The NHS was set up in 1948 to provide everyone in the UK with healthcare based upon their needs, and not on their capability to pay. The NHS is respected throughout the world for the requirement of care it offers to clients.

Although the majority of people think about the NHS as being their regional hospital, when you visit your dentist, your GP or even your local pharmacist you could be speaking with someone employed by the NHS. And increasingly there is increasingly more NHS personnel whose work is not based in a medical facility, but who work in regional health centres, GP practices or perhaps in patients' own homes.

More individuals work for the NHS than any other organisation in the country: 1.3 million individuals in England alone. That is around one in every forty people. You will probably understand a minimum of someone who works for the NHS.

Individuals who work for the NHS might have tasks in clinical or non-clinical functions. Clinical functions supply care to clients, such as nursing, medicine, midwifery, in addition to a series of allied health professions such as physiotherapy, radiography and counselling.

The many non-clinical functions in the NHS cover the functions needed to keep the buildings clean and efficient and the organisation running efficiently. Non-clinical roles include receptionists, accounting professionals, IT specialists, catering services, engineers, designers and plumbing professionals.

With over 350 various career chances, there is a role to fit all interests and certifications.