Work Experience is a fantastic way of learning more about the hundreds of career options available to you through the NHS and gaining experience in order to make career choices whether you are at college, applying to university or seeking experience priory to gaining employment. 

Contact our team through Work.experience@geh.nhs.uk

To provide high quality opportunities to experience the culture and real feel of a health sector workplace.

Work Experience provides an introduction to the behaviours that are expected within the workplace, such as effective communication, punctuality and treating people with respect. 

To provide work experience for those considering a career within a healthcare environment - Work experience is vital for your higher education application.

 

Our work experience opportunities are unpaid and will last a maximum of 5 days.

Hours varying between 09:00 and 16:00 depending on what the department can offer. This is open to all applicants throughout the whole year who are 16 or above. We have many departments available for Work Experience. 

A few examples include:

  • Clinical
  • Maternity (18+)
  • Nursing
  • Radiology
  • Special Care Dental Clinic (based across Warwickshire)          
  • Audiology
  • Physiotherapy                  
  • Theatres (18+)         
  • Anaesthetics and Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Lucy Deane (Renal Unit)       
  • Medicine
  • Endo/ Diabetes
  • T&O
  • Radiology
  • Cardiology
  • Urology
  • Gastro
  • A&E
  • Rheumatology
  • Administration
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Human Resources
  • Portering
  • Chaplaincy
  • Outpatients Medical Record
  • Governance
  • PALS (Patient Advice andLiason Service)
  • Stores
  • Tissue Viability Admin
  • Communications
  • Business Development
  • Health Records- Bayton Road
  • Estates

These are available for students in years 10 - 11 which aim to show students the vast array of jobs that the NHS has to offer. This will be organised through your school.

Please see our application form which needs to be completed before a placement can be arranged.

Applications should be returned to the Work Experience Team via email to work.experience@geh.nhs.uk. You will receive a conformation response within 10 working days.

When completing the application form please be clear about the area of the NHS you would like experience in and ensure that you fully complete all sections of the form – If you have already undertaken Work Experience already, please specify on your application. 

Applications are completed on an individual basis. 

Due to a high number of work experience applications priority will be given to those living or studying in Nuneaton and Bedworth area. For those living in South Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry please contact the email addresses below.

For ‘Speech and Language Therapy’ Work Experience please contact Work.Experience@swft.nhs.uk