Innovative new roles and occupations that could possibly emerge in the health sector of the future are explored in a new working paper published today by Skills for Health.
Rehearsing Uncertain Futures – New roles and occupations reviews key trends shaping the health sector and considers the innovative new roles that may be needed to help employers develop the flexible and productive workforce of the future.

They include the Remote Diagnostic Technician, a technical role linked to systems to monitor patients at home with long-term conditions.

A ‘Personal Health Navigator’, an advocate and information broker who can help patients find their way through an increasingly complex and interlinked health and social care system, is also described.

Others roles considered in the working paper include the Generic Community Worker, the General Surgery Practitioner and the Lifestyle Trainer – the latter combining the functions of a personal trainer with health screening, medication and...