Medical, Health & Community

There are a huge range of job opportunities in the medical, health and community sectors and graduates beginning a career in one of these areas can expect very competitive salaries.

The medical and health sectors focus on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness. There are a huge amount of careers available to graduates in both the public and private facets of this industry.

Some examples of roles relating to direct diagnosis and treatment are:

Medicine - Consultant, Surgeon, Doctor etc
Dentistry - Dentist, Dental Surgeon, Dental Nurse etc
Radiology - Radiologist
Nursing - Nurse, Midwife etc
Research roles

There are also a substantial number of indirect support roles available to graduates in these industries. Due to the sheer size of these industries, a huge number of support services are required. Further career opportunities exist for graduates in all business disciplines in these support services.

The Community sector encompasses all occupations whose aim is to help people overcome physical, mental, environmental or lifestyle problems, or to combat inequality and injustice.

Examples of some of the careers available to graduates in this sector are in areas dealing with:

Mental health services
Probationary services
Learning difficulties
Physical disabilities
Issues relating to the elderly
Housing issues
School truancy issues
Adoption/Fostering issues
Young offenders issues

Some of the key skills required to work in the Medical, Health and Community sectors are:

Dedication to the cause - Essential in dealing with something as serious as a person's health.
Good communication/interpersonal skills
Good administrative skills - Attention to detail is paramount.
The ability to show genuine compassion - Difficult circumstances will undoubtedly arise where compassion will prove essential.