What Work Derbyshire 2015/16 for Young People | Page 8

What Work Derbyshire 2015 / 2016 HEALTH AND CARE A job in the health and social care sector can be extremely rewarding and despite some recent job losses in the public sector, there are many skill shortages. 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. Some services come under the private sector as well as the public with the voluntary sector also playing a large role. What is happening? Skills & qualities • Health and social care is the second largest employment sector in all of Derbyshire apart from Chesterfield where it is the largest. New technologies are changing work. • In the East Midlands there are slightly more people working in private health than the NHS1. Useful subjects • 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. • 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. What could you earn?* Pharmacist £41,500 • An ageing population means a shortage of people to help care for older people. Midwife £35,700 Dental nurse £17,500 • Adult social care workforce must grow by 80% by 20252. 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 Royal Derby Hospital and many health centres • Derby City and Derbyshire County Councils • Four Seasons Health Care • Healthcare Diagnostics • Weleda UK • Various care homes • Peakdale Molecular 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 nearest £100. Doesn’t include self employed.