We aspire to be an exemplar employer of choice and are committed to offering work experience opportunities to young people who are interested in working for the NHS.
There are more than 350 different careers in the NHS, some that involve working with patients and others in non-clinical roles. All contribute to making a difference to people’s lives.
If you would like to explore the different careers available, please visit the Health Careers website and take the quiz to help identify roles that may be suitable to you.
Regrettably the trust does not accept under 16s who are seeking work experience, volunteering or shadowing due to our Public and Liability Insurance and the unprecedented nature of the work undertaken within the trust.
Our trust offers young people over 16 scheduled work experience placements in a variety of non-clinical settings. We offer over 17’s clinical and non-clinical settings across the organisation providing an insight into various work environments.
Regrettably we are unable to accept students under 18 into the following areas –
- ED (Emergency Department)
- ITU (Intensive Care Unit)
- Maternity and Maternity Services
- Radiology
Placements are school hours and term time only. This is to ensure the school/college/university can provide pastoral support to the student if required, due to the unprecedented nature of the work undertaken within the trust.
We require a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice to ensure all pre-approval references and checks are in place.
Interested in applying for a work experience placement?
Independent (Ad-Hoc) Placements
If you have found a work experience placement which is agreed directly with a member of staff at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust (and still follows the age-appropriate rule above), the host must contact [email protected] providing the details below. If the details are provided directly from the student, they will not be actioned.
- First Name:
- Surname:
- Age:
- Email address:
- Independent Placement Department:
- Independent Placement Staff Member (host) Full Name:
- Proposed Placement Date (term time only):
The application will then be considered and progressed.
