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What Work Nottinghamshire 2015 / 2016 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE A job in the health and social care sector can be extremely rewarding. Many roles focus on care, others are based in labs but there are also support roles in admin, security and maintenance which are essential to the day-to-day running of the service. New technologies will have a huge impact on healthcare including patient monitoring, diagnostics, robotics and bioscience. What is happening? Skills & qualities • Health and social care is the largest employment sector in Nottinghamshire and in the UK. • In the East Midlands there are slightly more people working in private health than the NHS1. • The future? New technologies will have a huge impact on healthcare including patient monitoring, diagnostics, robotics and bioscience. These are creating new job areas, for example in telehealth. Useful subjects • More work in and around the community. • Skill shortages in many areas including midwives, care assistants, social workers, orthoptists, bioscientists and radiographers. • Demand for people with Level 3 qualifications and above. • An ageing population means a shortage of people to help care for older people, especially in Bassetlaw. What could you earn?* Pharmacist £41,500 • Adult social care workforce must grow by 80% by 20252. Midwife £35,700 Dental nurse £17,500 • Lifesciences is a growth area for Nottingham with many new opportunities. Social worker £32,300 Care home assistant £15,800 Residential home manager £30,500 Doctor £71,100 Medical secretary £21,400 Local employers • NHS including King’s Mill Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre, many health centres • Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils • Various care homes • Aliiance Boots • Care Fertility Nottingham • Source Bioscience • Alliance Healthcare • Vision Express 6 On the web www.nmas.ac.uk www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk www.nhscareers.nhs.uk www.skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk 1 UKCES 2 Skills for Care * Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. Average full-time (median) salary rounded to the nearest £100. Doesn’t include self employed.