Apprenticeships and work experience
Apprenticeships and work experience
Work experience for students in Years 10-13 (Age 14-18)
We offer a limited amount of work experience placements to students Years 10-13 who live and attend school/college within the city of Sheffield. Currently we are restricted by the precautions in place due to COVID-19 but we hope to resume work experience as soon as we can.
We want to ensure our students have an insight into the vast array of jobs available but there are some areas with restrictions to student access as stated below.
- Years 10 & 11 are not allowed in any clinical area
- Years 12 & 13 are allowed in clinical areas under supervision<
- Areas restricted to all students aged years 10-13 are Theatres, Intensive Care, areas where patient consent cannot be gained and areas where students may be put at risk of exposure to Hepatitis B or risk of TB infection
- Areas where patient consent cannot be obtained
Application process
You will need to have gained some prior knowledge in your area of interest by attending one of the relevant virtual events below, before your application for face-to-face work experience is accepted. You will need to complete the on-line application form; this will automatically go to your school’s careers representative for approval before being submitted to us. Please look at the work experience student guide prior to applying. This sets out requirements and timelines for work experience. You will need to know some of the requirements and dates before applying.
STH Work Experience Student Guide remove link and replace with link to pdf attached and this link School Engagement - Work Experience Programme (sth.nhs.uk)
Pupils Frequently Asked Questions
Application Period
New application date 1-21 February 2023 for placement period April – August 2023
Please click here for future events and to apply.
Live virtual events for students in school years 10-13 (age 14-18)
We are sorry but due to high demand live virtual events are only available to students that attend school or college/are residents within Sheffield.
Date: 10 Jan 2023
Time: 2.00-3.15pm
Professional Area: Medicine
Role Description: If you have a passion for improving people’s lives, a career in medicine offers a career with purpose and many other fantastic benefits. Doctors work in all areas of health care providing you with endless career possibilities.
Professional Area: Nursing
Role Description: Few other professions offer you as much choice or opportunity for personal and professional growth as nursing. It’s exciting, rewarding and, yes, it’s challenging. But it’s a career that lets you make a real difference to people's lives.
For more information about work experience please contact: sth.ledschoolengagement@nhs.net
Adult Placements
If you are not in Years 10-13 and are enquiring about placements at the Trust, please make contact with the relevant department manager. Please note that any placements are unpaid and will be at the manager's discretion as to whether the request can be accommodated.
We offer apprenticeships in each of the following areas:
Healthcare
Apprentice in Care roles include Clinical Support Worker & Therapy Assistant roles
Apprentice Business Administrator
Business administration apprentices work as part of a team providing a high quality service supporting delivery of healthcare.
Pharmacy
As a Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician you will work in the pharmacy departments at the Trust.
Dental Nursing
Dental Nursing apprentices work as part of a team within the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, providing high quality patient care
Healthcare Science
Healthcare scientists work in many different roles to provide treatment and diagnostic services within the NHS
Please click on the area you’re interested in above to find out more information about the role and it’s requirements.
All our apprentices are paid the national apprenticeship rate and will divide their time between the workplace and college as per the schedule for each apprenticeship.
If you are interested in any of the above apprenticeships, please forward your name and contact details to apprenticeships@sth.nhs.uk and you will be added to our mailing list for future adverts.
Years 10 to 13 Young Person’s Work Experience
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a limited amount of placements to students Years 10-13 who live and attend school/college within the city of Sheffield. All placements are unpaid and in an observation capacity and will take place over a period of 5 days.
Applications must be submitted through the work experience representative of the school/college to which the student is affiliated and will not be accepted directly from students.
Application Timetable
| Request to Start Work Experience Placement in Months | Student Applications to be Submitted to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals in: |
|---|---|
| January, February, March or April | October |
| May, June, July or August | February |
| September, October, November or December | June |
Students may apply three times within the year as shown in the Table below. Applications must be submitted in the relevant month for the period in which the student would like to carry out their work experience.
The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing an area that is safe, supportive and affords an insight into the vast array of jobs available. In accordance with Hospital Policies, there are some restrictions to student access as stated below.
- Years 10 & 11 are not allowed in any clinical area
- Years 12 & 13 are allowed in clinical areas under supervision
- Areas restricted to all young person’s years 10-13 are Theatres, Intensive Care, areas where patient consent cannot be gained and areas where students may be put at risk of exposure to Hepatitis B or risk of TB infection
Contact Details
Young Persons’ Work Experience Co-ordinator
Abby Nicholson
Tel: 0114 226 6657
If you are not in Years 10-13 and are enquiring about placements at the Trust, you should make contact with the relevant department manager.
Please refer to STH switchboard on 0114 243 4343 for any contact query. Placements will be at the manager's discretion as to whether the request can be accommodated.