What this tool does

It helps you work out which health careers might actually suit you, based on what you enjoy, what you're good at, and the qualifications you already have or are willing to work towards.

The NHS and wider health sector in the UK employ people in more than 350 different roles, and most school leavers and career changers only hear about a handful of them. This tool widens the picture so you can see options you may not have considered, from speech and language therapy to operating department practice, public health, pharmacy and paramedic science.

Who it's for

It's aimed at anyone in the UK thinking about working in health, whether that's a sixth former choosing A levels, a graduate weighing up a postgraduate route, or someone already in work who wants a change. You don't need to know any of the job titles in advance.

It's also useful if you've been pushed towards medicine or nursing by family or teachers and want to check what else is out there before committing. Equally, if you know you want to work with patients but can't stand the sight of blood, or you prefer lab work to bedside care, the matches will reflect that.

How it works

You'll answer around a dozen short questions covering your interests, preferred working style, people skills, science background and current qualifications. The tool then returns a shortlist of roles that fit, with a plain English summary of what each job involves day to day, the typical training route in the UK, rough salary bands and where to read more. Your answers aren't saved and nothing is shared with third parties, so you can run it as many times as you like while you think things through.