NHS guide to Careers in Midwifery - Keele University
NHS guide to Careers in Midwifery - Keele University
NHS guide to Careers in Midwifery - Keele University
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8<br />
<strong>Careers</strong> <strong>in</strong> midwifery<br />
Career Framework<br />
The Career Framework has been designed <strong>to</strong><br />
improve career development and job<br />
satisfaction for <strong>NHS</strong> employees.<br />
It encourages <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>to</strong> learn new skills and take<br />
on extra responsibilities that enable them <strong>to</strong> progress<br />
with<strong>in</strong> the organisation. Many people take on<br />
additional responsibility with<strong>in</strong> their own area, while<br />
others retra<strong>in</strong> and move <strong>in</strong> <strong>to</strong> different roles.<br />
The case study on page 10 describes how Karen Baker<br />
has progressed with<strong>in</strong> the <strong>NHS</strong>.<br />
Ambulance service<br />
professions<br />
Allied health<br />
professions<br />
Dental care<br />
professions<br />
Healthcare science<br />
9 More senior staff Direc<strong>to</strong>r of therapies Direc<strong>to</strong>r of regional<br />
genetics services<br />
8 Consultant practitioners Consultant radiographer Consultant<br />
cl<strong>in</strong>ical scientist<br />
(medical physics)<br />
7 Advanced practitioners Specialist speech and<br />
language therapist<br />
Specialist respira<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
physiologist<br />
6 Senior practitioners/<br />
specialist practitioners<br />
Emergency care<br />
practitioner<br />
Senior occupational<br />
therapist<br />
Senior dental technologist<br />
Senior biomedical<br />
scientist<br />
5 Practitioners Paramedic Dietitian Dental technician Cardiac physiologist<br />
4 Assistant practitioners/<br />
associate practitioners<br />
Control room duty officer<br />
Assistant cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />
psychologist<br />
Dental therapist<br />
Critical care technologist<br />
3 Senior healthcare<br />
assistants/technicians<br />
Emergency medical<br />
dispatcher<br />
Rehabilitation assistant Dental hygienist Newborn hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
screener<br />
2 Support workers Patient transport service<br />
driver<br />
Therapy cl<strong>in</strong>ical support<br />
worker<br />
Dental nurse<br />
Pharmacy dispens<strong>in</strong>g<br />
assistant<br />
1 Initial entry level jobs
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