Health and life sciences
Explore paid opportunities including graduate vacancies, placements and work experience in health and life sciences.
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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Wellbeing Coach (Mental Health) - Bristol
Employer: 1625 Independent PeopleApplication closing date: 21 Oct 2025Location: Bristol Bristol, England United KingdomOur Mental Health coaches work 1:1 with young people to build resilience and develop coping strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing, offering a trauma-informed combination of practical and emotional support. -
Deputy Manager (Residential Children's Homes) - (Peak Lodge - Hill View) - Buxton, East Midlands
Employer: Derbyshire County Council - HR ServicesApplication closing date: 26 Oct 2025Location: Buxton East Midlands United KingdomHill View Children's home provides an Outstanding (Ofsted) safe, nurturing home for Children with Disabilities. We use therapeutically informed approaches, including PACE and social pedagogy, to help children build resilience, develop life skills, and reach their full potential. -
Night Care Assistant (Residential Children's Home) (Peak Lodge) - Buxton
Employer: Derbyshire County Council - HR ServicesApplication closing date: 10 Dec 2025Location: Buxton East Midlands United KingdomThe Night Care Assistant will be required to undertake all routine tasks during the night in accordance with the care plans for children and any specific instructions given. He/she should waken the senior member of staff sleeping-in as and when their assistance or authority is required. -
Unpaid 2026 Placement - Student Recovery Coordinator - Devon, Dorset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Application closing date: 9 Dec 2025Location: Devon, England United KingdomAn exciting opportunity to work within the Southwest prisons as part of Change Grow Live's drug and alcohol recovery service. -
2026 Health Data Science Black Internship Programme - UK-Wide
Employer: health data research ukApplication closing date: 9 Dec 2025Location: United KingdomOur mission is to unite the UK’s health and care data to enable discoveries that improve people’s lives. We do this by uniting, improving and using health and care data as one national institute. -
Research Administrative Assistant - London
Employer: Birkbeck, University of LondonApplication closing date: 3 Nov 2025Location: United KingdomAre you a medical student or member of a medical school within any region of the UK? A national research project urgently needs to recruit 10 Research Administrative Assistants to be paid £16.79 per hour to work up to 23 hours (including 3 hours' holiday pay) from October 2025. The work arrangements will be flexible and part-time. You will be based in our own region and surrounding areas. -
Psychosocial Therapist - Croydon
Application closing date: 21 Oct 2025Location: Croydon Greater London United KingdomThe role of a Psycho-Social Therapist is to work daily as part of the nursing team and the wider Multi-disciplinary team. -
2026 Graduate - Frontline Trainee Social Worker - UK-Wide
Application closing date: 1 Nov 2025Location: United KingdomLooking for a career with purpose and a clear path for development?
As a social worker, you’ll work directly with children and families to make sure children are safe, supported and able to thrive. It’s a career that offers stability, progression and the chance to make a lasting difference. On this programme, you’ll be supported from day one and gain the skills, experience and master’s degree to succeed, wherever your career takes you.
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