Local careers event set to inspire young people to pursue a career in health and care

Brendan Brown, Chief Executive, Airedale General Hospital Foundation Trust and the senior responsible officer for workforce for Bradford district and Craven commented: “This event is a great opportunity for both schools and young people to find out about the wide range of career opportunities available to them in health, care, the voluntary and community and independent sector. There is so much more on offer than the traditional roles that people think of. As well as clinical roles such as doctors, nurses and midwifery, there are other direct care roles such as physiotherapy, radiology, occupational therapy and social work as well as vital support and business admin roles in IT, finance, and research.

“For schools, this is a one stop shop event  to give their students the chance to talk to a wide range of staff working in health and care about their own career journey and the kind of personal skills and grades/qualifications they will need for various roles.

“There are some amazing opportunities for students in our sector. We want to support young people to enter into these rewarding and fulfilling careers. It’s fantastic that organisations from across our health and care system have come together for this event.”