Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Where this can take you
You could use your experience to work outside of a hospital setting, for example in a hospice or within a community paediatric team. You could also become a: senior play specialist, team leader and play department manager. You might apply to train as a healthcare professional, like a children's nurse, child psychotherapist or counsellor.
Courses for this career
Level 3