Our dedicated work experience page will provide you will all the advice and information you need relating to placement opportunities available at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
What kind of placements do we have available?
Our placements are pre planned with teams, you can find the list of available placements on the calendar at the bottom of this page.
This will outline what placements are still available for you to apply to.
There is a mix of both clinical and non-clinical opportunities across the Trust, ranging from insight days to 5-day block placements.
Where do the placements take place?
Most of our placements are within the boroughs of Halton or Warrington, they will be within local health centres or clinics or in one of our corporate offices.
We additionally have some opportunities in other geographical areas specifically with our specialist dental network.
Who can apply for Work Experience placements?
Within Bridgewater you must be 16 or over to complete clinical work experience, due to the nature of the work.
However, our non-clinical opportunities are open to anyone aged 14 or over.
As a community based Trust we do try to prioritise applications from individuals who reside in the communities in which we provide healthcare services, but all applications will be given due consideration.
How do I apply for a Work Experience placement?
At the bottom of this page is a link to our Microsoft Form which once submitted will come directly to the Careers and Apprenticeship Team for consideration.
Please ensure all fields on the form are completed, we expect applications to be clear and clearly demonstrate why you are interested in undertaking the placement you are applying for.
We receive a high volume of work experience applications, so consider how to make yours stand out in the same way you might if you were applying for a job opportunity.
Take some time to explore our website and read about us as an organisation.
Priority offer for Care Experienced/Care Leavers
As part of our commitment to the Care Leaver Covenant, we pledge to prioritise placement offers to applicants who are care experienced learners.
There is an opportunity on our expression of interest form to disclose this information at which point the Careers team will provide additional information and support to enable you to access work experience at Bridgewater.
Interested? Follow these simple steps…
- 1. Take some time, if you have not already done so, to do little research about our organisation and the placement area to help you make an application that stands out and demonstrates why you think you would benefit from the opportunity.
- Please complete our online Work Experience application form
If for any reason you have difficulty or need some additional support to access or complete the online form, our careers team are on hand to help (view our contact us page) and can provide alternative means of application such as telephone or video call if needed.
Only Work Experience applications submitted through the above form will be considered.
Your application will be reviewed, and we endeavour to respond within 10 working days.
