When it comes to healthcare, people with a learning disability or autism often experience poorer access and outcomes. We encourage people to enter learning disability and autism services in a variety of roles. These roles focus on helping people to live happier, more fulfilling lives.

A range of roles working with people with learning disabilities and autistic people can be found across health and social care. These roles support people to live happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. People are needed across health and social care to offer this support.

There are roles in learning disability and autism health and social care to suit a range of skills and interests. There are many opportunities to train, progress, and excel in your field. Find out about careers in learning disability nursing, social care, social work, psychiatry, psychology, and other professions including therapists, dieticians, podiatrists, clinical researchers, and physiotherapists.

Who better to talk to you about roles in health and social care than the people doing those jobs? Look through our selection of stories from people who are already working in learning disability and autism health and social care, and who want to tell you what it’s really like.