Person Specification

There are over 350 different job roles within the NHS and we are excited to offer you the opportunity to have an insight into these roles. If you are under 16 you can apply for a place on our Year 10 Work Experience Weeks. These are classroom based weeks and run throughout the summer term. Alternatively you can apply for a placement in a non-clinical environment. Anyone over the age of 16 can apply for a clinical observational placement for 1-3 days.

Work Experience Details

Work experience is available to anyone over the age of 14 wishing to experience working in the sector.  Either as classroom-based sessions or observational work shadowing. Please apply through this link: https://getintohealthandcare.co.uk

Who is this for?

Anyone interested in a career in health and care.

You may want to learn more about the working day as a health professional.
Undecided about the exact role you would like to do.  You could observe different specialities to help you make that choice.
You may be thinking of applying to college or university and would like some evidence for your personal statement.
Maybe you are contemplating a change in career and want to learn about the opportunities this sector has to offer.

What is available?

If you are under 16, unfortunately we cannot offer you a placement in a clinical area due to the Trust’s policy.  However, we can offer a classroom-based work experience week focusing on the clinical roles in a hospital setting. This will involve various health professionals coming to talk to you about their job and answer any questions you have. We invite a range of allied health professionals, junior doctors, midwives, pharmacists, healthcare scientists and many more.  You will also experience half a day in the simulation ward with a university lecturer undertaking scenario based practical training.  We also have tours of various departments in the hospital.  Year 10 weeks are offered throughout the summer term.

Over 16’s can apply for observational shadowing of a member of staff.  These are usually between 1-3 days.  We cover most areas, but some areas will require you to be 18.

We mustn’t forget that the non-clinical staff are integral to delivering patient care.  Therefore, we also offer placements in areas such as administration, estates (plumbing, electricians etc.) IT, finance, management, catering etc.  Placements in a non-clinical setting can be offered to anyone over the age of 14.

Where are the placements?

Any acute or community hospital.

How often do the programmes run?

Year 10 work experience weeks run from May to July.

Post 16 placements can be organised at any time throughout the year.

How do I apply?

To apply you must go to  www.getintohealthandcare.co.uk and use the "Apply now" button in the top right hand corner to complete our Work Experience application form.

The placements may take some time to organise so please apply in plenty of time if you need it to apply for university or any other course.