Work Experience

Are you interested in a Work Experience placement here at UHP?

Are you interested in a career in the Healthcare?

Do you want to gain work experience in an acute hospital setting?

Would you like to understand your future career pathways?

At University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust we welcome applications from those looking to gain a quality work experience or shadowing placement in the healthcare setting. A work experience placement with us in the NHS offers the chance to see what working in an acute hospital is really like across a variety of roles. It may confirm a person’s career aspiration, or similarly open their eyes a whole host of career pathways which they may not have yet considered. A record of work experience is also an advantage when applying for jobs or higher education courses.

In return we ask you to be reliable and committed, with a willingness to learn.

  • Group of work experience pupils taking blood pressure
  • work expierience pupil shown a dummy cardio scan and group of pupils being shown a birth simulator dummy
  • Work experience student sat in ambulance with staff, other students stood by door
  • Work experience pupils at the DDRC hyperbaric chamber and looking through microscopes in a lab

Do you know the variety of careers available within the NHS?

There are over 350 different career opportunities available within the NHS ranging from Doctors to Dentists, Nurses to New-born Screeners, Pharmacists to Porters, Secretaries to Sonographers, Audiologists to Accountants and many more. For more information about the variety of roles available in the NHS please visit the NHS careers website 

Unsure which career is right for you?

NHS Careers website also offer a comprehensive Careers Quiz which will consider your professional aspirations and work environment preferences and may suggest a career you are currently unaware exists. With the opportunity to then explore each role in detail this could open up new and exciting careers opportunities.

Take the NHS careers quiz

How do I prepare before applying?

When you apply, you will need:

1) An active email address

So we can communicate with you throughout the process. We'll update you when each step of the onboarding process is complete so watch out for any emails from us.

2) Identification

1 x photo ID e.g. a passport or driver's licence

3) Parental Consent

Required for those under the age of 18 years.

4) Plenty of enthusiasm!

What are the benefits?

Everyone will have their own reasons for applying for a work experience opportunity and in turn each opportunity will have its own benefits which are listed within each of our online adverts before you apply however some universal benefits include:

  • Meeting professional colleagues and understanding their career journey

  • A real-life glimpse at working within our acute hospital setting.

  • The opportunity to explore career pathways on offer here at UHP.

  • Real experience to reflect upon when applying to further education or alternative academic pathways such as apprenticeships.  

How to Apply

Here at UHP we committed to offering a variety of opportunities and creating a fair and transparent application process.

Explore our current work experience opportunities and apply

 

What happens next?

Following your application, if you are selected for the experience, the onboarding process will continue and will include the requirement to provide photographic ID, parental consent (if required) and sign a confidentiality agreement. In addition, some roles may also require the completion of a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and /or health clearance from our occupational health team.

Health Declaration Form [pdf] 194KB

 

What happens if an advert is full?  

If an advert is showing as full then we anticipate this will be available for applications again soon.

Our adverts will fall into 2 categories:

  1. A rolling offer which will be advertised with either a closing date or an application limit. Once shortlisted and successful applicants have been informed, we will endeavour to re-open applications for the next cohort/ intake of students as soon as possible.  

  2. An academic opportunity which must be delivered within a required academic time frame. If this is the case we may advertise this opportunity as Full but ‘Coming Soon’ with an application window clearly advertised so you know when to apply. These opportunities will not be capped for number of applications, and we be shortlisted on an individual basis. 

 

Can’t find the experience you are looking for?

With such a wide variety of careers on offer, it may be difficult to find the exact opportunity you are looking for.

We are always looking to expand our offer and continually search for opportunities across all of our sites and disciplines.

If you have been unable to find the work experience opportunity you desire today please feel free to suggest an area for us to explore using our Work Experience placement consideration form.

 

Please note: Some working environments and disciplines do have limitations on the age of students and experiences they are able to offer due to the health and safety legislation.   

 

Contact us

If you have any further queries regarding our work experience offer here at UHP please contact:  plh-tr.workexperience@nhs.net

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