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Details of dozens of different careers.

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Healthcare Science

Download leaflets

There are NHS Careers leaflets which describe the careers available in the NHS. The booklets describe the career area, and fact sheets give more detailed information about specific areas or roles within that career area. Click the links below to download the leaflet to your own computer. You can then view it on-screen or print it out.

Booklet File type Size
Careers in healthcare science
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861 KB

Fact sheets File type Size
Anatomical pathology, histopathology, cytopathology & cervical cytology
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192 KB
Audiological scientist
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61 KB
Biomechanical and rehabilitation engineering
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221 KB
Cardiac physiology
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74 KB
Clinical biochemistry & analytical toxicology
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235 KB
Clinical engineering, medical electronics and equipment design
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190 KB
Clinical perfusionist, critical care technology
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46 KB
Cytogeneticist, molecular genetics and embryology & andrology
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196 KB
Gastrointestinal physiology
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46 KB
Haematology & haemostasis and blood transfusions
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198 KB
Imaging physics, nuclear medicine & clinical measurement
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45 KB
Immunology, histocompatibility & immunogenetics and tissue banking
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241 KB
Maxillofacial prosthetics & reconstruction
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62 KB
Medical illustrator
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45 KB
Microbiology & virology
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45 KB
Pharmacist
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76 KB
Radiotherapy physics
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46 KB
Renal technology
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45 KB
Respiratory physiology
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46 KB
Vascular technology
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85 KB
Ophthalmic and vision science, neurophysiology & autonomic neurovascular function
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116 KB

See the complete list of leaflets available to download