What is my job category?

Last updated on 29/11/2023

If you are trying to register and you're not quite sure which job category you fall into, here is a summary:

Medical & Dental:

  • Consultants
  • Registrars (including Senior & Specialist Registrars
  • SHO & Interns (Senior House Officer and Medical Interns)
  • Medical/Dental other (includes Medical Officers & Dentists)

Nursing & Midwifery:

  • Nurse/Midwife Manager
  • Nurse/Midwife Specialist & AN/MP
  • Staff Nurse/Staff Midwife
  • Public Health Nurse
  • Nursing/Midwifery Student (includes Post-registration Nurse/Midwife Student, Pre-Registration Nurse/Midwife Intern and Nursing/Midwifery awaiting registration)
  • Nursing/Midwifery other

Health & Social Care Professionals:

  • Therapy Professions (Dietitians, OT, Orthoptists, Physiotherapist, Podiatrist and Chiropodist, and SLT)
  • Health Science/Diagnostics (Audiology, Biochemists, Clinical Engineering, Clinical Measurement, Dosimetrists, Medical Laboratory, Perfusionists, Phlebotomists, Physicists, Radiation Therapists & Radiographers)
  • Social Care
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Pharmacy (Pharmacists & Pharmaceutical Technicians)
  • H&SC, Other (Environmental Health Officers, Counsellor Therapists, HSCP Trainees/Students, Dental Hygienists, Play Therapists/Specialists, Other Health & Social Care)

Management & Administrative Staff:

  • Management (VIII & above) are non-clinical managerial personnel at Grade VIII, General, Manager, Head of Function/Service, Community Services, Assistant National Director and National Director level together with associated grades.
  • Administrative/Supervisory (V to VII)
  • Clerical (III & IV)

General Support:

  • Support
  • Maintenance/Technical

Patient & Client Care:

  • Health Care Assistants (Health Care Assistant/Care Assistant, Attendant/Aide, Health & Social Care Assistants)
  • Home Helps
  • Ambulance Staff
  • Care, other (Other Care Grades, Health & Social Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Health Promotion, Workshop Services, Home Care Services)