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Work experience offers opportunities to individuals aged 14+ to gain insight into clinical and non-clinical areas across the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals sites (Royal Preston Hospital & Chorley and South Ribble Hospital).
We run a variety of work experience opportunities that vary depending on the department you are interested in.
To access a clinical placement, you must be 16+.
Many of our clinical departments are open to placement rotations, designed and allocated by our Work Experience Team such as medical and surgical wards, ophthalmology, pathology, dietetics and many more that are listed on the application forms!
Some of our clinical areas are only accessible for specific programmes such as maternity services and physiotherapy for example. If you are interested in these areas, please contact our work experience team to enquire about the upcoming dates so that your application form can reflect these.
We do offer limited non-clinical placements to all; however, these are prioritised for our 14–16-year-old students who are unable to access clinical areas. We run non-clinical placements in a whole host of areas such as research, education centres and simulation suites.
Anyone who meets the application criteria will be considered for a work experience or work-based placement and is welcome to apply. However, depending on the applicant’s age, certain conditions must be met prior to requests being successful.
All applications for individuals 14-16 will only be accepted via school request or with a school signatory and stamp to endorse the application. An approval signature is also required from a parent or guardian. School contact details including a school email address must be provided.
Applications where the individual is over the age of sixteen can be accepted from both educational organisations as part of curriculum requirements, and on an individual basis for those interested in a career within the NHS.
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer clinical placements to any applicant who has yet to reach the age of sixteen years, due to insurance restrictions.
Our application procedure is simple. All individuals interested in completing a work experience placement MUST do so online. Please find the application link here https://nhscareersnw.co.uk/register/
You will be able to access the full list of placement areas through the application procedure.
Once again, all requests from students aged fourteen – eighteen years must be supported by an educational establishment (school, college or university) or recognised intermediary e.g. The Prince’s Trust, Department of Work and Pensions, Lancashire County Council services etc.
All applications from those above the age of eighteen must be supported by a referee, in line with our Human Resources guidelines.
Due to the overwhelming number of applications, we receive each year, we believe the fairest way to accept requests is to open the Work Experience window for a limited amount of time, ensuring that all applications can be received and processed properly by the appropriate channels.
The number of applicants we accept are unlimited, but placement is offered on a first come, first served basis with limited positions available, depending on the area of interest. So, make sure to get your applications in quickly to maximise your chances of being successful in your preferred field!
Unfortunately, due to sheer demand, we are sometimes unable to assign a placement to all application requests.
If an application is rejected for this reason, we will do our utmost to allocate the individual with an alternative placement date and a member of our team will respond to the applicant’s request, as soon as possible.
Please ensure that all forms are completed fully as, due to demand, if an application does not meet trust standard it will unfortunately be rejected and the individual will have to begin the request procedure again once the Work Experience window reopens.
If an application is unsuccessful for an alternative reason, a member of our work experience department will be in contact with the individual to explain why.
Who to get in touch with
For all further information or queries, please email workexperience@lthtr.nhs.uk and a member of the team will get back to you as quickly as possible.
We appreciate that preparing for an application procedure can be an exciting, yet uncertain time but may we ask that all applicants please refrain from contact individual departments in relation to work experience.
We are committed to providing excellent work experience placement opportunities to all those who aspire to have a career within the NHS and the best way to uphold our standards is by ensuring all requests are dealt with in a fair and appropriate manner.
Thank you for applying! Please be sure to check the website and the trust’s social media for any updates.
