Taster of Work
RJAH offer Taster of Work placements in various settings across the hospital. All placements offered are subject to service demands and pressures, and therefore alternative placements may be offered to accommodate.
Taster of Work placements are available for anyone aged 14 years and over.
We can offer one-week placements for students in one of the following areas:
- Administration
- Catering
- Medical taster (16 years and over only)
- Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (16 years and over only for those who need the experience to assist with an application for relevant courses in higher education. Placements will be two-days long in Physiotherapy and one day in Occupational Therapy)
- Research (16 years and over only. Placements may not be available for the dates below, please get in touch for more information)
- Ward-based (Alice Ward will only offer placements to students on a recognised health and social care course that are 18 years and over)
- X-Ray Porters
The dates for 2024 placements are:
- Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 April
- Monday 22 – Friday 26 April - fully booked
- Tuesday 28 – Friday 31 May - fully booked
- Monday 1 - Friday 5 July - fully booked
- Monday 8 – Friday 12 July - fully booked
- Monday 15 - Friday 19 July - fully booked
- Monday 5 – Friday 9 August - fully booked
- Tuesday 27 – Friday 30 August
If you are interested in undertaking a taster of work placement, please contact the team by emailing rjah.tasterofwork@nhs.net
Alternatively, you can fill out an application form here. You will be required to create an account to fill out the form.
We will be able to offer work placements for ad-hoc dates but these will be limited. Students from local schools will take precedence for placements. All placements will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
The Trust reserves the right to cancel placements at short notice due to service pressures. No placements will be offered to anyone under the age of 14 years old or who is currently a patient at the Trust. We welcome students from diverse backgrounds and with disabilities.