Raising awareness of NHS careers on ucas.com
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.
Engaging with young people early is essential for enabling the future NHS 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.
Early careers and apprenticeships recruitment
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.
Bespoke insight – case study
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.