Futures Programme
The Futures Programme was created to equip secondary school students with the tools to follow their aspirations of entering a healthcare career within the NHS. We run a series of programmes, including Future Doctor, Future Nurse, Future Pharmacist and Future Healthcare Professional.
Aided by our student ambassadors, we run events throughout the school year to help pupils reach their full potential and achieve their dreams. These range from presentations explaining what the different professions are and how to know if they are suited to you, to more specific courses like mock interviews for students in the present application cycle. We also show insight into the other entrances into healthcare roles.
For further information, use the drop downs below to see more details on each programme.
If you have any queries or wish to be added to our mailing list for Futures Programme events, please contact ruth.pollock@nhs.net.
I have participated in many of your [Futures Programme] events over the past year and have just received a [university medical school] offer so I want to say thanks đ
I want to thank you for this amazing experience, it truly opened me up to pharmacy!
Future Doctor was created by current medical students after experiencing the daunting process of Medical School application, and wishing they had better resources and help while going through this.
For information on this yearâs programme of events, please see further down this page.
The Medical Schools Council has created a comprehensive overview of free resources for medical school applicants, school staff and parents. To access these resources, please go to the following link:
Resources for teachers and students | Medical Schools Council (medschools.ac.uk)
Future Nurse was created following the success of the Future Doctor programme to help aid people into nursing careers. The online events provide secondary school students with details of entrance routes and course requirements for studying nursing, information about life as a nursing student, an insight into day-to-day life as a qualified nurse and the chance to ask any questions you have about nursing. We also provide an insight into the nursing associate role and explain about apprenticeship routes.
Online Future Nurse events are currently paused, however please see below for a recording of a previous Future Nurse event.
Future Pharmacist was set up following the success of the other Futures programmes. The online events provide secondary school students with details of entrance routes and course requirements for studying pharmacy, information about life as a pharmacy student, an insight into day-to-day life as a qualified pharmacist and the chance to ask any questions you have about pharmacy.
Online Future Pharmacist events are currently paused, however please see below for recordings of previous Future Pharmacist events.
Our Future Healthcare Professional programme is aimed at younger secondary school students looking to explore a variety of roles within the healthcare sector. This interactive webinar covers careers in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, paramedic science, occupational therapy and non-clinical roles.
Online Future Healthcare Professional events are currently paused, however please see below for recordings of previous Future Healthcare Professional events.
Recording of March 2023 Future Healthcare Professional event including information on careers in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, paramedic science and occupational therapy, as well as information on apprenticeships in the healthcare sector.
Recording of September 2023 Future Healthcare Professional event including information on careers in physiotherapy, psychology, medicine, paramedic science and therapeutic radiography.
Recording of March 2024 Future Healthcare Professional event including information on careers in dentistry, optometry and paramedic science.
Futures Programme schedule for this academic year.
We have an exciting range of events lined up throughout the academic year. For further details, please see the schedule below:
Events Currently Open for Application
Please check back here for details of upcoming events.
Exploring Healthcare Careers
There are over 350 careers in the NHS. Find out more about how you could make a real difference to peopleâs lives every day.
Click on the following links to find out more about the different careers available within healthcare and watch video case studies with people working in these roles to find out what they do.
Explore Healthcare Careers – The WOW Show
Explore roles | Health Careers
Careers in healthcare and frontline services – Careers – BBC Bitesize
Schools Healthcare Careers Packs
We are passionate about raising aspirations and widening participation among school students in Lincolnshire and are committed to inspiring, enthusing and informing a future generation of healthcare professionals.
In collaboration with partners across the Lincolnshire healthcare system, we have developed a set of Schools Healthcare Careers Packs to encourage school students in Lincolnshire to consider a future career in healthcare. Funded by NHS England, the packs are designed to showcase the vast array of careers within the healthcare sector and to support a âgrow our ownâ approach to providing a future healthcare workforce for Lincolnshire.
The Primary School Healthcare Career Pack has been designed to provide teachers with an interactive set of resources to encourage primary school age pupils to start thinking about whether a future career in healthcare might be suitable for them. The pack also contains details of the national Step into the NHS Schools Poster Competition.
Please click below to access the Primary School Healthcare Career Pack.
The Secondary School Healthcare Career Pack contains information on Lincolnshire Training Hubâs Futures Programme, The Talent Academyâs schools offering, the 350 careers available within the NHS, healthcare apprenticeships, career pathways and much more. The pack also contains details of the national Step into the NHS Schools Poster Competition.
The Secondary School Healthcare Career Pack has been sent out to secondary schools across Lincolnshire via post. A soft copy of the pack is also available below.
Secondary School Healthcare Career Pack
If you have any feedback on the schools packs, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us via the email address at the bottom of the page.
Rural and Coastal programme
In 2023, LTH was granted funding by NHS England to deliver a bespoke Futures package for schools on the East Coast and in rural areas of Lincolnshire as part of a transformational Rural and Coastal programme. The aim of this targeted offering was to widen participation and raise aspirations in hard-to-reach areas of the county.
The bespoke package included the following elements:
- Iâm a Medic, Get Me Out of Here schools outreach programme
- Online Futures Programme
- Face-to-face school visits
- Targeted Future Healthcare Mentoring Programme
- Collaboration with the Lincolnshire Health and Care Apprentice Centre
Huge thanks for working with our students on Friday, the feedback from students was hugely positive and they thoroughly enjoyed and learned a huge amount from the experience. It opened all of their eyes to the wealth of career opportunities in the NHS.
Preparing for your future as a………..
NHS England have developed a suite of resources designed to support healthcare students in preparation for their first registered post.
The âPreparing for your future as aâŠâ programmes are designed to help pre-registration students feel more informed, prepared and confident about starting in their first registered role in the NHS.
The programmes offer a wide range of useful information for students, including advice on searching and applying for their first job, what to expect in their first few weeks and months, how to make the most of the early stages of their career, and much more.
To find out more, watch our short animation.
With free access via the NHS Learning Hub, students can access the content at any time and can work their way through the programmes around their university or placement workloads and schedules. Students can register for an NHS Learning Hub account using their university email address.
Since the launch of the first programme in 2022, the resources have had over 28,500 views. According to evaluation surveys, 78% of respondents feel more prepared to start work as a registered professional in the NHS, and 70% feel more confident about starting their first role as a registered professional in the NHS after having accessed the resources.
In two testimonial videos, Bryony, a second-year childrenâs nurse, and Alicia, a recently qualified podiatrist, have shared what they found most useful about the nursing programme and podiatry programme respectively.
For links to all ‘Preparing for your future as a⊒ programmes, go to the ‘Preparing for your future’ hub
