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The NHS career areas outside clinical practice, and the roles in each. Every one is built from real job adverts, so what you read is what employers actually asked for.

25 Areas669 RolesBuilt From 1,465 NHS Adverts
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Career Fit reads your CV against every area and shows the five that match what you already do.
Alphabetical. Bars show the bands each area's roles span.
AI, Machine Learning & Data Science
17 Roles · 24 AdvertsMost Advertised: Data Scientist, Senior Data Engineer
Applications & Systems Support
34 Roles · 58 AdvertsMost Advertised: Service Desk Analyst, Support Technician
Business Analysis
11 Roles · 36 AdvertsMost Advertised: Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst
Business Development & Partnerships
11 Roles · 17 AdvertsMost Advertised: Business Manager, Development Manager
Change & Transformation
31 Roles · 71 AdvertsMost Advertised: Transformation Manager, Change Manager
Clinical Governance, Audit & Compliance
7 Roles · 13 AdvertsMost Advertised: Governance Manager, Governance Officer
Clinical Informatics & Decision Support
42 Roles · 99 AdvertsMost Advertised: Senior Clinical Coder, Clinical Coder
Clinical Research & Trials
32 Roles · 82 AdvertsMost Advertised: Research Nurse, Research Practitioner
Clinical Safety & Patient Safety (Digital Health)
48 Roles · 96 AdvertsMost Advertised: Safety Manager, Safety Officer
Clinical Systems & Applications
30 Roles · 53 AdvertsMost Advertised: System Administrator, Systems Manager
Communications & Engagement
22 Roles · 53 AdvertsMost Advertised: Communications Officer, Communications Assistant
Cyber Security
17 Roles · 26 AdvertsMost Advertised: Senior Security Analyst, Security Analyst
Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence
84 Roles · 167 AdvertsMost Advertised: Data Analyst, Information Analyst
Digital Transformation
26 Roles · 45 AdvertsMost Advertised: Chief Information Officer, Head of Digital Infrastructure
Early Careers (Apprenticeships/Fellowships)
11 Roles · 11 AdvertsMost Advertised: Business Administrator, IT Technician
Education, Training & Workforce Development
20 Roles · 32 AdvertsMost Advertised: Business Partner, Training Officer
Information Governance & Data Protection
35 Roles · 47 AdvertsMost Advertised: Information Governance Manager, Information Governance Officer
Leadership & Service Management
29 Roles · 66 AdvertsMost Advertised: Service Manager, Operations Manager
PMO & Project Support
28 Roles · 84 AdvertsMost Advertised: Support Officer, Project Administrator
Procurement, Commercial & Contracts
18 Roles · 33 AdvertsMost Advertised: Procurement Manager, Head of Contracts
Product Management
15 Roles · 22 AdvertsMost Advertised: Product Manager, Product Specialist
Project & Programme Management
33 Roles · 214 AdvertsMost Advertised: Project Manager, Programme Manager
Public Health & Population Health
33 Roles · 62 AdvertsMost Advertised: Dependency Advisor, Health Practitioner
Quality Improvement
19 Roles · 26 AdvertsMost Advertised: Clinical Governance Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Facilitator, Support Officer
Software Development & Engineering
16 Roles · 28 AdvertsMost Advertised: Test Engineer, Systems Developer

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