Skills for Health & Social Care Careers
Identify transferable skills, explore opportunities in NHS, find your ideal job, create an action plan for success in health and social care. Discover skills needed for problem-solving, critical thinking, and more.
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NEXT STEPS INTO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
WHAT SKILLS DO I NEED? Examples of skills are: Problem-Solving Creativity Critical Thinking People Management Coordinating with Others Empathetic Resilience Work well under pressure. Effective decision making Negotiation Adaptability Active listening and communication Time Management Organisation Computer skills DISCUSSION POINTS Identify the transferable skills you already have and use in school. Think about situations in which you already use these skills Health and Social Care | 2
OPPORTUNITIES Step Into The NHS :: NHS staff stories https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/careers/videos/our-staff https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Careers-in-care/Employment-advisors/Employment- Advisors.aspx DISCUSSION POINTS How did each person find their way into their roles? Did they all go through the same way? Did they face any personal barriers which they have overcome to get there? Health and Social Care | 3
WHAT JOB IS FOR ME? DISCUSSION POINTS The NHS test helps you to think about the following: Are you willing to travel? Do you want a 9-5 or would working shifts be ok? Do you want to spend more time working with patients or behind the scenes? Health and Social Care | 4
MY ACTION PLAN An example could be: Goal: Sign up to a Prince s Trust H&SC Programme Three actions could be: Submit interest to PT (if emailing think about spelling, getting a teacher to proofread the email etc.) Attend an initial call (dressing smartly for the call, making sure your technology works beforehand, you have the correct date and time in your diary) Do further research about my desired career (whilst waiting for the programme do some further research so I am clear on what skills and experience I would like to gain I might not be sure and want to try everything!) Health and Social Care | 5
