UCAS has been working with the NHS since 2019 to attract new talent to its workforce through our extensive reach among young people, their parents, teachers, and careers advisers.
Every year 1.5 million young people, including those as young as Year 9, come to us for information, advice, and guidance on careers in different sectors and the routes to get there.
We have dedicated NHS careers pages on ucas.com showcasing the breadth of career options within the NHS to young people during their discovery stages. Driving this early awareness helps the NHS build a long-term talent pipeline.
Hear what Mandy Tuckey, ICS Apprenticeship & Widening Participation Programme Lead – Gloucestershire ICS, says about how UCAS adds value to growing awareness of the breadth of career opportunities within the NHS.
Reach young people within your region that match your exact criteria: subject of interest, location, demographics, skillsets and many more. Connect with them in the channels that they use.
Meet future talent face-to-face and bring to life what it’s like working for your Trust. Showcase your roles, benefits, organisational culture, and bring existing staff as ambassadors to inspire their decision-making.
Give young people a taste of what a particular role involves day-to-day by providing an interactive online work experience and help them make more informed decisions.
At UCAS, we support raising awareness of apprenticeship pathways into medical and healthcare professions, alongside the traditional university route.
Hear what Lucy Hunte, National Apprenticeship Lead at NHS England, says about the role apprenticeships play in growing NHS workforce, and how UCAS can support the NHS in providing more opportunities for aspiring doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who seek alternatives to traditional university routes.
In 2022 we conducted bespoke 'Who are the future nurses?' research, uncovering nursing applicants’ deepest motivations and barriers. The findings of the research informed a targeted media campaign through UCAS that delivered a 30% increase year-on-year in applications to nursing courses.