The Allied Health workforce is broad and diverse and includes health practitioners who work autonomously and in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams. 

In the UK, the Allied Health sector is set to grow into the future due to advances in technology and increasing demand for healthcare services, including holistic healthcare approaches. The sector encompasses many professional pathways and opportunities for career development and specialisation. See our list of job roles for more information on various Allied Health professions

Healthcare Support Roles, including Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers, and Technicians, support the work of the wider healthcare team and strengthen patient care and service delivery. These roles are varied and involve frontline, daily and hands-on care of patients, technical equipment and healthcare environments, and often involve directly assisting medical, nursing, allied health or health science practitioners and teams. Healthcare assistants and support staff work in hospitals, aged care residences, laboratories, private clinics, and community health settings. Many of these types of roles work directly with patients - helping to keep them comfortable, monitoring their condition, and supporting them with mobility, personal hygiene, feeding, bathing, and dressing. Some roles involve clinical, technical or operational responsibilities such as performing health checks, processing lab samples, or cleaning and maintaining equipment, resources and environments. Some of these roles involve disability, community or mental health services, or involve assisting Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, or other Allied Health practitioners, in providing therapies and services to patients. Healthcare Support roles include entry-level positions, which don’t require formal training or qualifications. Often on-the-job training is provided, as well as many opportunities for professional development and career progression.