Healthcare

Careers matching tag 'Healthcare'.

• Medical practitioners

  Medical practitioners diagnose mental and physical injuries, disorders and diseases, prescribe and give treatment, recommend preventative action, and conduct medical education and research activities. They may specialise in particular areas…
  Healthcare

• Psychologists

  Psychologists research, study and assess emotional, cognitive and behavioural processes and abnormalities in human beings and animals and how these are affected by genetic, physical and social factors.
  Healthcare

• Pharmacists

  Pharmacists dispense drugs and medicaments in hospitals and pharmacies and advise on and participate in the development and testing of new drugs, compounds and therapies. They counsel on the proper…
  Healthcare

• Ophthalmic opticians

  Ophthalmic opticians test patients’ vision, diagnose defects and disorders and prescribe glasses or contact lenses as required.
  Healthcare

• Dental practitioners

  Dental practitioners diagnose dental and oral diseases, injuries and disorders, prescribe and administer treatment, recommend preventative action and, where necessary, refer the patient to a specialist.
  Healthcare

• Veterinarians

  Veterinarians diagnose and treat animal injuries, diseases and disorders, and advise on preventative action. They may work in practices, specialising according to their location in either a rural or urban…
  Healthcare

• Medical radiographers

  Medical (diagnostic) radiographers operate x-ray machines, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and other imaging devices for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, assist in the diagnosis of injuries and diseases and are involved…
  Healthcare

• Podiatrists

  Podiatrists (formerly known as chiropodists) diagnose and treat ailments and abnormalities of the human foot and lower limb, deal with minor infections, injuries and deformities, and conditions resulting from other…
  Healthcare

• Health professionals n.e.c.

  Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other health-related professional occupations not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 221: Health Professionals. They may work autonomously or in teams…
  Healthcare

• Physiotherapists

  Physiotherapists plan and apply massage, promote and encourage movement and exercise, use hydrotherapy, electro-therapy and other technological equipment in the treatment of a wide range of injuries, diseases and disabilities…
  Healthcare

• Occupational therapists

  Occupational therapists work with people who have a physical or learning disability or mental illness, actively engaging them in purposeful activities in order to maximise self-confidence, independent functioning and well-being.
  Healthcare

• Speech and language therapists

  Speech and language therapists are responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of speech, language, fluency and voice disorders caused by disability, injury or illness.
  Healthcare

• Therapy professionals n.e.c.

  Job holders in this unit group plan and apply physical and therapeutic treatments and activities to assist recovery from physical and mental illness and to minimise the effects of disabilities…
  Healthcare

• Nurses

  Nurses provide general and/or specialised nursing care for the sick, injured and others in need of such care, assist medical doctors with their tasks and work with other healthcare professionals…
  Healthcare

• Midwives

  Midwives deliver, or assist in the delivery of babies, provide antenatal and postnatal care and advise parents on baby care. They work with other healthcare professionals, and advise on and…
  Healthcare

• Paramedics

  Paramedics provide first aid and life support treatment in emergency situations and transport sick and injured people who require skilled treatment.
  Healthcare

• Dispensing opticians

  Dispensing opticians supply, fit and service spectacles, contact lenses and other optical aids in accordance with a prescription from an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
  Healthcare

• Pharmaceutical technicians

  Pharmaceutical technicians work in hospitals or in the community and assist pharmacists in the preparation and dispensing of drugs and medicines.
  Healthcare

• Medical and dental technicians

  Medical and dental technicians operate, calibrate and maintain cardiographic and encephalographic testing equipment, assist in the conduct of post mortems, give simple dental treatments, fit artificial limbs and hearing aids,…
  Healthcare

• Health associate professionals n.e.c.

  Job holders in this unit group carry out a variety of technical and complementary support functions not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 321: Health Associate Professionals.
  Healthcare

• Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)

  Ambulance staff transport sick, injured and convalescent persons and give first aid treatment in emergencies.
  Healthcare

• Dental nurses

  Dental nurses prepare patients for, and assist with, dental examinations, prepare and sterilise instruments and maintain case records.
  Healthcare

• Health services and public health managers and directors

  Managers and directors in this unit group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources and activities of health care providers and purchasers at both district and unit levels.
  Healthcare Managerial

• Social services managers and directors

  Social services managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources necessary to protect the welfare of certain groups within local authorities including children and young people, families under…
  Healthcare Managerial

• Health care practice managers

  Healthcare practice managers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the work and resources of medical, dental and other types of healthcare practice, including veterinary practices.
  Healthcare Managerial

• Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors

  Managers and proprietors in this group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources necessary in the provision and running of residential and day care establishments and domiciliary care services for…
  Healthcare Managerial

• Medical secretaries

  Medical secretaries deal with correspondence, make appointments and handle patients’ queries; file and maintain medical and other records; transcribe notes and dictation; and perform other clerical tasks in hospitals/surgeries and…
  Administration Healthcare

• Counsellors

  Jobholders in this unit group provide counselling services to clients with a wide variety of problems by means of assisting them to reach their own resolutions to the difficulties they…
  Healthcare Social care

• Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

  Nursing auxiliaries and assistants assist doctors, nurses and other health professionals in caring for the sick and injured within hospitals, homes, clinics and the wider community.
  Healthcare Social care

• Senior care workers

  Senior care workers routinely oversee and monitor care workers, care assistants and home carers. They also attend to the personal needs and comforts of the elderly and the infirm with…
  Healthcare Social care

• Care escorts

  Care escorts accompany and transport adults and children with disability between their places of residence and other destinations and act as chaperones for under 16s engaged in theatrical, television and…
  Healthcare Social care

• Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants

  Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants make funeral arrangements for clients, prepare the deceased for burial or cremation, and supervise and assist the proceedings of funerals.
  Healthcare Social care

• Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants

  Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants work under the supervision of pharmacists or other relevant health professionals to dispense drugs and medicines, issue pre-packaged prescriptions, sell over-the-counter medication, dispense spectacles and…
  Healthcare Retail and sales

• Hospital porters

  Hospital porters perform various manual tasks in hospitals to assist nursing and domestic staff with the care of patients.
  Delivery and storage Healthcare

• Houseparents and residential wardens

  Houseparents and residential wardens are responsible for the care and supervision of children, young offenders and the elderly within residential homes and nurseries, schools or institutions for young offenders.
  Healthcare Home services Social care

• Care workers and home carers

  Care workers and home carers attend to the personal needs and comforts of the elderly and the infirm with care and support needs (‘service users’) within residential care establishments, day…
  Healthcare Home services Social care