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
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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.