NHS England Healthcare Science Careers Virtual Work Experience

Explore healthcare science careers with NHS England through a virtual work experience programme designed to introduce you to the many roles that support patient care. You’ll learn about areas such as life sciences, physiological sciences, physical sciences and bioinformatics, and see how these disciplines work together in real healthcare settings.

The programme also shows how healthcare science supports diagnosis, treatment and the development of new medical technologies.

Alongside career insight, the programme helps you understand the different routes into healthcare science, including T Levels, apprenticeships, university courses and postgraduate training. You’ll build employability skills such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving and attention to detail, while completing quizzes and interactive activities that bring the topic to life.

It is a flexible online experience with a certificate on completion, and it is designed to help you decide whether a career in healthcare science could be right for you.