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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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  • Placement 2026- Honorary Assistant Psychologist - Pain Management and Bristol M.E. Services - Bristol

    Employer: North Bristol NHS Trust
    Application closing date: 12 Jan 2026
    Location: Bristol, Bristol Bristol, England United Kingdom
    We are looking for a committed psychology undergraduate to join our department for a placement year split between the Pain Management and ME/CFS teams at North Bristol NHS Trust. This placement will be based at both Southmead and Cossham Hospitals in Bristol but may involve some home working.

  • Assistant Team Leader - Alveston, Gloucestershire

    Employer: Elim Housing Association
    Application closing date: 24 Nov 2025
    Location: Alveston Gloucestershire, England United Kingdom
    Elim Housing Association is a provider of housing and support services in the West of England and Gloucestershire, our vision is ‘to meet housing needs and deliver homes that change people’s lives’.

  • Library of Things Manager - Share Bristol Winterbourne - Bristol

    Employer: Share Bristol
    Application closing date: 9 Dec 2025
    Location: Winterbourne South West United Kingdom
    If you’re passionate about sustainability and our local communities, love working with people and things, can find your way around a sander and a spreadsheet, and want to work part-time for a local charity, then we’ve got a really lovely job for you!

    We need a new Library of Things Manager to run Share Bristol Winterbourne, working with the rest of our small team of staff and volunteers to make borrowing as convenient as buying.

  • YES ALP Manager

    Employer: 1625 Independent People
    Application closing date: 1 Dec 2025
    Location: Bristol Bristol, England United Kingdom
    YES, is a registered alternative learning provision (ALP) which offers English and Maths functional skills tuition and qualifications in small friendly classes, or 1:1, to 16–25-year-olds experiencing barriers to their learning.

  • 2026 Graduate Scheme - Pathways 2 NHS Procurement - Nationwide

    Employer: Pathways2Procurement
    Application closing date: 10 Jan 2026
    Location: England United Kingdom
    The NHS Procurement Graduate Training Scheme has been designed for ambitious graduates who want to develop a career in procurement and the NHS. The 2-year programme will give you exceptional opportunities, working in various NHS procurement settings, to experience what this industry has to offer.

  • Project Worker (Charles England House) - Bristol

    Employer: 1625 Independent People
    Application closing date: 1 Dec 2025
    Location: Bristol Bristol, England United Kingdom
    We are excited to be recruiting into our dynamic team at Charles England House, located in Patchway. Do you have a passion for helping young people, including young parents and care experienced young people on the final part of their journey toward independent living?

  • 2026 Graduate - Crowd Flow Consultant - Bath, Manchester and London

    Employer: Buro Happold
    Application closing date: 7 Jan 2026
    Location: Bath, London South West United Kingdom
    Do you want to work on challenging projects around the world modelling, analysing and advising on how people move and behave? Join us as part of a world leading team in one of the most interesting and growing specialist disciplines.

  • Team Leader - Alveston, Bristol

    Employer: Elim Housing Association
    Application closing date: 24 Nov 2025
    Location: Alveston Gloucestershire, England United Kingdom
    Elim Housing Association is a provider of housing and support services in the West of England and Gloucestershire, our vision is ‘to meet housing needs and deliver homes that change people’s lives’. Elim’s aim for its customers is to ensure that the housing and services

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