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Starting your career

Work experience

Are you interested in a career in health?

Are you in education and unsure what pathway to take?

Are you currently not in education, employment or training?

Then read on we can help……

Start your journey with NHS Futures @ RWT whose mission is to provide local people, whatever their age or circumstance, the opportunity to discover and explore the multitude and diversity of roles within our organisation; inspiring them to choose a career within the NHS.

We work with a wide range of educational establishments, businesses and charities in order to offer you numerous opportunities to discover what working in the NHS is like and explore if that is right for you.

Work experience offers you a great opportunity to sample a career in the NHS and gain experience being in a working environment which can prove invaluable in shaping your long-term future. Many University courses now require you to demonstrate you have undertaken work experience as part of the application process.

The NHS Futures team have been awarded the HEE Work Experience quality standard GOLD award. We are very proud of this award as it validates the excellence in all our programmes.

The Quality Standard demonstrates the excellence with which we deliver our programmes.

Career videos

To access a wide range of videos into NHS Careers, visit the NHS Futures YouTube playlist.

NHS Futures Charter

NHS Futures Charter (PDF, 199Kb)

Contact the team

NHS Futures Team, Wolverhampton Science Park, Glashier Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 9RU

Email: rwh-tr.nhsfutures@nhs.net

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Meet The Team

NHS Futures Manager

Email: Sallie.Johnson1@nhs.net

NHS Futures Co-ordinator

Email: Chantelle.Timms@nhs.net

NHS Futures Co-ordinator

Email: Lorna.Colling@nhs.net

NHS Futures Trainer

Email: Louise.Richards8@nhs.net

#DiscovertheNHS – Under 16s Work Experience

The NHS Futures Zone, is a bespoke training centre run by the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust based within The University of Wolverhampton Science Park. The Futures Zone includes an interactive clinical skills suite alongside training facilities

Whilst the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) understands the benefits of work experience and are committed to providing such opportunities, it is not possible for work experience participants under the age of 16 years to enter the main hospital/community areas.

We therefore invite people under the age of 16 to join us at the Futures Zone and take part in our ‘Discover the NHS’ programmes.

These action packed 4 day programmes, designed in conjunction with health professionals, are aimed at those who are seriously considering working within the NHS and will enable you to get “hands on” experience within a safe environment.

All available dates for 2025 are now closed. Dates for 2026 will be advertised in November 25

Please note requests outside of the list below will not be considered

If you are interested in booking bespoke sessions, form 1 day to 4 days, for your education establishment please email rwh-tr.nhsfutures@nhs.net for further information.

#ChooseMyNHS is a four-five week employment programme aimed at adults, 18 and above, who are unemployed or underemployed and consists of classroom-based training alongside hands on work experience placements.

We work in partnership with The Prince’s Trust and The Back2Work Group on these programmes.  The Get Into Hospital Services Programme (The Prince’s Trust) is open to those aged 18-30 and the Step Into Work Programme (Back2Work) is open to anyone 19 or over.

The programme allows participants to grow in confidence, improve their employment skills, and gain valuable work experience in various roles within a busy working hospital.

Participants undertake training sessions such as resilience, communication skills, team building and workplace etiquette alongside a work placement.  They also complete specific practical skills training enabling them to be safely “hands on” during their placement. For example, Health Care Support Workers will complete patient moving and handling, patient observations and bed making training whilst those based in admin areas will undertake PAS training.

Programmes are currently offered in, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Health Care Support Workers
  • Catering
  • Administration
  • Laboratories
  • Warehousing
  • Portering
  • House Keeping
  • Waste Management

These programmes can potentially lead to the offer of paid work within the Trust should participants successfully complete the programme, with a recommendation from their manager.*

Programmes currently run four times a year:

Get Into hospital Service – April/May and September/October

Step Into Work – January/February and July/August

For further information on employment programmes and to apply please use the contact details below

Please note paid work opportunities are dependent on current vacancies and not guaranteed post programme.

Step Into Work –                                                                               

Mob: 07943 808181 Email: amarni.springer-johnson@b2wgroup.com

 

Get Into Hospital Services –

Tel: 0800 842 842 Website: www.princes-trust.org.uk

 

 

Watch our NHS Futures video

Due to the demand for work experience out weighing the opportunities available, bespoke Career Insight days have been developed in the following disciplines.

These sessions are aimed to encourage young people 16+ who are interested in subjects such as Health and Social Care, STEM or Sport to consider a career in Health. They are designed and run in conjunction with health professionals, universities and medical schools. Please note if spaces are available we may be able to open applications to those aged 14+.

Dates for 2025 and how to apply will be advertised here shortly

Please contact the NHS Futures Team on rwh-tr.nhsfutures@nhs.net for any further information required.