Work experience
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is keen to support young people in gaining an appreciation of the nature of work in the NHS. It is important that young people can gain experience of the NHS to allow them to make informed career choices.
Work experience offers students of today the opportunity to prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. Students at school can become familiar with the skills and attitudes needed in the workplace and recognise the demands of working life.
Work experience placements provide opportunities and benefits to both employers and students the most common ones are:
- Influencing the quality of future employees
- Development of recruitment channels
- Influencing career choices
We offer work experience placements in appropriate departments for students from local schools and colleges considering a career within a health and social care setting.
Departments offering work experience include clinical and non-clinical placements
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Medical and long-term conditions
- Surgery
- Administration – general
- Finance
The aim of the placement is to provide students with an opportunity to gain experience of working within a Healthcare environment, giving them a valuable introduction to the ‘world of work’ including expected behaviours and attitudes. Work experience is unpaid and is subject to eligibility and relevant clearances prior to any placement commencing.
An online application form will be available on the website, the first week in May and November for requests for work placements. We offer 5 set weeks for placements throughout the year, dates will be specified on the form.
The form will only be available online until our maximum capacity for numbers of candidates has been reached, in which the form will be withdrawn until the next application window
All applications for work experience placements must go through the Placement, Employment and Experience Team, ensuring that the individual and departmental/trust risk assessments and initial training needs are met prior to placement.
Please note an application for placement does not guarantee a place on the work experience programme
If you have any queries about work experience please contact the Placement, Employment and Experience team: