The NHS was set up in 1948 to provide everybody in the UK with health care based upon their needs, and not on their ability to pay. The NHS is respected throughout the world for the standard of care it offers to patients.

Although many people believe about the NHS as being their regional health center, when you visit your dental expert, your GP or perhaps your regional pharmacist you might be speaking with somebody utilized by the NHS. And increasingly there is more and more NHS personnel whose work is not based in a health center, however who work in local health centres, GP practices or even in patients' own homes.

More individuals work for the NHS than any other organisation in the nation: 1.3 million individuals in alone. That is around one in every forty people. You will most likely know at least one person who works for the NHS.

The individuals who work for the NHS may have jobs in clinical or non-clinical roles. Clinical functions offer care to patients, such as nursing, medicine, midwifery, in addition to a series of allied health professions such as physiotherapy, radiography and counselling.

The numerous non-clinical functions in the NHS cover the functions needed to keep the structures tidy and efficient and the organisation running efficiently. Non-clinical roles consist of receptionists, accountants, IT professionals, caterers, engineers, designers and plumbings.

With over 350 various profession opportunities, there is a role to suit all interests and certifications.

About NHS Health Careers

This website is offered by NHS Health Careers. NHS Health Careers, previously NHS Careers, was established to motivate people to believe about the joining the NHS team. We are committed to offering help and information to people who are interested in operating in the NHS and other health employers in any among the 350 careers available. We can help with details on what it is really like to operate in health, how to begin in a career in the NHS or on the training and study needed to get approved for different jobs.