Allied health professions (AHP) learning site

• There is lots of information about AHP Careers -detailing job profiles and access to videos and resources https://www.careers.nhs.scot/explore-careers/allied-health-professions/

• My World of Work - My World of Work | - information and job profiles on AHP careers as well as access to course searches
• NHS Education for Scotland/NHS Careers Scotland have developed a series of careers resources to highlight the range of careers available as an Allied Health Professional which were launched on the 14th of October.
• The below downloadable poster also includes a career routes infographic. 

• The AHP Careers guide can be found here https://www.careers.nhs.scot/explore-careers/allied-health-professions/ and includes an overview of all the Allied Health Professions
• Below is a downloadble version of the leaflet. 

• The careers animation can be found  here: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/explore-careers/allied-health-professions/ and discusses the range of career options available. 

In this resource you will find links to careers presentations, blogs, videos, activities and a virtual escape room https://www.thinglink.com/scene/2030714498062484133 

Watch behind the scenes footage of Allied Health Professionals in real NHS clinical environments

• Observe patient assessment, consultations and interventions
• See interviews with a range of healthcare professionals
• Move flexibility between different areas on the site to explore a range of career options
• Explore a range of clinical environments such as theatres, ambulances, clinics and much more

To navigate the 360 videos, follow these instructions: 

• If you are using a mouse, hold the left or right button to move the cursor around the screen. Move the cursor to the left to turn left, and to the right to turn right, and so on.
• If you are using a laptop trackpad, click and hold anywhere on the trackpad, then use your finger to move the cursor around the screen. Move your finger to the left to turn left, and to the right to turn right, and so on.
• If you are using a mobile, press and hold the screen while moving your finger. Move your finger to the left to turn left, and to the right to turn right, and so on. 

To get the full AHP VR experience, download the virtual environment onto your headset https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com//nhsscotland3dvista/NHS%20360%20March%202025%20update%20V3/index.htm

Here are some other career promotion resources you might find helpful.                           

Speech and Language Therapy  

• RCSLT Your journey into speech and language therapy | RCSLT

Dietetics  

• BDA: Why become a Dietitian?

Orthoptics

• https://www.orthoptics.org.uk/become-an-orthoptist/
• Careers leaflet
• Orthoptists infographic

Occupational Therapy

• Choose OT website 
• RCOT:  website  guides and presentations for people wanting to promote occupational therapy careers.

You will find information about what Occupational Therapists do and how to become one, as well as stories and videos from Occupational Therapists about why they love their career. The Choose OT website is the resource that we share with people interested in becoming an Occupational Therapist, including school pupils.  

•  Resources for careers talks  

RCOT: We also have resources on our website for people wanting to promote occupational therapy careers. These include guides and presentations for giving careers talks in schools and videos of  occupational therapists sharing their career stories.   

Radiography

• School and college engagement resource
• Radiography Careers | CoR

 Podiatry 

• Royal College of Podiatry
• The College of Podiatry YouTube channel  

Prosthetics and Orthotics 

• Careers (bapo.com) 
• Who are Prosthetists and Orthotists? (bapo.com)
• Work Experience in Prosthetics and Orthotics

Physiotherapy

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy  

Arts Therapy 

• https://baat.org/art-therapy/how-to-become-an-art-therapist/ 

Music Therapy 

• https://www.bamt.org/music-therapy/what-is-music-therapy 

Drama Therapy 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd9HwHwafs8 

Paramedics 

• https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk/COP/Become_a_Paramedic/COP/BecomeAParamedic/Become_a_Paramedic.aspx?hkey=f10838de-b67f-44a0-83b7-8140d8cdba83