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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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Job board for disabled candidates - Evenbreak
Evenbreak is an award-winning not-for-profit specialist job board run by disabled people for disabled people.
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APPRENTICESHIPS SPOTLIGHT
Applications for this role are now closed
Closing Date:
27th June 2025
Adult Care Worker - Specialist Teaching Assistant - Electrician - Audiologist - Commis Chef
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Early Years Practitioner - Moreton Hall Prepcare
Closing Date:
11th July 2025
Salary:
£12.55 per hour
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Employer description We are a privately run day nursery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and are looking for someone with a childcare qualification or willing to work towards a level 3. Main description Do you love working with children? We pay top rates and provid...
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Office Administration Apprentice- TrueArk Healthcare Ltd
Closing Date:
31st July 2025
Salary:
£ 14722 per year
Location:
Ipswich, Suffolk
Employer description TrueArk Healthcare is an Ipswich based healthcare agency who provide staff to residential homes in and around Ipswich. TrueArk is best described as a small office environment, where the office staff are involved in contacting new and curre...
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Home First Reablement Support Worker - Home First Suffolk County Council
Closing Date:
30th June 2025
Salary:
£24,404 per year
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Employer description Home First is Suffolk County Council's in-house reablement support service regulated by Care Quality Commission. It provides a period of reablement, which is provided in the person's own home and is a goal focused intervention that involv...
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Mentoring and job search help in and around Diss
Parents, carers & teachers - do you know a young person who needs help finding work or their next step?
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