Work experience

Spending time in a workplace can help you to explore career paths, find out more about the skills needed and talk to a professional that’s already working in the role.

We are one of the largest and most successful teaching hospital trusts in the UK, employ over 16500 staff and are recognised nationally and internationally as a centre for healthcare excellence.

We believe it’s important to increase employment opportunities for young people, graduates and a range of disadvantaged groups across our region by providing equity of access to the following;

• Work Insight Visits to inform career choice pathways and support preparation for a health care professional further or higher education programme.
• Unpaid placements for a specific purpose, including pre-registration or post-graduate experience, higher education institute (HEI) employees who are required to undertake some clinical observation or practice, or visiting health professionals

We welcome your application as a school, college or university student, for a short insight visit, usually 2 days in length, for a wide range of careers that you may not even have considered before. 

Application process

• This webpage is the only way to apply for a placement - please follow the application form link provided for each placement below.
• All applications are carefully reviewed so please make sure you include your passion and interest for the placement you're applying to.
• Your application must include a supporting reference from your careers advisor or a teacher. If you are not in education, this should be from someone who can support your application and reasons for applying. 
• You will be notified either way, via email, of the outcome of your application.

Dental

Work experience in dentistry is fully subscribed until Summer 2025. We are working on confirming future opportunities, which will be released as soon as we have them. Please keep an eye on this page for updates.

Medicine 16+ 

A 2–3-day placement at one of our hospital sites (Freeman Hospital or RVI).

Please note, we will not consider requests for specific clinical specialities.

New placements released on the 3rd February at 5pm. Our application form will be available on this date.

• W/c Monday 14^th April 2025
• W/c Monday 21^st April 2025
• W/c Monday 26^th May 2025
• W/c Monday 22^nd September 2025

Please make sure your application demonstrates your keen interest in medicine as this will be reviewed as part of the application process. 

Day Treatment Centre (DTC) – 18+ ONLY

New dates for 2025 coming soon!

A 3-day placement shadowing the full patient journey, from admissions to anaesthesia to theatre and discharge.

Our purpose-built day treatment centre provides space for thousands of additional procedures in specialities such as orthopaedics, urology, general surgery, neurology, plastic surgery and some cardiology services.

This opportunity is strictly open to individuals aged 18+.

Physiotherapy

All applications will be shared and reviewed by the physiotherapy team and if eligible, added to their waitlist.

Eligibility criteria

• You must live, work or study in Newcastle upon Tyne
• You must have a genuine interest Physiotherapy
• 18+ ONLY

Opportunities are available three times a year, in February, June, and October.

To submit your interest - APPLY HERE

Pharmacy

All applications will be shared and reviewed by the pharmacy team.

Please complete THIS FORM to express your interest in Pharmacy based work experience. We cannot guarantee a placement however we will be in touch if we can support you.

Nursing

Placements in nursing will begin in Spring 2025. Please check back in the New Year for further details and how to apply.