Healthcare Work Experience

This module will introduce you to both Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, the trusts in the community, their aims and objectives, and their strategy going forward. You’ll also learn about health and safety and diversity and inclusion at the trusts, before finishing off the module with a quiz.

What does it mean to be a nurse? A caring attitude? The ability to stay calm under pressure? Responsibility to help those around you? In this module we’ll hear from nurses who specialise in a range of areas; they’ll tell us what it means to be a nurse and how it works whether you’re out in the community, schools or special care facilities. Not only that, but you’ll also learn more about midwifery. Midwifery is all about bringing people into the world. You’ll learn about the work midwives do and the specialist areas that you could pursue. You’ll also have a go at an activity all about a potential scenario in midwifery.

AHP stands for Allied Health Professions - we bet at this point you’re thinking ‘What?! Never heard of it!’ We’re here to tell you otherwise. There are 14 different types of AHP, among them are Dietitians, Paramedics and Radiographers, but there are 11 more. Explore this module to find out what they are and how you can become one! 

In this module we’ll get an introduction to medicine, we’ll hear about what it used to look like, how it’s changed over the years and what it looks like today. We’ll get to know some of the many specialities in medicine and the pathways that can take you there from foundation training to medical school!

With everything from digital careers to business support and medical engineering, you will learn about some of the key roles, responsibilities and skills, the available career pathways and how to apply for these roles within the NHS. You’ll also take part in an interactive activity to spark your interest and give you further insight into what it really means to work in care settings.