Work experience

Would you like a career in health and social care? We offer work experience across the majority of our physical and mental health services to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire in our community hospitals, mental health recovery units, and in the community. We also provide placements within our corporate offices too.

Types of placements available

We have over 4800 colleagues across a range of job types; nurses, healthcare support workers, medical, allied health professionals, psychologists, estates and facilities and many more. Our work experience placements can vary in length, from one day to long term placements. 

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We are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of our work experience programme to ensure it continues to meet the needs of both applicants and our organisation. As a result, all new applications for work experience are temporarily on hold. We appreciate your interest and patience during this time and will provide updates as soon as the review is complete and applications reopen.

Benefits of work experience

• It’s a fantastic way to gain real-life insight into health and social care careers and pathways,
• It’s a great addition to your CV as relevant experience for future opportunities,
• It allows you the ability to explore a potential career change,
• You can gain knowledge about the different careers on offer at our trust,
• You’ll get the opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team, learning the importance of teamwork, effective communication and acquiring the necessary skills to enhance your potential.