Guidance and regulation

The care workforce pathway outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 January 2024

• Care workforce pathway for adult social care: overview

  Background In December 2021, the government published People at the Heart…

• New to care: role category A

  What people do in their work This page outlines the kind of…

• Care or support worker: role category B

  What people do in their work This section outlines the kind of…

• Supervisor or leader: role category C

  What people do in their work This section outlines the kind of…

• Practice leader: role category D

  What people do in their work This section outlines the kind of…

Guidance for prospective international applicants for health and social care jobs in the UK.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 18 March 2024

• Part 1: applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad

  This guidance is for people from overseas who may want to work in health…

• Part 2: living and working in the UK - what you need to know as a health and care worker

  This guidance is for people from overseas who may want to work in health…

Information on the £15 million fund to help tackle the barriers of international recruitment, while upholding ethical recruitment and employment practices.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 17 March 2023

• International recruitment fund for the adult social care sector: guidance for local authorities

  Introduction Government can confirm that it is making £15 million…

• Annex A: grant determination letter

  Adult Social Care International Recruitment regional fund 2022 to 2023:…

• Annex B: grant allocations

  Methodology The maximum share that a region can claim has been calculated…

Information for academic authorities and students on pre-registration healthcare programmes in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 September 2023

Information for academic authorities and students beginning pre-registration healthcare programmes in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 September 2022

Guidance on the health visiting career

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 18 June 2012

Information for academic authorities and students beginning pre-registration healthcare programmes in the 2021 to 2022 academic year.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 2 August 2021

Describes the role of director of public health including PHE's function and offers guidance on the recruitment process.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 15 October 2013

The national CEAs recognise and reward NHS consultants and academic GPs who perform ‘over and above’ the standard expected of their role.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 16 March 2016