Frequently Asked Questions

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Thanks for your interest in our NHS careers fairs in Stevenage (14 March 2024) and Crawley (20 March 2024)  – it’s great to know you’re considering a career with us.

There aren’t many careers as fulfilling as one in the NHS. After all, how many jobs allow you to change lives for the better, every single day? But you won’t just be changing patients’ lives, you’ll be changing your own too. And with our world-class training and support, you’ll be able to take your career further than you ever thought possible.

You could work on the front line on a ward or never see a patient and still make a difference to people’s lives. From the person who manages the finances to the clerk who books in an operation, everyone working in the NHS contributes to vital services.  

We are here to help with information, advice and employment support to help you find the role that is right for you. Whatever your skills, qualifications or interests, there is a career for you in the NHS.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Refugees have a right to work in the United Kingdom and this includes working in the NHS.

  • The government has created a guide in several languages that explains your rights. Information on your rights as a United Nations refugee is also available.

  • The Citizens Advice also has guidance on becoming a refugee in England.

If you are interested in continuing your career as a qualified healthcare professional, you will need to register with the relevant United Kingdom (UK) regulatory body.

Click on the relevant link to find out how:

Because there are so many different jobs in the NHS it can be difficult to know where to start. Here are some links to useful information: 

We advertise thousands of jobs every month.

 If you are unable to join us at a jobs fair, visit www.jobs.nhs.uk for current vacancies.

 You can also watch a series of YouTube videos that’ll take you through:

If you're applying for a job either directly in the NHS or in an organisation that provides NHS services, you'll be asked to demonstrate the values of the NHS Constitution and how they would apply in your everyday work. 

So what are the values? There are six values that all staff – everyone from porters, physiotherapists, nurses, paramedics and gardeners to secretaries, consultants, healthcare scientists and phlebotomists – are expected to demonstrate:

  • working together for patients. Patients come first in everything we do

  • respect and dignity. We value every person – whether patient, their families or carers, or staff – as an individual, respect their aspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities, needs, abilities and limits

  • commitment to quality of care. We earn the trust placed in us by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of care – safety, effectiveness and patient experience right every time

  • compassion. We ensure that compassion is central to the care we provide and respond with humanity and kindness to each person’s pain, distress, anxiety or need

  • improving lives. We strive to improve health and wellbeing and people’s experiences of the NHS

  • everyone counts. We maximise our resources for the benefit of the whole community, and make sure nobody is excluded, discriminated against or left behind.

You can find out more about the NHS values here.