Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Work Experience
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust offers a broad work experience programme designed to widen participation and introduce students and local residents to healthcare careers. The Trust provides both clinical and non-clinical experiences, including shadowing, supervised placements and practical learning in a real hospital environment.
Opportunities include general work experience, placements linked to a recognised healthcare qualification, medical and dental work experience, and other routes into NHS careers. Participants can observe staff, learn about different roles across the Trust, and build confidence, knowledge and skills through hands-on experience.
The programme is intended to support people who might not usually get the chance to explore healthcare.
The Trust also uses its work experience and related pathways to help young people and local communities understand the range of careers available in the NHS. Alongside placements, it supports wider progression routes such as apprenticeships and supported internships, with a particular focus on inclusion, accessibility and helping people move towards employment.
Location
- You must be aged 14 or older.
- You need to go to school, college, university or live in Southwark, Lambeth, Hillingdon or the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
- You must go to a school in the borough of Lambeth or Southwark to access medical work experience.
- Placements cannot be longer than 2 weeks.
- You must be 16 years old to do medical work experience.
- You must be 18 to enter operating theatres.
- If you attend school, college or university in one of the 4 boroughs, your school must contact the Trust first to confirm support for your application.
- Direct requests from students or parents are not accepted unless the school or college has contacted the Trust first.
- If you live in one of the 4 boroughs but study elsewhere, you may still be eligible for a placement.
- If you do not attend a school, college or university, or live in, one of the 4 boroughs, the Trust cannot offer you a placement.
- For dental work experience, you must be aged 14 to 18 and can be booked before your 19th birthday.
- For dental work experience, you must be able to travel to Guy's Hospital and arrive by 9:30am each day.
- Observerships or shadowing opportunities are not offered to anyone who is already in further or higher education.
- Nursing and midwifery elective placements are not available to international nursing and midwifery students.
- AHP placements are only for people whose placement is a required part of their course or training programme.
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