City Hospitals Sunderland has a dedicated Work Experience Team who can be contacted as follows:
Catherine Spruce, Work Experience Project Manager,
Tel: (0191) 5656256 ext 42189
Email: Catherine.spruce@chsft.nhs.uk
Elizabeth Swanston, Work Experience Administrator
Tel: (0191) 5656256 ext 41300
Email: Elizabeth.swanston@chsft.nhs.uk
Application forms for all work experience placements can be requested by contacting the work experience team.
Due to demand for placements, City Hospitals Sunderland restricts placements to students attending Sunderland Schools and Colleges. We will accept requests from outside the Sunderland area where possible, however this is dependent on availability of placements and no guarantees can be made.
Opportunities in the NHS & City Hospitals Sunderland
The NHS is not just about Doctors and Nurses – there are around 300 different careers in the NHS and here at City Hospitals Sunderland we offer a range of experiences to a range of ages.
Just to name a few departments, we have a Catering Department, our own Laundry, a Sterile Services Department, Portering and Security, Administration, Therapy Services (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Podiatry, Speech and Language Therapy), an Estates Department, Radiology, Pathology and of course Doctors and Nurses!
If you want to find out more about NHS careers try these websites:
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
www.careers.nhs.uk
www.northeast.nhs.uk/careers
If you would like to complete work experience at City Hospitals Sunderland we ask that you have a genuine interest in your chosen placement and will come in with a positive attitude and lots of enthusiasm!
Work Experience: 14-16
year olds
Due to the nature of the services we provide it is not always suitable to place
Year 10 & 11 students into a clinical environment. We have therefore
introduced a clinical taster week which aims to provide students with an
insight into the variety of clinical careers available in NHS, including
Pharmacy, Pathology, Therapies, Medicine, Nursing and much more.
Placements for the
academic year of 2011 – 2012 are now full.
Planned weeks for the academic year of 2012 - 2013 are:
W/c 10th September 2012 - NOW FULL
W/c 3rd December 2012 - 8 places available
W/c 11th February 2012 - 8 places available
Placements in administration are also available upon request.
Work Experience: 16-18 year olds
This section covers work experience for college and sixth form students. All
placements must be applied for and are also subject to interview to ensure a
fair selection process.
Medical Shadowing
There will be four set weeks for medical shadowing for the academic year of
2012-2013 which have yet to be confirmed.
In order to apply for these weeks you must attend the open day – see flyer.
Nursing
Nursing placements are available during the set weeks as outlined for medical
shadowing. Work Experience is offered as a nursing taster where you will come
into the Trust for three days and shadow several specialist nurses as well as
spending time on the wards. Requests are now being taken for the academic year
of 2012-2013.
Other Areas
Placements are also available within Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Radiology,
Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics. Due to demand,
placements are offered as a one day observational placement. Please contact the
work experience team if you require a placement in one of these areas.
Placements are also available within administration. Requests for other areas
will be considered.
Work Experience: Job Seekers
City Hospitals Sunderland has been working on placement programmes with Job Centre Plus, Working Links and Shaw Trust. If you would like to find out more about these placement opportunities, which are available in a variety of areas, please contact the Work Experience Team.
Work Experience: General Enquiries
If you have a work experience request that does not fit into one of the above categories, please contact the work experience team who will try to accommodate your request.
Volunteering
City Hospitals Sunderland also has a very successful volunteer’s programme which offers longer term volunteering opportunities (six months or more). Shirley Gillum, the Volunteers Co-ordinator can be contacted on (0191) 5656256 ext 41247 /47301 or Shirley.gillum@chsft.nhs.uk
Apprenticeships
Springboard Sunderland Trust co-ordinate all of the administrative and care apprenticeships offered at City Hospitals Sunderland, and any vacancies for apprentices within City Hospitals are advertised by Springboard using the National Apprenticeship Service website. During your apprenticeship you would not be an employee of the Trust, but would be placed here whilst undertaking a relevant NVQ. To find out more about hospital based apprenticeships please contact Springboard on (0191) 5155302 or Email: rivergreen@springboard-ne.org