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✓ Over 8,000 unique jobs advertised in 2024
for South West Wales
✓ Many workers report positive job
satisfaction from roles in Health Care
✓ Welsh Language and digital skills are
important for the sector
✓ Degree apprenticeship pathways
available
✓ 21.8% due to retire in next 10 years
(current intake 16-24 is 8.2%)
✓ Huge opportunities for males to enter the
sector, currently only 23% are male
Higher Education
Level 2:
Nursing Assistants , Care Workers,
Childcare, Teaching Assistants
Level 3-4:
Senior Care Workers, Ambulance Staff,
Dispensing Opticians, Dispensing
Pharmaceutical, Playworkers, Welfare
Professionals
Bachelor's Degree:
Degree apprenticeship pathways
available
Nursing, General Practitioners,
Paramedic, Physiotherapists,
Nutritionists, Sports Sciences, Mental
Health, Pharmacist, Radiographers
In terms of employment, this is the largest sector in the region with well
over 45,000 currently employed and this figure is set to continually rise.
In addition, there are many educational pathways available, many of
which are funded for you where you can learn as you earn and not be
saddled with student debt into your adult life.
Fulfilling and meaningful work?
Simply put, H&SC is enormously rewarding. The vast majority of H&SC
professionals are happy in their roles, because their work is meaningful
and impactful and that’s a perk money can’t buy.
However, there are other major benefits within this sector, there are
funded educational pathways that can provide both high wages and
fulfilling work. Starting out in the H&SC sector isn’t a cul-de-sac, on the
contrary, it is an excellent introduction to a long-term career in the
healthcare industry from which you can progress to higher levels. For
example, many people work as carers before transitioning into nursing or
management roles; some even go to medical school and become
doctors.
It's not all about Doctors, Carers and Nurses
Which subjects should I try to excel in?
Success in the subjects below will stand you
in good stead for a career in this sector.
Good Welsh / multilingual skills will give you
an advantage in this sector.
There are a wealth of other skills that H&SC really need.
✓ Scientists, Biologists, Laboratory
✓ Engineers - Patient Diagnostic (machinery operation
& configuration) through to Buildings Management &
Maintenance
✓ Digital Services – Patient Monitoring, App Monitoring
& Development, IT & Computing, Data Analysis,
Robotics, VR development for safe training and
improved patient care
✓ Research – Evidence Services, Consultancy &
Advisory roles
✓ Scientific Services & Lifesciences
✓ Support Services, HR, Finance, Management etc
English / Welsh
Maths
Sciences
Health & Social Care
What's in it for me?
In summary there are many benefits from joining this sector such as:
✓ Helping others and improving your core fundamental skills
✓ Careers that are in demand in our region – lots of opportunities and
jobs
✓ Apprenticeship opportunities, including degree apprenticeships
✓ Jobs for life with great progression options
✓ Easy to get started with funding to help you develop your career
✓ A wide and diverse range of jobs available
No matter what interests you, caring, nursing, management, surgery,
sciences, engineering, analytics or computing there is a fulfilling job
role for you in Health & Social Care.
South West Wales has some of the best equipped universities and
colleges in the UK for training and education pathways into this sector.
More Reasons to choose H&SC
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