
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Educational support assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Forest school practitioners
AI: low££Direct entry
Higher level teaching assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Learning and behaviour mentors
AI: low££Direct entry
Learning support assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Nannies
AI: low££Direct entry
Nanny
Direct entry
Playworkers
AI: low££Direct entry
School matrons and houseparents
AI: low££Direct entry
School midday and crossing patrol occupations
AI: low£Direct entry
School teaching assistants
AI: low££Apprenticeship
School technicians
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Student support workers
AI: low£Direct entry
Teaching assistants
AI: low££Direct entry

Therapy, wellbeing & allied health

87 careers
Complementary and holistic therapies
Wellbeing therapies used alongside or outside mainstream medicine.
Acupuncturists
AI: low££Direct entry
Aromatherapists
AI: low££Direct entry
Art therapists
AI: low£££Uni
Drama therapists
AI: low£££Uni
Homeopaths (medically qualified)
AI: low££££Uni
Horticultural Therapist
AI: low£££Direct entry
Music therapists
AI: low£££Uni
Play therapists
AI: low£££Uni
Reflexologists
AI: low££Direct entry
Reiki healers
AI: low££Direct entry
Allied health and beauty therapy
Other health-adjacent and personal therapy roles, including hearing, sight and beauty care.
Audiologists
AI: low£££Uni
Beauty Therapist
Apprenticeship
Chiropractors and osteopaths
AI: low££££Uni
Complementary health associate professionals
AI: low££Direct entry
Diagnostic radiographers
AI: low££Uni
Dietetic assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Dietitians
AI: low££Uni
Dispensing opticians
AI: low£££Apprenticeship
Eyebrow Technician
Direct entry
Foot health practitioners
AI: low££Direct entry
Health advisers
AI: low££Direct entry
Health associate professionals
AI: low££Direct entry
Health trainers
AI: low£Direct entry
Hearing aid dispensers
AI: low££Direct entry
Hearing screeners
AI: low££Direct entry
Hospital play specialists
AI: low££Direct entry
Language Therapist
AI: low££Uni
Lash Technician
Direct entry
Massage therapists
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Neuropsychologist
AI: low£££Uni
Nutritionists
AI: low£££Direct entry
Occupational health advisers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Other health professionals
AI: low££Direct entry
Public Health Officer
AI: low£££Direct entry
Radiographer
AI: low££Uni
Sexual health advisers
AI: low££Direct entry
Spa Therapist
Apprenticeship
Speech and language therapists
AI: low£££Uni
Speech and language therapy assistants
AI: low££Direct entry
Tanning Salon Worker
Direct entry
Therapy professionals
AI: low£££Direct entry
Weight loss advisers
AI: low££Direct entry
Psychology and mental health therapy
Helping people understand and improve their mental health.
Child Psychologist
AI: low£££Uni
Clergy
AI: low£££Direct entry
Clinical psychologists
AI: low£££Uni
Cognitive behavioural therapists
AI: low£££Direct entry
Counselling psychologists
AI: low£££Uni
Educational psychologists
AI: low££££Uni
Forensic psychologists
AI: low££££Uni
Health Psychologist
AI: low£££Uni
Hypnotherapists
AI: low£££Direct entry
Occupational psychologists
AI: low£££Uni
Other counsellors
AI: low££Direct entry
Other psychologists
AI: low£££Uni
Psychological wellbeing practitioners
AI: low££Direct entry
Psychotherapists
AI: low££££Direct entry
Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
AI: low££££Direct entry
Relationship counsellors
AI: low£££Direct entry
School Counsellor
AI: low££Direct entry
Sports Psychologist
AI: low£££Uni
Sport, fitness and outdoor instruction
Coaching and instructing sport, fitness and outdoor activity.
Cricket coaches
AI: low£££Direct entry
Fitness and wellbeing instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Football coaches
AI: low£££Apprenticeship
Golf coaches
AI: low£££Direct entry
Group fitness instructors and personal trainers
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Gymnastics coaches
AI: low££Direct entry
Horse riding instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Life coaches
AI: low£££Direct entry
Martial arts instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Outdoor pursuits instructors
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Pilates teachers
AI: low££Direct entry
Rugby coaches
AI: low££Direct entry
Sailing instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Ski instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Sports coaches, instructors and officials
AI: low££Direct entry
Swimming coaches
AI: low££Direct entry
Tennis coaches
AI: low££Direct entry
Yoga teachers
AI: low££Direct entry
Physical and rehabilitation therapy
Helping people recover movement, strength and independence.
Occupational therapists
AI: low£££Uni
Occupational therapy assistants
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Orthoptists
AI: low£££Uni
Orthotists and prosthetists
AI: low£££Uni
Physiotherapists
AI: low££Uni
Physiotherapy assistants
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Podiatrists
AI: low£££Uni
Rehabilitation Therapist
AI: low£££Direct entry
Sports therapists
AI: low£££Direct entry

Pay bands (£ / ££ / £££ / ££££) are based on typical starting salary: £ under £20,000, ££ £20,000-£24,999, £££ £25,000-£29,999, ££££ £30,000 or more. Based on the entry-level salary figures in our careers data.

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