Work experience - Eastern services
Work experience at the RD&E provides a fantastic opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge and understanding about the wide-ranging careers available in the NHS. This can prove valuable in shaping your long-term future and demonstrate interest and commitment to future employers. For the Trust, it is a great way to show-off the exciting careers we have on offer and encourage prospective employees for the future.
Criteria
16 years and over
We offer clinical and non-clinical work experience, involving patient contact, to individuals aged 16 years and over. This includes a range of exciting opportunities, from Nursing, Medical and Allied Health Profession roles and more.
Under 16 years
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer work experience placements to applicants under the age of 16. Unless this is an organised work experience programme run by the Future Careers Team.
Areas unable to offer work experience
We are unable to offer work experience in the following areas, without exception.
- Bramble Ward (Children’s Ward)
- Breast Care Unit
- Clinical Genetics
- Emergency Department
- Emergency Operating Theatres
- Intensive Care
- Midwifery departments
- Mortuary
- Neo Natal Unit
- Paediatric Community Services
- Paediatric Departments and Services
How to apply
Applicants will need to contact the area/ department to arrange a placement. Once this has been done, complete this form and return to rduh.workplacements@nhs.net for processing, applicants will then receive an email confirming their placement.
Work experience contacts
Due to the large amount of interest in work experience, please contact no more than two departments at any one time.
Clinical work experience
Please find below a range of contacts for clinical work experience opportunities:
- Nursing: visit Our Wards (click here)
- Physio & Occupational Therapy: contact rduh.physiootworkexperience@nhs.net
- Speech and Language: contact 01392 402489
- Community Hospitals: visit Our Sites pages (click here)
- Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre: contact rduh.adminmardoncentre@nhs.net
- Mobility Centre (Prosthetics): contact rduh.EMCProsthetics@nhs.net
- Radiology: contact rduh.Medical-Imaging-WorkExperience@nhs.net
Non-clinical work experience
Please find below a range of contacts for non-clinical work experience opportunities:
- Administration: for administration enquiries contact the Service (click here) you are interested in and speak to the administrative line manager
- Estates: contact rduh.efmvacancies@nhs.net
- Digital Services - alison.mycock@nhs.net
Please note: there are limited places available for Estates work experience
For other areas of interest, please explore our ‘Services A-Z’ (click here) pages to find the relevant contact.
Work experience general enquiries
- For all other queries, please contact: rduh.workplacements@nhs.net
- For all volunteer enquires, please contact