any nhs jobs require an art degree?

[EleanorReally]

for dd

Art therapist is the obvious one, I guess.

What sort of art degree? I would say she would need additional qualifications / training, but perhaps art therapist is a route she could look into?

If you are asking do any of the NHS jobs require a degree in art, then no, I don’t think so. If you are asking, can she work in NHS with a degree in art, then yes. Depending on job, might need some other qualifications too.

Wouldn't have thought so tbh, but someone else might know better. Maybe some sort of art therapy practitioner?

yes, really can she work in nhs with a degree in art, rather than the art therapist root.
i spose rising through the admin/managerial ranks?

I suspect she will face fierce competition from others with more relevant degrees, and she will probably be asked multiple times why she feels her skills are relevant to the jobs in question. However, it shouldn't be too much of a barrier. Although other training / volunteering might be worth looking into, to make her stand out and gain some NHS / healthcare experience.

thanks ice

NHS nurse here. NHS jobs is an enormously broad area from support roles (building maintainence, catering, housekeeping, IT etc) to office roles (admin, secretaries, receptionists, management etc) to clinical roles (nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, dieticians, radiographers etc) to behind the scenes roles (lab technicians, researchers etc) so your question is very broad.

If she doesn't want to be an art therapist, there is the graduate scheme open to hire NHS managers but it's very competitive and I would suspect they would prefer degrees in subjects more related to health or management. And to be honest NHS management is an incredibly stressful job and most the middle managers I know don't like their jobs (your daughter will spend all day being moaned at by clinical staff for not providing enough resources, and the rest of the day being moaned at by senior managers for spending too much)! But if your DD is interested here's the link:
www.nhsgraduates.co.uk/

I'd probably look more towards medical secretary roles and work up. But the starting salary won't be great.

And this is why you shouldn't go to university for the sake of it

She can get an admin/auxiliary job then do on the job training and decide where she wants to go from there.
I have a friend who's gone from being an auxiliary nurse to a scrub nurse but had to do a couple of years of studying alongside working. The pay change was very minor but will increase over time.

thanks very much