National Healthcare Weekend 2022

19th and 20th of March 2022

Take your first steps towards A Career in Healthcare!

National Healthcare Weekend is back for 2022 and we are now open for registration! This is a fully packed weekend with an opportunity to virtually meet a variety of healthcare professionals, learn from admissions experts about how to strategically choose a university course, write a personal statement, navigate interviews and apply for healthcare apprenticeships!

So if you are thinking about a career in healthcare, this is an excellent opportunity for you and your parents to attend a wonderful immersive virtual event and networking opportunity to hear from universities and healthcare professionals from across the country!

Join us at the Largest Healthcare Careers Fair in the UK!

Have Fun Making an Informed Career Decision by meeting a variety of Healthcare Professionals and University Admissions Teams!

Frequently Asked Questions

When and Where is National Healthcare Weekend 2022?

National Healthcare Weekend will be taking place on the 19th and 20th March 2022 online, via your own unique portal! We highly recommend that you register for this in advance because spaces do fill up very quickly!

The great thing about attending the weekend Live is that you have the opportunity to speak to a variety of healthcare professionals virtually via zoom. However, if you are unable to attend the LIVE event, you can opt to register for the NHW E-learning course which will be available throughout April for you to watch all of the recorded talks. This provides greater flexibility because you do not have to be committed for a specific date and students can work through the talks in their own time during the month of April.

All students will receive a certificate of attendance. This event is something that you can list on your UCAS application under the section entitled ‘what courses have you attended that prepare you for higher education’. Therefore, attending the event (LIVE or via the e-learning) is useful for your UCAS application!

Which Careers Will be Showcased?

What happens on the Weekend?

You will be asked to log into your unique online portal with a username and password. These will be emailed to you in March.

Once you have logged in you will gain access to a detailed agenda for the day. There will be a LIVE stream for whole group talks on things such as personal statements, choosing a career wisely and how to tackle interviews.

You will also be able to select workshops to attend during the ‘breakout sessions’, based on careers that you are interested in. These will be via zoom and you will be able to listen to career specific talks from a variety of healthcare professionals and spend some time asking them questions too.

Each day starts at 10am and ends at 4pm.

Timetable for Each Day

Saturday 19th March 2022

10AM Welcome and Introduction to Day 1 of Healthcare Weekend

10:15 How to make an informed decision about a healthcare career

10:30 How to obtain work experience

11:00-11:20 Morning break

11:20-12:20 Breakout session one: students join a virtual breakout room of their choice where they will have a 30 minute career presentation and a 30 minute Q&A with healthcare professionals

12:20-12:50 Lunch break

12:50 How to apply to university healthcare courses: the UCAS application

13:20 Breakout session two: students join a virtual breakout room of their choice where they will have a 30 minute presentation from a university admissions rep to explain how to apply to a specific career degree and a 30 minute Q&A with the university rep

14:20-14:40 Break

14:40 Breakout Session three: students join a virtual breakout room of their choice where they will have a 30 minute presentation from a healthcare professional about the training pathways within their chosen career and a 30 minute Q&A with the specialty healthcare professional.

15:40-16:00 Whole group teaching on working in the NHS, structure of the NHS, commissioning and resource allocation

16:00 Session End

Sunday 20th March

10:00 Welcome and Introduction to Day 2 of Healthcare Weekend

10:15-10:45 Whole group teaching on the role of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) with clinical case examples and worksheets to learn about how different healthcare professionals come together to provide care for each patient.

10:45-11:00 Q&A regarding the clinical cases and panel discussion from different healthcare professionals

11:00-11:20 Break

11:20-12:20 Breakout Session one: students join a virtual breakout room of their choice where they will have a 30 minute career presentation on a ‘subspecialty’ within their chosen career and a 30 minute Q&A with healthcare professionals.

12:20-12:50 Lunch Break

12:50-13:10 How to apply to Apprenticeships

13:10-14:10 Breakout Session two: students join a virtual breakout room of their choice where they will have a 30 minute apprenticeship presentation on their chosen career and a 30 minute Q&A with healthcare professionals.

14:10-14:30 Afternoon Break

14:30-15:00 Breakout Session three: students join a virtual breakout room of their choice where they will have a 20 minute presentation on ‘subject choices and entry requirements’ for their chosen career by a university admissions rep and a 10 minute Q&A.

15:00-15:30 Breakout Session four: students join a virtual breakout room of their choice where they will have a 20 minute presentation on an ‘alternative career’ within a specific healthcare career by a healthcare professional and a 10 minute Q&A. Alternative careers are career options that you can pursue outside of a clinical healthcare setting. Healthcare degrees open many doors beyond patient care, which are also worth exploring.

15:30-15:40 10 minute break

15:40-16:00 Whole group presentation on how to write an healthcare personal statement and prepare for healthcare interviews

16:00 End of Day 2