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 (unless specified below).
We can offer placements for students in the following areas:
- Administration
- Catering
- Medical taster for aspiring doctors (16 years and over only)
- Physiotherapy (16 years and over only). Two day placement - Tuesday Wednesday
- Occupational Therapy (16 years and over only). One day placement - Wednesday
- Laboratory research (16 years and over only). One day placement
- Ward-based
- Radiography (16 years and over only)
The dates for 2025 placements are:
- Monday 10 - Friday 14 February - fully booked
- Monday 14 – Thursday 17 April
- Monday 19 – Friday 23 May - fully booked
- Monday 23 – Friday 27 June - fully booked
- Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July - fully booked
- Monday 7 July – Friday 11 July - fully booked
- Monday 14 July – Friday 18 July - fully booked
- Monday 4 August – Friday 8 August - fully booked
If you are interested in undertaking a taster of work placement, please complete an application form which can be found 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.
Please contact the team by emailing rjah.tasterofwork@nhs.net.
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.