Healthcare Futures: Pathways to Employment
Healthcare Futures: Pathways to Employment** supports young people and adults facing barriers to employment to explore careers in health and social care. Through employability workshops, mentoring, CV and interview support, employer insight sessions and career guidance, participants will build confidence, develop workplace skills and gain a clear understanding of healthcare career pathways. Working with Identity Quality Care Ltd, a CQC registered healthcare Agency the project provides direct employe,r engagement and progression opportunities, helping participants move towards training, recruitment and sustainable employment in the healthcare sector.
Young people aged 18–25 who are exploring careers in healthcare and need confidence, employability skills and guidance to access training and employment.
Adults who are unemployed or economically inactive and require practical support, employability training and employer connections to enter the healthcare sector.
Adults seeking to start or change careers into health and social care, including those with limited work experience or who need additional support to become job-ready.
People from disadvantaged or underrepresented communities facing barriers to employment, who will benefit from tailored support to build confidence and progress towards healthcare careers.
People from Black, Asian and other ethnically diverse communities who may face barriers to employment, including limited access to opportunities, networks or career guidance, and who wish to pursue careers in health and social care.
People with physical, learning or hidden disabilities who face barriers to employment and require tailored support to develop employability skills, explore healthcare careers and progress towards training or sustainable employment.
100 people across Bristol, Bath and Taunton
Young people exploring careers in health and social care.
Adults changing careers into health and social care.
Unemployed adults preparing for healthcare employment.
Ethnically diverse communities accessing healthcare careers.
Supporting vulnerable people into healthcare employment.
| Resource | Description | Quantity needed | When needed | How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONEY | Funding to deliver healthcare employability programme | 12000 | Flexible | Funds workshops, mentoring and employer engagement, supporting participants to gain employability skills and progress |
| PRODUCTS | Laptops, stationery and learning materials | 100 participant packs | Flexible | Used throughout the programme to support CV writing, job applications and digital skills development. |
| SERVICES | Healthcare professionals to deliver careers talks and mentoring | 6 | Flexible | Provides participants with employer insight, career guidance and practical knowledge of healthcare roles and recruitment |
| VOLUNTEERING | Employee volunteers for mentoring and mock interviews | 8 | Flexible | Volunteers provide interview practice, CV feedback and confidence-building, helping participants become job-ready. |
Attendance, surveys, feedback forms and progression tracking.
Provides employer insight, career talks and recruitment pathways into health and social care.