T Level in Sport and Health Therapy

Start an exciting career in Health and Social Care

The health and social care sector is ideal for those who have a passion for caring for others and includes jobs in personal care and healthcare.

Three health students in the health suite

Occupational Health Nurse

Average salary - £32,000 to £57,000*

Occupational Health Nurses care for the health and wellbeing of people at work.

Day to day tasks:

Carry out pre-employment medical checks, assess and treat employees who are injured or become ill at work, provide counselling and support, give advice on health education, health and safety and sickness absence and carry out risk assessments and keep employee health records.*

Working environments:

You could work in an NHS or private hospital or at a client’s business. Your working environment may be physically demanding. You may need to wear a uniform.*

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

Social Worker

Average salary - £32,000 - £48,000*

Social Workers help to protect vulnerable children and adults from harm or abuse, and support people to live independently.

Day to day tasks:

Meet individuals and families to review their needs and make support plans, give emotional and practical support to clients, build trust and confidence with young people to support their wellbeing, help clients develop and maintain independent living skills, keep clients safe and take action to protect them when necessary, work closely with communities, health professionals and other agencies and keep accurate records, write reports and review cases with your supervisors.*

Working environments:

You could work in an office, in the community, at an adult care home, at a children’s care home or in an NHS or private hospital. Your working environment may be emotionally demanding.*

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the Health and Social Care sector include**:

Communication | Compassion | Decision Making | Management | Planning

**Information from Lightcast 2026

What our students say

The course is brilliant, I love it so much, I have got the best group of friends ever. It has been awesome to get to know people, and the tutors are lovely.

Macy Level 3 Graphic Design

I would recommend this college because of the helpful teachers that promote creativity.

Daniel Raki Level 3 Media

It’s hard [to pursue a career in STEM] but it’s worth it, and even though it’s a male dominated field it doesn’t mean that you can’t do it. In fact it means you should do it more.

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