First aid for a career
NHS role revives Allana’s positivity
I have found a wonderful job as a Wellbeing Assistant for the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. We are there to help care for the health and wellbeing of our colleagues.
I organise events and travel to different hospitals and offices. Among other things, we run Wellbeing Days where we offer body MOTs and acupuncture, as well as hand massages.
It’s a good feeling knowing I have made someone’s working day better. I left school as soon as I could with no qualifications. I had a difficult childhood due to being bullied at school and having a tough time at home.
I attended college for a bit and completed five courses but they didn’t end up going anywhere.
I was having problems at home and decided to leave on many occasions but returned each time.
When I was 21, I left permanently, which is when I met my boyfriend Sam. His family was so kind and welcoming.
Finding work had been tough. I had
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no confidence or guidance so never knew quite how to get started. I was very depressed.
Last year, Sam’s mum told me about The Prince’s Trust Get Into The NHS programme.
I booked a taster day. This was the first time in a year I had spoken to any new people. I was nervous and scared. I wasn’t going to go at one point, but thank goodness I did.
They were so inspiring and I realised that this was the place where I could start to build my future. I started the four-week programme,
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As part of the programme, I did some work experience at a local health centre and I found I absolutely loved office work. That then led me to do an eight-week IT course, which taught me Microsoft skills, from word processing to Excel. I also had to do 100 hours of work experience and was assigned to another health centre.
While I was there, The Prince’s Trust called me to say there was an apprenticeship in recruitment for the NHS, and I decided to apply. I was so overjoyed when I got the job.
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I feel so valued at work and that in turn has made me happy, confident and hopeful for the future. I am positive about my life now and I know what I can achieve.
More than 1.3 million people work for the NHS, and staff turnover alone frees up tens of thousands of jobs every year.
Training depends on each individual role. Doctors and nurses need extensive medical training (bma.org.uk and nursing.nhscareers.nhs.uk).
But for other careers, many staff will be trained on the job – particularly within the NHS. There are many apprenticeships on offer too – check out getingofar.gov.uk.
To find other opportunities in the NHS, check out jobs.nhs.uk, where there are currently 17,802 vacancies in England and Wales. They range from a receptionist in South East London (£21,119-£22,361) to a part-time caretaker in Redruth, Cornwall (£8.50 per hour). There are a further 1,135 Scottish NHS jobs at jobs.scot.nhs.uk.
I realised this was the place I could build my future
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