Work experience is an excellent opportunity to explore the wide range of careers available within the NHS. It helps you gain valuable insight and practical experience to support your future career decisions, whether you’re in school, college, applying to university, or looking to build experience before starting employment. 

Our Purpose

We aim to provide high-quality opportunities that give you a genuine insight into the culture and experiences of working in the health sector.

Why Work Experience Matters

Work experience offers an introduction to the professional behaviours expected in the workplace, such as effective communication, punctuality, and treating people with respect. These skills are essential for success in any healthcare role.

Supporting Your Career Journey

For those considering a career in healthcare, work experience is a valuable stepping stone. It not only helps you understand the environment but is often vital for higher education applications and future employment.

We are delighted that you are considering a work experience placement at SWFT. Our placements offer a valuable opportunity to gain insight into NHS careers and experience healthcare settings first-hand.

Please complete a work experience application to the placement area of your choice: Work Experience Platform

Arranging a placement can take up to 6 weeks, so we advise submitting your application in good time ahead of the start date on the placement.

Eligibility: We prioritise those who live or study within South Warwickshire.

Please note work experience does not include longer industry placements (T-levels).
Available to applicants aged 15+ for non-clinical areas and 16+ for clinical areas (please note some departments require 17 or 18+). Please note: If you are under 18, your application will be reviewed by a parent or guardian before it can proceed to the next stage of the application process.

Departments: We offer a wide range of placements across both clinical and non-clinical settings, so there’s something for everyone interested in healthcare careers. All work experience placements are unpaid.

Placement Dates and Duration: Work experience placement dates are agreed in advance with departments and therefore cannot be chosen or amended to suit individual preferences. All placements are between 1 and 5 days in length. We are unable to offer placements at weekends or on Bank Holidays.

Hours: Typically between 09:00 and 16:00, depending on what each department can offer.

If you have any questions about the application process please do not hesitate to contact the Talent for Care Team at TalentforcareWarwickshire@swft.nhs.uk

Important Information for Applicants

In order to ensure and monitor that we provide opportunities to people from all backgrounds, we ask all prospective work experience candidates to complete all of the questions on the application form to the best of their ability. This information is stored securely, and any personal information is anonymised when used for reporting purposes.

For further information about work experience placements at other NHS Trusts in Coventry and Warwickshire, please:

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust Work.experience@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Workexperience@uhcw.nhs.uk

George Elliot Hospital Trust TalentforcareWarwickshire@swft.nhs.uk

 

Throughout the year, teams from a range of departments at SWFT host online careers workshops, offering an insight into different roles and career pathways within the NHS.

To register your interest, visit our work experience platform and filter "Online Workshop" to view upcoming sessions and sign up for those that interest you. Places may be limited and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

The NHS offers online work-related learning through Springpod, providing an excellent introduction to various healthcare careers and helping you prepare for in-person work experience.

This is open to students aged from 13 years living in the South East of England.

Each program takes six to eight hours to complete at your own pace with a certificate on completion.

The following areas are available: