Work Experience in a Hospital

By undertaking work experience in a hospital you can work in a wide range of departments, and may even get to see several during your work experience. The different types of departments you can often gain hospital work experience can include:

• Haematology
• Cardiology
• A&E
• General Surgery
• Intensive Care Unit
• Anaesthesia
• Dermatology
• ENT
• Radiology

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You will get to see first hand the day-to-day running of a ward which may include:

• Ward rounds – where you will meet patients and see how the doctors interact with inpatients
• Surgery – you may get to see operations or see a surgeons clinic
• Consultations – you may get to see consultations with outpatients or outpatient check-ups
• Multidisciplinary meetings – these meetings include planning and also discussions of patients who have complex care needs. These meetings can be really interesting if you get the chance to attend. 
• Management – you can also gain insight into the management of a hospital. 

If you want to gain work experience in a hospital, remember to apply early as there are limited spaces available and they can get booked up months in advance.