Opportunities for Work Experience
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- Last Updated: Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:11
Placements are usually offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, for a short period of 1, 2 or 3 days depending on the specialty area. Placements must be organised by the Work-Experience Co-ordinator.
During 2018, we plan to offer Work Experience and Work Shadowing placements, and applicants are allocated one of them, depending on their situation:.
- Work EXPERIENCE Placements (Age 16 years +)
Placements are arranged for students interested in joining the NHS in both clinical and non-clinical support roles and may include Nursing, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Portering, I.T., Human Resources etc. - Work SHADOWING Placements (Age 17 years +)
These placements are specifically for students interested in pursuing a career in MEDICINE and may include time in Orthopaedic Outpatients, the Emergency Department, Endoscopy and the Operating Theatre.
Applying for a Placement
Unfortunately we are not currently accepting applications for work experience and work shadowing placements.
We will update this web page again once we are accepting new applications, so if you are interested in work experience here (at St. Peter’s) please check back again soon.
If you applied for a placement before 21st December 2017 we will be allocating places shortly and will notify successful applicants early in the New Year. Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications, you will only be contacted if a placement can be offered.
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