Highway to Health - Flipbook - Page 29
WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
WORKING IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
If you wish to do
an advanced level
apprenticeship such as
There are hundreds of different jobs in the NHS which
a paediatric support worker
can be done through an apprenticeship. Job roles such
apprenticeship or health informatics apprenticeship,
as a nursing degree apprenticeship, finance apprentice,
you will need 4 or 5 GCSEs at Grades 9 - 4 (or
dental nurse, paramedic, healthcare scientist, operating
equivalent). This is a Level 3 apprenticeship and is
department practitioner, maternity support worker,
equivalent to achieving A-Levels.
business administrator, IT and informatics assistant
and many more. The entry requirements will depend on
To start a higher apprenticeship such as a nursing
the type and level of apprenticeship you want to do.
degree apprenticeship, an operating department
practitioner apprenticeship or audiology apprenticeship
If you have less than 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9-4
you will need to meet the entry requirements of the
you could consider an intermediate level apprenticeship
university that will be delivering the academic part of
such as a pharmacy services assistant, patient records
the apprenticeship.
assistant or business administrator. This is a Level 2
apprenticeship and would be equivalent to achieving
The specific requirements will vary from university to
GCSEs. You may then wish to use this qualification
university but will be A-levels or equivalent Level 3
to enable you to progress to an advanced level
qualifications such as a BTEC Level 3 Diploma or a
apprenticeship.
T-Level qualification. This apprenticeship is equivalent
to a full bachelors or masters degree.
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