Work experience in health and care roles in South Yorkshire
Are you a student in full time education, aged between 14 and 18, and looking for work experience to help develop your future career in health and social care?
You can apply for experiences near you, just click on the place names below to see what's available. Take a look at our top tips below to help you find a placement if there's nothing to suit you in your area.
- Barnsley area
- Doncaster area
- Rotherham area
- Sheffield area
- Medics Mentoring Hosted by the University of Sheffield this is an opportunity for Year 12 aspiring medics from a Widening Participation background. Gain insights and experiences about Medicine and plan your journey as a future doctor.
On line work experiences
- Allied Health Professionals online work experience
- Dentistry online work experience
- Health and Care online work experience
- Pharmacy online work experience
- Psychology online work experience
Livestream Career Webinars
- Psychology livestream discovery webinar
- Health Careers with Babies, Children and Families livestream discovery webinar
- Healthcare Science: Neurophysiology and Genomics livestream discovery webinar
Keep an open mind when looking for a placement. It doesn’t matter if the work experience doesn’t cover the EXACT job you want in the future. You will still learn loads, develop new skills, and gain valuable insight into the health and care industry. Webinars and online experiences will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the role - a must for any university interview.
This will look good on your CV and help you decide if this type of work is a good fit for you. And, you might get some new ideas about a career you haven’t even heard about yet. Work experience could change your future.
Are you a teacher? To help increase work experience opportunities for KS4 students we have created lasting partnerships between schools and their local health care provider. We can help you create your own partnership.
Virtual work experience in Allied Health
This is a virtual work experience which you can do online and whenever suits you.
Health and care is one of the most exciting and important careers in the UK. Careers such as those in allied health keep us healthy and put us back on track when things go wrong.
This online, free programme introduces you to the world of allied health professions within Yorkshire and the North East. It will help you understand the diverse range of careers and opportunities within this sector.
Work Experience in Pharmacy - North East, North Cumbria & Yorkshire
In this virtual work experience programme, you’ll discover the pharmacy teams' role in supporting health and wellbeing. We’ll introduce you to the range of pharmacy careers and pathways in the health and social care sector so that you can kickstart your journey in this key area.
This virtual work experience programme will prepare you to kickstart your pharmacy career, with a series of engaging modules. Between videos, activities and quizzes that will put your knowledge to the test, we’ll build your understanding of the health and social care sector and prepare you to take your first step in your pharmacy journey.
Top tips when looking for work experience
When you think of working in a health and care role you might think it's all about hospitals. Actually, there are people working in health and care roles in all sorts of great organisations.
- Contact your local care home and ask if there are any work experience or volunteering opportunities. Volunteering is a really great way to get the transferrable skills you need and to see if this type of work suits you.
- There are lots of charities, community and voluntary groups in your area who support people with their health and wellbeing.
- Ask your family, extended family, your community and friends - they may know someone who already works in a role you're interested in.
- Go in to your local dental practice, GP health centre, pharmacy or opticians. These small businesses don’t usually advertise work experience opportunities but may be very happy to give you that opportunity. You just need to ask.
- Be prepared to pick up the phone or even go in, in person, to ask for a work experience placement. You may not feel comfortable doing this, but it may be just what is needed to get you that placement.
- Keep trying. If you don’t succeed at first be prepared to try a different employer or a different approach. You will be glad you did.
- Once you find a placement , make sure you have cleared it with your school or college. Your teachers or careers leader will know what to do and often use a platform such as UniFrog to manage your placement.