Rotherham

Colleges and universities

• Rotherham College Futures for everyone. 
  • At Rotherham College we provide courses for school leavers and courses for adults including Higher Education and adult skills courses. We specialise in a technical and career focused training and education. We will provide you with high quality training including hands-on experience to develop the crucial skills you need for your future career.
• Thomas Rotherham College
  • ​​​​​​​Thomas Rotherham College specialises in offering A Level and Level 3 vocational courses.  We offer the widest range of Advanced Level courses in the region.
• Dearne Valley College 
  • Dearne Valley College is a hub for higher skills in health and social care and we are currently developing a health and science laboratory, simulated clinical suite and medical assessment ward and new sector related technologies. You will be able to complete a variety of enrichment programmes and competitions to develop employability and personal development skills.​​​​​​​

Higher education courses 

If you want to train in subjects like medicine, nursing, dentistry, orthoptics, psychology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, paramedic science, physiotherapy then Sheffield has some of the country's best universities for these topics. Check out Sheffield Hallam University and The University of Sheffield for more details on the courses on offer and why South Yorkshire is a great place to study and stay and work.

Training

• Skills Academy: Rotherham Council is working with adult social care employers from across Rotherham to support them to fill their job vacancies. Rotherham’s Skills Academy has been developed to recruit and train people into various full-time, part-time, permanent and temporary paid job roles in the adult social care sector. Check out the Skills Academy and request more details.

• ​Rotherham Hospital
  • Who are we? The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community trust providing services at a number of sites across Rotherham, including Rotherham Hospital, Rotherham Community Health Centre, BreathingSpace, Park Rehabilitation Centre and Kimberworth Place.
• Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust: RDaSH Nurturing the power in our communities
  • Who are we? We are committed to supporting you, your family, loved ones and your carers as you use our services which are delivered in more than 100 locations in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire. We are ambitious about driving change and improvement for our patients, staff and local communities.
• Connect Healthcare Rotherham in Rotherham which is the GP network.
• Rotherham Hospice
  • Who are we? Rotherham Hospice is an inspirational place to work, offering a wide range of opportunities to care for and support those living with a life-limiting illness or bereavement. We have a ‘One Team’ approach, where every job role and every individual’s contribution matters. Everyone who works at Rotherham Hospice helps us make a difference for hundreds of local families every day.
• Adult social care skills academy
  • Rotherham’s Skills Academy has been developed to recruit and train people into various full-time, part-time, permanent and temporary paid job roles in the adult social care sector. 
• Department of Work and Pension (DWP)
  • The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits.

Volunteering is when someone spends unpaid time doing something to benefit others. Volunteering can be formal and organised by organisations, or informal within communities. It should always be a free choice made by the person giving their time. 

Volunteering has many benefits, including gaining experience relevant to employment or education, learning new skills, improved physical and mental health, making friends, and giving back to the community. Whatever your reason, we can help you find the right volunteering opportunity for you. 

Visit the Rotherham volunteer centre for opportunities or head straight to the local health and care organisations below for their latest volunteer roles.

• Healthwatch Rotherham
• Rotherham Hospice
• Rotherham Hospital
• Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust RDaSH

Are you a student in full time education, aged between 14 and 18, and looking for work experience to help develop your future career in health and social care?

Here is where you can find in-person NHS and care work experience in the Rotherham area: 

• The Rotherham Hospital offer short work experience placements for those who are going on to medical school and those who are interested in other roles within the NHS, including clinical and non-clinical professions. You will spend time observing the work of the department and those who work there Work experience | The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (therotherhamft.nhs.uk) 

Take a look at our top tips for getting work experience to help you find a placement if there's nothing to suit you in this area.

If you're not sure what sort of jobs you might be interested in, check out this careers by subject list. Simply look at the subjects you are interested in at school or college and check which jobs might be more suited to you. It's not a full list but it might give you some options to think about.

Health and care jobs are based all over Rotherham. They might be in your neighbourhood, in town or in an area you've never been to before.

We want you to have the best chance of getting a job or volunteer role that suits you. 

Don't let a location put you off - always check with the people advertising the role if it's not clear. Not all job adverts are as clear as they could be so it always pays to ask.

• Walking or cycling: Some of the larger organisations offer cycle storage units, showering/changing facilities and cycle to work schemes. 
• Car: Some of the health and care organisations have car parks. Some of these you will need to pay for and some will be free. All of them should have accessible parking.
• Bus or train: If you don't drive, or have access to regular lifts, then public transport might be for you. All our hospitals have bus stops outside and GP practices, pharmacies and dentists often have one very near. You can check the latest bus, tram and train timetable routes on the South Yorkshire. Top tip: Add 'hospital' into the search if your job is in a local hospital.