Healthcare science offers flexible and structured career pathways across NHS Wales. Whether you want to broaden your practice, specialise, move into leadership, or develop a clinical academic career, there are clear routes and support available.

This page brings together key information on career frameworks, training pathways, funding, registration and development opportunities specific to NHS Wales to help you plan your next step.

NHS Wales Healthcare Science Career Framework
 

The NHS Wales Healthcare Science Career Framework is the main resource to help you understand your role and plan your development.

The NHS Wales Healthcare Science Career Framework is designed for:

• the current and future vision for healthcare science in Wales
• detailed career progression routes
• the multi‑professional context
• education and funding options in Wales.
   

Navigating the Framework

- Chief executives: Sections A and D give an overview of the professions and support strategic conversations about how these roles contribute to future services.
- Workforce planners: Section D includes visual career pathways that can be mapped to local Electronic Staff Record data.
- Education leads: Section C and Figure 3 outline training routes and funding options for healthcare support workers, and for enhanced, advanced and consultant‑level practitioners.
- Healthcare science professionals: The narratives in Section D describe services across Wales and help you locate your role on the career pathway and explore development options.
- Professional leads: The full framework provides a practical reference guide for ongoing planning and development.