| Time Period | Dates and lengths of work experience placements will vary. Most work experience placements will be one to five days in length, with timings of 8.30am - 3.30pm. |
|---|---|
| Application Open Date | 01/09/2025 |
| Application Close Date | 30/09/2025 |
| Age criteria | Applications welcome from individuals aged 14 years (in Year 10) and over. Some opportunities may have a minimum age requirement of 16, 17 or 18 years. Please email us if you have any questions about minimum ages for specific areas. |
| Organisation Name | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Organisation Website | https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ |
| Location | Various locations across Somerset. As a starting point, details of our hospitals can be found here: https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ourhospitals/ |
| Region(s) | Somerset |
| Category | Face to face |
Person Specification
We welcome work experience requests from all individuals aged 14 years (in Year 10) and above, who are interested in working in healthcare and would like to discover the range of job roles within the NHS.
Work Experience Details
There are over 350 different job roles in the NHS and work experience is a great way to find out which role is right for you. If you’re not sure where to start, we recommend taking a look at the Health Careers website, which also has a helpful careers quiz.
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of work experience opportunities. We accept new work experience placement requests in the months below:
- April for work experience placements in August to November
- September for work experience placements in December to March
- December for work experience placements in April to July
We will open for new work experience enquiries in September 2025, when there will be an enquiry form on the Trust’s website. Please click here to find out more.
General questions can be sent at any time to Work.Experience@SomersetFT.nhs.uk.
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