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 - £30,000 - £53,000*

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, 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, make support plans, 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, keep records, write reports and discuss cases with your supervisors.*

Working environments:

You could work in an office, in an NHS or private hospital, at an adult care home, at a children’s care home or in the community. 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 | Management | Teaching | Resilience |Empathy

**Information from EMSI 2025

What our students say

I’ve loved learning about the beauty industry and gaining the skills in a range of treatments.

Joanne Level 2 Beauty Therapy

I am always ready to learn, and learning all about the security side of aviation has taught me so much more and opened my eyes to why security is so important. I have also had two flying lessons which have taught me how different controls work, what they are for and what will happen if you use too much of one control.

Teigan-Li Fagan Aviation

Remember the biggest barrier stopping you achieving what you want is you. So be brave and be who you are and don't worry about making mistakes considering we all make them.

Luke Link ESOL

T Level in Sport and Health Therapy

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