Healthcare

Dentist

Dentists promote good oral hygiene, diagnose and treat teeth and mouth problems and help prevent dental disease

Dietitian

Dietitians diagnose and treat people with nutrition problems and help people make healthy lifestyle and dietary decisions.

Dispensing optician

Dispensing opticians give advice on vision care, and supply glasses and contact lenses to suit their customers needs.

District nurse

District nurses care for people outside of hospital in patients' homes, GP surgeries and residential care homes.

Dramatherapist

Dramatherapists use group work, role play and movement to help people with their feelings and emotions.

Emergency care assistant

Emergency care assistants support paramedics responding to accidents and emergencies.

Emergency medical dispatcher

Emergency medical dispatchers answer calls from the public and GPs, requesting an ambulance.

Forensic psychologist

Forensic psychologists study criminal behaviour and the reasons behind it, and help to treat people who have committed offences.

GP

General practitioners (GPs) are doctors who provide medical services to people in their local community.

Geneticist

Geneticists study how genes work in humans, animals, plants and microbes, and how they are passed on.

Health play specialist

Health play specialists use therapeutic play activities to help children and young people cope with illness, treatment and recovery.

Health promotion specialist

Health promotion specialists educate and inform people about health issues.

Health records clerk

Health records clerks keep medical records up to date.

Health service manager

Health service managers run local healthcare services like hospitals, GP practices and community clinics.

Health trainer

Health trainers promote healthy living and help people make healthier lifestyle choices.

Health visitor

Health visitors work with families with a child aged 0 to 5 to identify health needs, promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness.

Healthcare assistant

Healthcare assistants look after patients in hospitals or sometimes at a patient's home.

Healthcare science assistant

Healthcare science assistants support medical staff, with duties ranging from lab testing blood samples to monitoring patients’ heart function.

Homeopath

Homeopaths use homeopathic remedies to stimulate the body to heal itself.

Hospital doctor

A hospital doctor diagnoses and treats illness and disease in patients admitted to hospital.

Hospital porter

Hospital porters move patients, equipment and medical supplies around a hospital.

Hypnotherapist

Hypnotherapists use hypnosis to help people make positive changes to their health, lifestyle and behaviour.

Learning disability nurse

Learning disability nurses take care of the social, psychological and physical health needs of people with a learning disability.

Maternity support worker

Maternity support workers help midwives care for women and their babies before, during and after childbirth.