Health and Social Care
Health covers a wide range jobs from medicine and nursing to laboratory assistants to cleaning services. Childcare is about looking after the health, education and personal needs of children. You could find yourself working in a hospital or a classroom with a teacher, organising or helping to run a playgroup, supervising children in a playground, looking after the needs of children in nurseries or children's' homes or even looking after babies in a hospital maternity unit. Elderly care assistants look after old and infirm people in residential homes or day-care centres.
Jobs In Health and Social Care
Links
Although chosen mainly for information about nursing and midwifery, this site has excellent background information and case studies covering a range of careers in healthcare in general and the NHS in particular.
Connexions Direct: Education and Training
The Connexions-Direct Jobs4U Careers Database is a list of job families. You will commonly find the word Sectors used instead of job families. This link will take you to the Education and Training sector or family of jobs.
The Connexions-Direct Jobs4U Careers Database is a list of job families. You will commonly find the word Sectors used instead of job families. This link will take you to the Healthcare sector or family of jobs.
Connexions Direct: Social Work and Counselling Services
The Connexions-Direct Jobs4U Careers Database is a list of job families. You will commonly find the word Sectors used instead of job families. This link will take you to the Social Work and Counselling Services sector or family of jobs.
Degree Coures at Northumbria University
Northumbria University has a thriving school of Health, Community and Education Studies covering degree level courses in Nursing and Childcare. If you are interested in pursuing a career in this sector to the very highest level, the course information provided here will be useful.