There is always a lot of talk about NHS jobs in the news and it usually focuses on how the number of jobs continually rises and falls as new hospitals are opened, while others close. But the news rarely focuses on the actual role of someone working within the NHS.
The health service is one of the biggest employers in the UK so it's no wonder that NHS jobs are so abundant but are the opportunities really in the right areas? The number of jobs available for nurses has been falling in recent years while the range of bureaucratic jobs, and the wages that go with these jobs, has increased.
So which type of NHS job is it best to aim for right now?
Well the advantages of working in an administrative role is that these jobs tend to be open to a far wider range of people with different skills. Patient-facing jobs such as nurses, doctors and support staff will get the satisfactory element of seeing patients recover but will also, on occasion, have to deal with bereavement. I guess it depends on where your heart lies.
Jobs within NHS hospitals often involve working very long shifts of up to 16 hours and during peak hours the stress level can be high. Most of the time you will end your day feeling totally exhausted but happy at the role you performed.
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