Careers Resources

The link below will take you to a list of detailed profiles from prospects.ac.uk. The profiles contain information about what specific roles involve, entry requirements, work experience and career prospects.

• Prospects job profiles: Allied Medical Specialisms

Professional body representing diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers. Directory of courses and careers information.

• Society of Radiographers

The professional body for people from the meat industry and related fields of activity.

• Institute of Meat

Professional body for speech and language therapists. Careers and course information.

• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Careers information on training, qualifications and vacancies.

• British Dietetic Association

Bringing together physical science, engineering and clinical professionals in academia, healthcare services and industry the institution provides accredited training and advertises job opportunities in medical physics and bioengineering on the website.

• Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)

Professional body - website includes online access to the latest issue of BIR News.

• British Institute of Radiology

Find out what an Optometrist does and how to qualify and register. There is information on course-providers and sources of funding.

• College of Optometrists

Follow the link below to download a brochure which explains the work of an Optometrist as well as entry routes and requirements.

• Association of Optometrists

Search for the latest vacancies by job sector, location or keyword.

• Optometry Today

Search for the latest opportunities by type of post, location or keyword.

• Optician Jobs

Find out what the job involves and obtain information about courses and qualifications.

• Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Information on what careers in Medical Communications involve and the skills and attributes required.

• Medical writing: communicating Science that matters (MedComms.Jobs)

This article focuses on medical writing and medical communications roles in the HEOR/market access arenas. If you have an interest in the commercial aspects of healthcare delivery and in helping deliver value to patients, a passion for writing and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, then working in HEOR/market access might be for you. This guide will provide you with an in-depth introduction to this specialist area.

• Health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and Market Access (MedComms.Jobs)

Read articles on career opportunities in Medical Communications. You can also search for the training courses and events.

• MedComms.Jobs (formerly FirstMedCommsJob)

This guide explains what regulatory writing involves. It provides information on entering this profession and the skills required. There are also case studies of professionals working in this area.

• Author: Debbie Brix Reynolds
• Published: 2022
• Download PDF 3.2 MB

The Nutrition Society is dedicated to delivering its mission of advancing the scientific study of nutrition and its application to the maintenance of human and animal health.

• Nutrition Society

Public-facing charity which exists to give people, educators and organisations access to reliable information on nutrition.

• British Nutrition Foundation

Information on how to train as a Trichologist and what the work involves.

• Institute of Trichologists

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is the professional body for pharmacists and the regulatory body for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England, Scotland and Wales. Information on careers in Pharmacy and accredited courses.

• Royal Pharmaceutical Society

UK-based professional membership body for Pharmaceutical Scientists. Their website has details of latest vacancies and information on pursuing a career in this area.

• Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The independent regulator for registered nutritionists. There is a careers section on their website where you can find details of current opportunities, explore what the role of a nutritionist involves and learn about qualifications.

• Association for Nutrition

WFP works in over 120 countries and territories to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures.

• UN World Food Programme

Search for approved courses.

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

This is an excellent site for finding out about careers in the healthcare sector. You can take a free personality test to discover which roles would suit you best and explore types of work through case studies and video clips.

• Step into the NHS

Information on how health and social care is organised in Northern Ireland.

• Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

Information on career options with NHS Wales.

• Careers in NHS Wales

Latest vacancies in NHS Scotland.

• NHS Scotland recruitment

Guide providing information and resources for finding work experience within the NHS in England.

• Finding work experience in the NHS

Search for current opportunities in the healthcare sector, including hospital jobs, GP vacancies and university/ research positions.

• BMJ Careers - jobs

An overview of careers in biology, with sections for sport and exercise careers, food-related careers, medicine-related careers and animal-related careers.

• Royal Society of Biology - Careers resources

National professional body for pharmacy technicians in the UK. Their website has information about what a Pharmacy Technician does and advice on qualifications, career pathways and professional registration.

• Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK

Search for current opportunities in the NHS in England.

• NHS jobs