Essential Eligibility Criteria:
A Sixth Form student in the UK - 16 years or above only.The student must find a supervising consultant.Email confirmation of acceptance from the supervising consultant.
Placement Period:
The Placement is offered for 5 days only under a speciality or within multiple specialities as assigned by the supervising consultant. This will be a non-paid placement under an observing capacity only, subject to satisfactory checks such as ID verification & Occupational Health screening. The work experience students are generally restricted to certain areas such as Surgery, Anaesthetics, ICU / ITU, A & E, Ob & Gynae, Paediatrics, Pathology, Radiology etc.
Processing Time:
The application will only be processed 4 months prior to the planned start date of the candidate to ensure they complete submission of all essential documentation and mandatory checks have enough processing time. The application process is completed following robust verification guidelines as per NHS Standards, which includes mandatory occupational health clearance taking up to a minimum of 4-6 weeks.
Failure to provide satisfactory documents as per the standards will result in offer of placement being withdrawn or terminated.
Application Fees:
There is NO fee for this placement. Please note there may be an additional Occupational Health fee should you require further testing and/or vaccination as advised by the Occupational Health office with respective to your capacity of Study.
Documents Requested:
- Your latest resume / CV.
- A clear copy of your passport.
- A white background colour passport size photo in .JPG format.
- If there is a Name change, you must provide a letter from your school or from UK Home Office (as applicable).
- If you are an overseas student, then must provide the admission letter from your current school in the UK or Transcription / Transfer Letter (as applicable).
- Student Guidelines Form – will be supplied.
- Work Experience Request Application – will be supplied.
Contact: Medical Education via email:-medicaleducation@uhcw.nhs.uk
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