NHSScotland Careers : transferable skills
Channel: NHS Education for Scotland
Date: 2021-05-25

NHSScotland is recruiting now. Here's proof you've already got what it takes. Transferable skills are learned in everyday life, at work, while studying and doing activities you enjoy. You'll already have the skills we are looking for. Watch our animation to find out more.

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NHSScotland is recruiting now. Here's proof you already have what it takes.

If you're doing this [white male character working in a travel agent] it means you have these skills [words appear on the screen: problem-solving, using technology, verbal communication, listening, building relationships, attention to detail], which means you could be doing this [white male character shown working on a hospital reception desk], or this [white male character shown walking with a female patient in a park], or this [white male character shown working as a domestic assistant mopping a floor].

If you're doing that [black female character working as a waitress], it means you have these skills [words shown on screen: working in a team, using technology, verbal communication, listening, time management, attention to detail], which means you could be doing that [black female character shown working as a healthcare support worker, aiding an elderly patient], or that [black female character shown in an office, sitting at a desk and talking on the telephone], or that [black female character shown working as a hospital porter, transporting a patient who is sitting in a wheelchair].

Whether you're doing this [black female character shown working as a waitress in a restaurant], or that [white male character appears on screen], or those [a taxi driver, supermarket worker, warehouse worker and office worker appear on screen], you already have the skills the NHS is looking for.

Find out more at careers.nhs.scot/skills.