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Working in the health or social care sector can be extremely rewarding. Health care can include caring for patients in a hospital, dentist, opticians, pharmacy and in people’s homes but there are also support roles which are essential to the day-to-day running of the health service.

Social care involves looking after people in different locations such as residential care or in their own home. There are opportunities to work with people with learning disabilities, physical abilities, mental health, and elderly people.

Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you. 

  • Health and social care is one of the largest employment sectors across Norfolk and Suffolk with over 103,000 jobs
  • Adult social care is growing and the number of social care jobs will increase by 350,000 by 2020
  • There are around 150,000 full-time equivalent doctors, and over 300,000 nurses in the NHS

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CounsellorCare Worker Paramedic  Youth WorkerArt therapist • Midwife • Physiotherapist Nurse • Hematologist • Biomedical Scientist Occupational Therapist (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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Did You Know?
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Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Specsavers
Closing Date:
2nd October 2025
Salary:
£15,150 a year
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Employer description Specsavers have been a family business for over 35 years, working together with our store partners to provide the best value optometry, audiology and other healthcare service for our customers. You’ll find us in the UK, Ireland, Netherland...
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Bury St Edmunds Jobs and Skills Fair
Event Date:
8th October 2025
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Closing Date:
26th September 2025
Engineering Technician VAC1000338118 - Business Administrator VAC1000338693 - Early Years Educator VAC1000338305 - Customer Service Practitioner VAC1000340206 Mortgage Case Manager VAC1000338867 -
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Contracts Co-Ordinator Apprenticeship - Unisurge International
Closing Date:
19th September 2025
Salary:
£ 18000 per year
Location:
Newmarket, Suffolk
Employer description Established in 1988, Unisurge is a trusted manufacturer and supplier of custom procedure packs, dressing packs, medical disposable and theatre products for health care professionals. Unisurge also offers a broad range of sterile drapes, g...
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Closing Date:
12th September 2025
Early Years Educator - Architectural Joiner - Equine Groom - Information Communications Technician - Accounts Assistant
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Making big decisions about your future can feel overwhelming and you may be undecided about what you want to do next.  This is normal! Remember that you are not on your own.  There are lots of support services and professionals available to help explore your n...
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