Work experience

Work experience enables individuals to gain a taste into the day-to-day workings of our health services. Experiences are purely observational and may also include career workshops and talks provided by staff. Such placements can:

• enable individuals to identify the careers that are most suitable for them
• learn more about the reality of working in healthcare and in specific professions
• change and develop an individual’s career aspirations

How to submit a work experience enquiry

We are currently developing a new work experience enquiry form, which will be uploaded on this webpage soon. If have any questions in the meantime, please contact us at Work.Experience@SomersetFT.nhs.uk.

Industry placements

Enquiries for industry placements should be made via your Sixth Form or College placement team in the first instance. These are placements that are:

• designed for vocational course students, for example, T-Levels, BTECs
• completed after GCSEs
• may be instead of, or equivalent to A-Levels
• combine classroom learning with work placement (80:20).