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A Guide To NHS Jobs

By Louise G

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Published: 16Oct2010
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The National Health-care Service of the UK is the largest publicly funded health service in the world. This service is the single largest employer in the uk. There are many NHS jobs depending on which work arena you are interested in entering.

Administrative staff jobs include clerks who do general office tasks, assist with making appointments and admitting and discharging of patients. Medical record-keepers ensure the safekeeping of very confidential clinical notes. They need to keep them secure, but they also have to be readily available to the staff members who treat the patients. Other administrative posts include receptionists, secretaries, typists, switchboard operators and medical secretaries.

Adult nurses will work with young and old adults who suffer from both acute and chronic conditions. They will be required to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for each patient. Children's nurses work with children ranging in age from newborns to adolescents. A child's medical condition can change rapidly and these nurses need to be able to spot that change. They have to work with both the child and their parent or carer

Ambulance technicians are usually part of the accident and emergency team who respond to emergency calls. They work alongside paramedics and often administer lifesaving care to patients.

Health-care assistants are able to work within a hospital or in a community setting. They work under the guidance of a qualified health-care professional. Their duties include assistance with washing and dressing patients, feeding, ensuring patient comfort and monitoring patients by taking their temperature and monitoring their pulse.

Laboratory assistants are normally employed in pathology labs or they can work in clinics or on wards. When they work in pathology laboratories, their duties will include making up chemical solutions and analyzing data by means of computer technology. They have to label and sort tissue samples and dispose of any biological or chemical waste. They also have to maintain stock levels of necessary items.

One of the strange things about the NHS is that for most people in the uk it has monopoly status, this is because most people can't afford private medical care or the expensive insurance. This has meant that often the concept of customer service is non existent within the NHS and patients are often treated more like cattle than customers. Frequently people are given treatment with little or no explanation as to what is being done to them or why. Many nurese seem to enjoy watching patients struggling in bed and unable to help themselves, they find this most amusing whilst having their very regular tea breaks.

The author is an expert in the field of NHS and extensive knowledge to help those seeking NHS careers. Areas of expertise in fact include any qualified route to finding NHS jobs. To search and apply for thousands of NHS jobs go to http://NHSjobs1.co.uk

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