Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 4 is the most recognised.
Level 4 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 4)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Where this can take you
With experience you could: become a partner of a GP practice, move into healthcare management in a hospital, health authority or NHS trust and work as a manager in private healthcare or in social services.