Our application window for the Easter holidays 2025 is now open. Applications close on Friday 24 January. Applications for the summer months will open from March.
We offer placements to
- Secondary school children
- Placements for post-16 students, including college, A-level, undergraduates and postgraduates
- Opportunities for anyone interested in pursuing a career change
- The unemployed or anyone who may have taken a career break and is interested in any of the 350 careers in the NHS.
Areas offering work experience in the Easter holidays are as follows:
Year 10+:
- Digital Transformation and Clinical Software – one space available at Maidstone
- Clinical coding – one space available (cross site placement)
Year 12+:
- Medical – those looking to go to medical school and become a doctor – several spaces available at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals
- Healthcare Science – Cardiology – two spaces available (cross site placement)
- Diagnostic Radiography – five spaces at Maidstone; five at Tunbridge Wells
- Therapeutic Radiography – four spaces available at Maidstone; four spaces available at our Canterbury site
- Midwifery – several spaces available (cross site placement)
- Oncology Pharmacy – two spaces available at Maidstone
- Research and Innovation – one place available at Maidstone
- Medical Physics – two spaces available
You can find out more about each placement on the ‘Work experience placements’ page.
Please note all work experience is observational only.
Applications for the following departments open in March for work experience during the summer months (June, July and August):
- Any Allied Health Professions such as Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy or Dietetics
- Pathology professions
- Pharmacy
- Finance
- IT
- Nursing
- Learning and Development
- Communications
New opportunities become available frequently so if you have a particular interest, please get in touch.
You can find out more about work experience in our brochure.
How to apply
Please complete the application form and forward to mtw-tr.workexperience@nhs.net. Do not contact departments directly as staff are very busy and applications will not be accepted via this method.
- Work experience application form
- Important information for completing your application form
- Occupational Health for work experience
- Privacy policy
You should read and use the application notes document to assist with your application to make sure you are aware of our shortlisting criteria if we receive more applications than we have spaces. Placement availability is limited and demand is always high, so candidates are advised to consider carefully what their area of interest is and express this clearly within their personal statement or application.
We only accept applications directly from the candidate, not from parents, friends or school/college staff.
For medical placements only, you should:
- Be studying towards and expect to achieve the qualifications that will enable you to start a career in medicine
- Be committed to applying to a UK medical school within the next 12 months
- Have a minimum of five GCSEs at Grade 9-6, including English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
If you have any further questions about work experience, please contact mtw-tr.workexperience@nhs.net
If you are looking for a long-term work experience then you should consider volunteering. Please register with jobs.mtw.nhs.uk and you will be notified when the roles are available. We are looking at a commitment of at least three hours per week for six months. If you would like further information about volunteering please visit our volunteering page or contact the Voluntary Services mtw-tr.volunteering@nhs.net
If you are already studying medicine and require a longer work placement/clinical attachment, please email mtw-tr.education@nhs.net
If you are a medical student from outside of the UK and are seeking a placement, please contact mtw-tr.medicalstaffing@nhs.net.