Ready to explore a career in medicine?

Join our work experience programme for an exciting introduction to the medical world!

What you'll do: 

Our work experience programme offers students a varied a hands-on insight into the medical field. Over the course of the programme, students will: 

• spend one afternoon shadowing ward teams to observe day-to-day patient care. (observational only). 
• spend one afternoon in an outpatient clinic setting. (observational only). 
• participate in interactive sessions, including clinical skills workshops and practical activities like plaster cast application.
• gain a behind-the-scenes look at general surgery, learning about theatre etiquette and how the surgical team collaborates. 

Need to know

• our programme runs during half-term breaks to fit around your school schedule.
• combines shadowing, practical activities, and application support for for a full insight into medicine.
• our programme runs across both sites, so you will be expected to attend sessions at Queen's and King George Hospitals. 

My placement experience 

I found Maxfax at Queen's really interesting because of the consultant there. He was so enthusiastic and energetic that being with him in that place also made us excited to see things we saw for the very first time in our lives and this is going to be a forever memory for me. And I found the medical assessment session at King's interesting. The staff was so friendly and answered our every question with great details and everything we as a student would want to know

This work experience was a great opportunity for me to delve deeper into a clinical setting and learn how various healthcare departments work to ensure care of patients is undertaken to a high standard and I enjoyed being able to further develop my medical knowledge and gain knowledge of practical applications of working in this industry, and can use this to reflect a lot on the skillset required to be a healthcare professional

I had the chance to speak to many medical professionals who offered valuable information and advice on their roles and opinions of their roles, which aided me in anticipating what it will be like to work in the NHS, as well as learning  the steps taken to become successful in gaining a place to study medicine, and the fundamental journey one goes on during their time at medical school to develop their knowledge but also their emotional processes.

Eligibility

Below are the essential criteria for the programme. Students must meet ALL criteria.

• Students must be in Further education, Year 12. 
• They must study or reside in the following boroughs: Barking and Dagenham; Redbridge or Havering.
• They must be planning to study Medicine and achieving the predicted grades required for university entrance to the professional training qualification you are pursuing.

 

Check the key dates below to make sure you don’t miss out:

Work Experience Week	Application Opens	Application Closes	Offers Sent By
February Half Term (16-20 Feb)	1 Nov	15 Dec	31 Dec
Easter Week 1 (30 Mar - 2 Apr)	15 Jan	15 Feb	28 Feb
Easter Week 2 (7-10 Apr)	15 Jan	15 Feb	28 Feb
May Half Term (26-29 May)	1 Mar	15 Apr	30 Apr
July Week 1 (13-17 July)	1 May	15 Jun	30 Jun
July Week 2 (20-24 July)	1 May	15 Jun	30 Jun

Please check back closer to these dates to apply. We look forward to receiving your application when the next cycle opens!