East Kent Hospitals work experience – Please send all queries to the correct department contact, as detailed below each section or if you have any other queries or are enquiring about any other of our hospital areas, please contact:
ekh-tr.workexperienceenquiries@nhs.net
Medical experience placements
For details of entry requirements, eligibility and who to contact, please see our MedStart4u page
Midwifery
Open days available usually about 2-3 times a year, depending on demand and is held in the Education Centre at WHH.
Criteria for eligibility:-
For more information, or if you are interested in the Midwifery Open Days, please contact amanda.napier@nhs.net
Radiography/Radiology (Medical Imaging)
Criteria for eligibility:-
- Must be aged 16 or over
- Only 1 day work experience is available
- Work experience is purely observational
- These days are primarily designed to fulfil the requirement of experiencing the work of a radiographer for those applying to study diagnostic radiography at university.
Please note: If you are interested in becoming a Radiologist, you would be required to study medicine first and should go to the MedStart4U page.
For more information, or if you are interested in the opportunities in Radiology, please contact Jade Grant jade.grant5@nhs.net or Megan Kimber megan.kimber1@nhs.net
Child Health (paediatrics)
Criteria for eligibility:-
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Must be aged 18 or over
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Play specialist role only
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Preferably take from local schools
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Must demonstrate a passion for Nursing
If required for University application, you need to have some experience of working with children. Where possible, this needs to be in a health care or similar environment and full details of this should be in your personal statement. You need to be able to say how through this experience what insight you have gained into the role of the children's nurse and working with children and their families. Relevant experience can also be obtained through volunteer placements.
For more information, or if you are interested in the play specialist work experience opportunities, please contact natalieoliver-hendy@nhs.net
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
Our Physiotherapy teams offer 2 open days and 3 days’ work experience at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital or the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.
Criteria for eligibility:-
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Year 12 and 13 students (or equivalents) who wish to read Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy at University.
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Must be aged 16 or over
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Must have Physiotherapy as first choice for attendance on the Physiotherapy Open Day at Kent and Canterbury or for work experience at William Harvey Ashford.
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Must have OT as first choice for OT work experience.
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Preferably live in east Kent.
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Must have or be studying towards A- levels (or equivalent) that fulfil the entry requirements for Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
For details of entry requirements and who to contact, please see the Therapies section of our website
Speech and Language Therapy
Criteria for eligibility:
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1 day work experience available only
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Must be aged 18 or over (after 18th Birthday)
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Must be serious about speech and language as a career path. For example, undertaking a SLT degree, applying for university or postgraduate studies.
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Must live in catchment area – live or be studying in the East Kent Area
For details of entry requirements and who to contact, please see the Therapies section of our website
Medical Physics
Criteria for eligibility:-
- 4 places every year to those who are interested in pursuing a career in physics or engineering
- Offered in May and September only
For who to contact and an application form, please see the Medical Physics section of our website
IT
Criteria for eligibility:
- 1 week work experience available
- 4 places every year
- Must be aged 16 or over
- IT can offer experience in all aspects of IT by offering the students the chance to spend a day in each of the teams.
- Students should have an interest in technology.
For more information, or if you are interested in IT work experience opportunities, please contact Elisa Steele at esteele1@nhs.net
Contact us
For all work experience queries, please contact us at: ekh-tr.WorkExperienceEnquiries@nhs.net
For volunteer positions/information
Please see the Volunteering section of our website