Thousands of Essex students receiving their GCSE results this week are being encouraged to explore the wide range of careers available in the NHS.
On Thursday 20 August, students from across Essex will be heading to schools or checking their devices to find out their GCSE results. NHS Essex is reminding pupils that there are many career options, whatever their results, and that support is on hand if worried or anxious about next steps.
The NHS is the largest employer in England with over 1.5 million employees. Beyond the NHS there are even more healthcare roles with local employers like GP practices, pharmacies, dentists, opticians and others.
Roles vary from doctors, paramedics and other healthcare professionals to administrative and support roles such as in commissioning, IT and communications.
NHS Essex has created a careers website where people can find out more about a career in the NHS. The website has information on work experience and training or education options including A Levels, BTECs, T-Levels, apprenticeships and university degrees.
Find out more about NHS careersTo everyone receiving their GCSE results and thinking about what to do next, the NHS offers a wide range of career opportunities. Whether you are ecstatic with your results, disappointed, relieved or anxious, you have so many paths open to you. So why not explore a career in the NHS.
Kate Green, Health & Care Academy Manager at NHS Essex
The different training and education opportunities locally can help you build your knowledge and grow your skills. If you aren’t sure what you want to do, you can look into different types of work experience for a taster of what healthcare can offer you as a career.
And if you are struggling with what you want to do next or worrying about not getting the grades you wanted, remember there is help at hand. So please do reach out.
Results day can cause a lot of stress and anxiety about the future. If you are worried, support is available to help you talk through it and work out your next steps. If you are going to school for your results, teachers and staff will be there to talk to. There are also organisations such as Kooth, YoungMinds and Childline that provide advice and support.
Samantha Goldberg, Executive Director of Commissioning at NHS Essex
Support is available for any young person struggling with their results, including:
- Kooth provides free, anonymous online mental wellbeing support.
- Childline offers free, confidential support for anyone under 19 on 0800 1111 or online.
- YoungMinds provides 24/7 crisis text support through its Crisis Messenger service by texting YM to 85258.