A Prosthetics and Orthotics graduate from the University of Salford has been chosen as an ambassador for a new national nursing and allied health profession recruitment campaign.

Felicity Carroll, aged 21, who recently graduated and is about to start work as a prosthetist and orthotist at the Queen Mary hospital in Roehampton, is one of a team of student and newly-qualified nurses and allied health professionals from across the country to have been recruited as ambassadors.

They will spread the word about their professions, talk about their experiences and provide first-hand advice to those thinking about doing a nursing or AHP degree.

The campaign, spearheaded by Health Education England, aims to encourage more students to study for degrees in nursing and the allied health professions (AHPs). It will look to increase applications through Clearing 2018 and ahead of the UCAS applications deadline in January 2019.


Inspiring more young people 


Felicity said: “I’m really proud to have been chosen as an ambassador for this exciting new campaign. It’s vital that we inspire more young people who are choosing their future career paths to study these degrees and educate them on the huge range of opportunities that careers like prosthetics and orthotics offer.

"Not only does studying a degree like this make you highly employable, I secured my job around six months before I graduated, but it’s hugely rewarding – as a prosthetist and orthotist I get to make a real difference to people’s lives every day."

The campaign, which launched at the end of May and will run primarily across digital platforms, will put the spotlight on the benefits of these degrees and resulting careers, including: 

  • a social purpose – the chance to make difference to people’s lives;
  • high graduate employment 
  • the opportunity to work anywhere in the UK

Making a difference


Margaret Rowe, Dean of the School of Health and Society at the University of Salford, said: “Felicity is one of many talented young people who have recently graduated from the University of Salford and are already embarking on new careers and making a real difference to people’s lives.

“There are wonderful opportunities across the health service for a huge range of jobs in nursing and in the allied health professions, and I’d urge any young people thinking about their future career path to consider a degree in these subjects, which will make them highly employable as well as able to work anywhere in the UK.”

These are highly valued and rewarding careers that we want young people to consider. These are roles that whilst challenging, offer a chance to make a real difference to people’s lives. These degrees offer some of the best rates of employability and a guaranteed job for life

Launching the campaign, Ian Cumming, Chief Executive Health Education England said: “We want more young people leaving sixth form or college to consider a career in nursing and the allied health professions. 

"These are highly valued and rewarding careers that we want young people to consider. These are roles that whilst challenging, offer a chance to make a real difference to people’s lives. These degrees offer some of the best rates of employability and a guaranteed job for life. 

“We are committed to delivering the workforce of the future so it is right that we do everything we can to inspire young people at this pivotal time in their lives when they’re deciding what career path they want to take.”

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