WORK EXPERIENCE
Our work experience placements offer a unique, unpaid
opportunity to gain an insight into roles
across the health service.
Are you curious about what it’s like to work in the NHS?
Our work experience placements offer a unique, unpaid opportunity to get an insight into the range of roles available across the health service.
Whether you’re a secondary school student, a post-16 learner, a university student, or someone considering a career change, our programme is designed to help you explore over 350 different careers in the NHS.
We welcome applications from:
- Secondary school students (Year 10 and above)
- Post-16 students, including college, A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate students
- Individuals looking to re-enter the workforce after a break or period of unemployment
- Anyone considering a new direction in their career
Work experience with us offers the chance to shadow professionals, observe day-to-day responsibilities, and explore the realities and demands of NHS roles in a structured organisational setting. Our placements are observational only—no hands-on clinical experience is provided.
Clinical placements
- Medical
- Nursing
- Pathology
- Audiology
- Allied health professions
- Pharmacy and oncology pharmacy
- Midwifery
- Medical physics
- Research and innovation.
Non-clinical placements
- Equality, diversity and inclusion; engagement and retention
- Communications
- Clinical software systems
- Information technology
- Finance
- Recruitment
- Research, learning and development
- Reception.
Placements
- Two to five days
- Placements are offered during the Easter holidays and summer months (June–August)
- Applications for 2025 are now closed, but check back soon for opportunities next year.
New placement opportunities become available regularly. If you have a specific area of interest or want to learn more, contact us at mtw-tr.workexperience@nhs.net.
Take the first step towards a rewarding career in the NHS—your future could start here.