Health and life sciences

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Discover rewarding opportunities in health and life sciences. Whether you're passionate about patient care, scientific discovery, or community support, there's a career path for you.

Careers in healthcare include a huge range of roles in clinical settings or the community to improve patient outcomes. Working as a health practitioner, in management, policy or public health. Support individuals and communities in social care, youth work, advice and guidance, providing essential services and support to the most vulnerable in society. Innovate in life sciences, contribute to important research and development by getting hands on in the lab, or use your skills and knowledge in a range of commercial roles.

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  • Medical Education and Events Administrator - Royal Wootton Bassett

    Employer: Joint Operations Ltd
    Application closing date: 30 May 2025
    Location: Royal Wootton Bassett Wiltshire, England United Kingdom
    As a Medical Education and Events Administrator at Joint Operations, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a wide range of medical education activities and events in line with the companies’ marketing strategy.

  • Careers Co-ordinator - Blackpool

    Employer: Blackpool and The Fylde College
    Application closing date: 16 Jun 2025
    Location: Blackpool North West United Kingdom
    We are excited to announce an opportunity to join the Directorate for Students Team as a Careers Co-ordinator.

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern - Bristol - 3 months

    Employer: KETS Quantum Security
    Application closing date: 23 May 2025
    Location: Bristol Bristol, England United Kingdom
    KETS Quantum Security Ltd is a UK based technology company specialising in quantum-safe
    communications. Our hardware solutions enable secure keys to be sent over communication
    networks, ensuring that today’s most important asset, data, is kept safe.

  • Community Practitioner - London

    Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
    Application closing date: 21 May 2025
    Location: Croydon Greater London United Kingdom
    The Croydon Assessment and Liaison team is made up of three teams (North, South, and Central) and is situated at Jeanette Wallace House, Croydon. The team generally works with individuals for up to 12 weeks providing a holistic package of care in collaboration with local care networks.

  • Speech & Language Therapist - Cranleigh

    Employer: JigsawTrust
    Application closing date: 14 Jun 2025
    Location: Cranleigh South East United Kingdom
    A great opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join a friendly therapy team. In this role, you will benefit from funded training and development opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge, working 1 to1 to provide specialist, direct and indirect therapy for autistic children.

  • Graduate Trader - Manchester

    Employer: Volcore
    Application closing date: 31 May 2025
    Location: Manchester United Kingdom
    At Volcore, our team of electricity traders and technical experts work together to make real-time decisions that support increasing renewable generation and keep the electricity system stable. We are a profitable and ambitious startup, with several full-time, on-site openings in our trading team.

  • Family Therapist/Family Intervention Therapist - London

    Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
    Application closing date: 18 May 2025
    Location: London Greater London United Kingdom
    The Lewisham Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) are looking for highly enthusiastic and skilled Family Therapists/Family Interventions Therapists with experience of working with people with psychosis and other severe mental health problems (SMHP).

  • Bioprocessing Internships (4 Weeks) - Bristol

    Employer: ExtraCellular
    Application closing date: 22 May 2025
    Location: Bristol South West United Kingdom
    We have 6 places available for a dedicated ‘boot camp’-style internship offering a unique, one-month, paid internship in bioprocessing this summer for early-career individuals, with the opportunity of a full-time role at the company.

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