Each of the UK’s four countries provides health careers information slightly differently. There are also different places to look for job vacancies.
Click on the links below to see more about careers and job vacancy information in each of the four countries.
England
This website (Health Careers) provides detailed information about 15 health career areas in England. You can also find out everything you need to know about careers in medicine and public health across the whole of the UK.
Each of our role pages includes information about what’s involved in the role, the skills required, necessary training, and where the role can lead. See our explore roles section for information about:
Vacancies in organisations delivering NHS healthcare (including some vacancies with Public Health England) can be found on the NHS Jobs website
Opportunities in the Civil Service (including some vacancies with Public Health England) can be found on the Civil Service Jobs website
Vacancies in local government can be found on the Local Government Jobs website and the Jobs Go Public website
Wales
The NHS is Wales' largest employer and there are more than 200 different health careers to choose from. There's everything from medicine, nursing, and allied health professional careers such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy, to support services such as administrative and clerical, estates, general management, financial management, catering, domestic and health promotion.
