Welcome to our Extra Heroes page, This page was set up following the academy’s very first Health and Social Care Careers Expo, 'Virtual Future Heroes' event in December 2020.
The event was held to display the wide range of different career options available within the health and social care sectors and to provide young people and their tutors with a rare chance to discover careers in the health and social care sectors. The week-long series of webinars included inspirational talks, demonstrations and activities. Professionals working within the career sector joined us, allowing the students to hear first-hand from the people doing the jobs and what it takes to become a Health and Social Care Hero.
As well as interactive displays of careers available, students were also able to find out the different education requirements and options to successfully land a career in their areas of interest, with talks from the University of Hertfordshire and local apprenticeship leads.
This page contains the presentations for each of the Virtual Future Hero sessions and additional content.
If there is something you are looking for and cannot find it here please get in touch via email, Academy.hwe@nhs.net and we will be happy to help.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
Want to find about more about a career in nursing? You can re-watch this informative webinar recorded by the Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal and featuring three of our nurses. Click here to watch.
We spoke to Jamila and Neil earlier in the year about their careers as a learning disability nurse and as a mental health nurse, you can watch their videos by clicking on the links below;
Jamila (learning disability nurse)
More information on a career in nursing can be found by visiting our nursing careers page. Here you will find information about the different types of nursing and useful links to find out more, click here to visit the page.
We were joined on the day by the The University of Hertfordshire who have kindly provided some further video information please see below.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
Want to find about more about a career in nursing? You can re-watch this informative webinar recorded by the Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal and featuring three of our nurses. Click here to watch.
We spoke we spoke to midwives, Pam and Helen, and Liz who is a nurse earlier in the year about their careers. You can read their career journeys by clicking here.
This video interview is from a group of our nurses and midwives who work in a range of areas including adult nursing, midwifery, NHS 111, mental health and learning disability nursing. To watch click here.
More information on a careers in midwifery and nursing can be found by visiting our careers page. Here you will find information about midwifery and the different types of nursing as well as useful links to find out more, click here to visit the nursing page and click here to visit the midwifery page.
We were joined on the day by the The University of Hertfordshire who have kindly provided some further video information please see below.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
Not sure what a nursing associate is or how to become one? Re-watch the recent webinar recorded by the Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal and find out about this new apprenticeship opportunity. Click here to watch.
We spoke to Liz, a GP practice nurse working in primary care and nursing associates Alexi and Ian early last year about their careers, you can watch their journey videos by clicking on the links below;
You can find more information about the nursing associate role and the apprenticeship opportunity by clicking here. On the page you will also see two videos of nursing associates Ian and Alexi, both talking about how they have progressed from a health care assistant to a nursing associate and now for one of them they have started their registered nursing training.
Watch this inspiring short healthcare support worker video from the We are the NHS Campaign by clicking here.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
We were joined on the day by the The University of Hertfordshire who have kindly provided some further video information please see below.
We spoke to Mira earlier in the year about her career as a Specialist Orthoptist, you can read about Mira's journey here.
More information on a career as a Allied Health Professional (AHP) can be found by visiting our career page. Here you will find more information on the 14 different AHP roles. Click here to visit the page.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
Thinking of a career in medicine and not sure of your next steps? Watch this inspiring webinar recorded by the Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal and featuring junior doctors Dr Ha. Dr Ha had so much useful information to share that they had to record two sessions. Click here to watch part 1 and here for part 2.
Along with the webinar is Observe GP, an alternative to work experience for aspiring medics aged 16 and over. It is a free interactive video platform providing insights into the role of a GP and the wider primary care team. For more information and to access Observe GP click here.
More information on a career in medicine can be found by visiting our careers page. Here you will find why a career in medicine can be very rewarding and help make a real difference to people’s lives, click here to visit the page.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
The Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal spoke earlier in the year to our social care colleagues about the roles available in the county council, care homes and within domiciliary care providers. Click here to watch.
You can find more information about working in social care and the many roles available in private, voluntary and independent sectors by visiting our social care career page, click here to view.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
e-Bug (operated by Public Health England - PHE) is a free educational resource for classroom and home use and makes learning about micro-organisms, the spread, prevention and treatment of infection, fun and accessible for all teachers and students. Click here to find out more and access the resources.
More information on different roles in pharmacy can be found on our pharmacy careers page. Click here to view.
You can find the presentation from the live session below
You can find the presentation from the live session below
More information on a career in the Ambulance service can found by visiting our career page. Here you will find more information on the roles available. Click here to visit the page.
We were joined on the day by the The University of Hertfordshire who have kindly provided some further video information please see below.
On Shift with a Student Paramedic - University of Hertfordshire
You can find the presentation from the live session below
We spoke with Taylor, John, Olly and current nursing associates Alexi and Ian earlier in the year about how apprenticeships have helped their NHS careers, you can read about their different journeys here.
There are many different ways to get started in health and care, there are some roles that you can apply for that do not require previous experience or qualifications, others may require you to complete an apprenticeship or a degree. To find out more visit our routes in career page by clicking here.
More information on Apprenticeships can be found here
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You could help make a real difference to people’s lives by choosing a career in health or social care.
The Staff Hub is the dedicated area of the Academy for our staff, with development, leadership and wellbeing resources available.
Find out how you can get started in your career in health and social care.
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