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Working in the health or social care sector can be extremely rewarding. Health care can include caring for patients in a hospital, dentist, opticians, pharmacy and in people’s homes but there are also support roles which are essential to the day-to-day running of the health service.

Social care involves looking after people in different locations such as residential care or in their own home. There are opportunities to work with people with learning disabilities, physical abilities, mental health, and elderly people.

Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you. 

  • Health and social care is one of the largest employment sectors across Norfolk and Suffolk with over 103,000 jobs
  • Adult social care is growing and the number of social care jobs will increase by 350,000 by 2020
  • There are around 150,000 full-time equivalent doctors, and over 300,000 nurses in the NHS

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CounsellorCare Worker Paramedic  Youth WorkerArt therapist • Midwife • Physiotherapist Nurse • Hematologist • Biomedical Scientist Occupational Therapist (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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Healthy Child Programme Assistant - Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Closing Date:
9th April 2024
Salary:
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum, pro-rata
Location:
Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Employer description Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home....
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Start for Life Assistant Practitioner - Cambridge COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST
Closing Date:
9th April 2024
Salary:
£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro-rata
Location:
Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Employer description Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust - Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home...
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Support Worker Apprentivce - Leading Lives (5)
Closing Date:
8th April 2024
Salary:
£9984 per year
Location:
Ipswich, Suffolk
Employer Description Leading Lives provides high quality social care support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs across Suffolk and beyond in the home and in the community. We are an employee owned, not-for-profit social enterprise....
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Support Worker Apprentice - Leading Lives (4)
Closing Date:
8th April 2024
Salary:
£ 9984 per year
Location:
Bury St Edmunds,, Suffolk
Employer Description Leading Lives provides high quality social care support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs across Suffolk and beyond in the home and in the community. We are an employee owned, not-for-profit social enterprise....
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Community Carer - Time2Care
Closing Date:
30th June 2024
Salary:
To be confirmed
Location:
Newmarket, Suffolk
Employer description Time2Care is committed to supporting vulnerable people so that they can continue their lives with dignity and independence and be participating members of their own communities Main description As a Community Carer your role is to help pe...
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Support Worker Apprentice - Leading Lives (3)
Closing Date:
8th April 2024
Salary:
£ 13312 per year
Location:
Sudbury, Suffolk
Employer Description Leading Lives provides high quality social care support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs across Suffolk and beyond in the home and in the community. We are an employee owned, not-for-profit social enterprise....
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