Student support, volunteering and work experience
Thinking of working for the NHS?
Did you know there are more than 300 different careers in the National Health Service? From nursing to administrative roles, from chefs and cleaners to IT engineers, doctors and dieticians, there really is a career opportunity for everyone. What’s great is that each role helps to make a huge difference to the lives of the people we support.
The NHS is the biggest employer in Britain and all these jobs need to be filled. Why not by you?
Before you start your first role or studies, you may want to find out a bit more about what life in the NHS is like. Some of the best ways to do this are through our work experience and volunteering schemes.
Work experience
Work experience will show you how Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) really works and is a fantastic way to gain insight into a particular career. It can also be a valuable way of getting some confidence and experience of caring for people.
Work experience can help you choose the right career.
Some of our jobs are ‘clinical’, which means directly related to patients and their treatment – such as nursing, pharmacy or physiotherapy – and some are ‘non-clinical’, such as I.T or office work. Work experience is useful for whole range of career pathways, and it is still valuable to get non-clinical work experience even if you hope to end up in a clinical career.
Work experience is a great way of seeing what it’s like working in LPT and showing your commitment to your future career with us. We will also show you what opportunities are available as a valued, future member of our team.
Our local universities Leicester and De Montfort view work experience as an advantage to an applicant applying for health-related courses.
Volunteering
Another way to gain experience, learn more about the Trust and help our patients and service users is to volunteer.
When you volunteer, you’re able to work with a wide range of health professionals across services for adults, children or older people, as well as gaining confidence and boosting your CV with new skills.
Already a healthcare student?
If you’re already studying to become a nurse or doctor, you may be able to get some paid work through our bank by working as a healthcare assistant (HCA).
Bank shifts can allow you to work flexibly in-between your studies, while gaining valuable NHS experience.
