The healthcare sector is an industry where people ultimately look after others. Whether you’re treating patients, helping residents in a nursing home or conducting any kind of marketing and medical related research, working in healthcare means you’ll be creating a difference to the lives of others. Due to the nature of the industry, the demand is increasing with healthcare expected to be the largest growing industry in the next decades.
Looking ahead 20 years to 2041, the 1960s baby boomers (aged in their 50s now) will have moved into older age and by 2066 there will be a further 8.6 million projected UK residents aged 65 years and over, taking the total number in this group to 20.4 million and making up 26% of the total population (as per the Office of National Statistics – https://www.ons.gov.uk/) .
This increase in numbers is broadly equivalent to the size of the population of London today.
The fastest increase will be seen in the 85 years and over age group. In mid-2016, there were 1.6 million people aged 85 years and over (2% of the total population); by mid-2041 this is projected to double to 3.2 million (4% of the population) and by 2066 to treble, by which time there will be 5.1 million people aged 85 years and over making up 7% of the total UK population.
In contrast, the population aged 16 to 64 years is projected to increase by only 2% over the next 25 years and by 5% by 2066
There are countless reasons why everybody should be considering working in the healthcare industry, but we have chosen to list just a few top advantages of working in the healthcare industry that is not common among other job fields, all related to Abbey Total Care Group’s core business:
* Job Satisfaction-Making a good impact every day – working in a nursing home will allow you to reach your desire to help others, meanwhile earning a wage. You may help directly or indirectly to another person, you will be changing lives and impacting families or save another life from ending.
* Increased Industry Growth – with the number of industries changing (retail, car manufacturing and etc), careers losing positions, healthcare industry continues to grow. This fact has led many professionals to the healthcare industry and increased enrolment rated in medical, health and social care related courses.
* Better Paid and Relatively Safe Jobs – Since the nursing home industry is always seeking for carers, nurses and nursing home support related jobs, pay is nearly always better, along with improved benefits compared to other industries. While many other industries are cutting staff due to the recession and decreased demand, healthcare is the industry that always seeks for talented individuals.
* Roles Are Available To Suit All Skill Sets – the broad scale of healthcare, means that qualifications and medical knowledge is not necessarily required, passion to care for and look after others is a key necessity. Nursing home operators offer many opportunities, roles vary from administration, payroll, community care, nurses, marketing, business development, maintenance, IT, legal to name a few, with opportunities to suit varying education and experience levels. As the sector strongly promotes and endorses personal growth, it might mean that you gain further education, qualifications and skills that you started with.
* Fast Paced Environment – It is very safe to write that no two days are the same when working in a nursing home, you never quite know what is going to happen when you wake up and head to work in the morning. The excitement of not knowing what could come your way is a thrill of the job, keeping you alert and guaranteed no repetition in each shift. The work requires regular decision making, some good, some difficult and often on the spot. Decisiveness, intuition and problem solving are characteristics of anybody working in a nursing home.
* Flexible hours– Since nursing homes provide care 24/7, they need people to work for all of those hours. This means that you can likely schedule your work around your personal life. Say goodbye to the nine to five workday. If for example, you need to pick your children up after school, you can work later in the day. This will allow you to become more involved in your family life and create a better and more fulfilling work-life balance. This non-standard work schedule can also be of use if you ever decide to go back to school to get a more advanced degree.
* Opportunity to travel or relocate – Abbey Total Care group owns 10 nursing homes within London’s M25, this means that if you ever need to relocate from North London to either South or East London – we can transfer you and allow you to do what you love. We can even offer you an overtime in one of our nursing homes if it is close to your main place to work and the work is similar to your everyday tasks.
Abbey Total Care Group is now hiring. Please call us or send your CV to recruitment@abbeytotalcare.co.uk for further information. If any of our vacancies are not suitable for you, please send your CV to us – we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team!