Work experience

Work Experience at East Surrey Hospital

Meet the Practitioner Careers Event

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is delighted to announce the return of our annual Meet the Practitioner Careers Event, taking place on Tuesday 18th November 2025, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at East Surrey Hospital.

Join us for an inspiring evening where individuals of all ages can explore the diverse and rewarding career opportunities available within the NHS. This event offers a unique chance to connect directly with healthcare professionals from across clinical, non-clinical, and technical departments.

Whether you're a student planning your next steps or someone considering a career change, you'll gain valuable insights into NHS roles, educational pathways, and progression opportunities. Engage in meaningful conversations, ask questions, and discover how each profession plays a vital role in delivering patient care and supporting the wider healthcare system.

For more information and updates, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1495069476049?aff=oddtdtcreator

For enquiries, contact: sash.workexperience@nhs.net

We look forward to welcoming you!

Work Experience at East Surrey Hospital

There are over 350 roles within the NHS, whatever your skills, qualifications or interests, there is a career waiting for you.

At East Surrey Hospital we offer a range of opportunities including work experience and career events if you are considering a career within the NHS.

The application process for 2025 is now closed. Placement opportunities for 2026 will be available soon.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare have been one of the only organisations to reopen for work experience placements since the pandemic, we were delighted to be able to offer over 150 students a work experience placement across clinical, administrative and technical areas in 2025.

Placement Process

Work experience provides an opportunity to gain insight through observation into the many roles available within the NHS. At East Surrey Hospital we offer 1-5 day work experience placements from April-October each year.

The departments who offer work experience vary per year but can include medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, administration, estates & facilities and radiography. The duration of the work experience placements offered through our service are normally structured around a one-week experience. Other departments feel it is sufficient to offer 2 days only. The placement duration is predetermined by the departments and is non-negotiable.

Please note when filling in your requested dates that work experience placements will take place between April and October inclusive.

Work experience placements are based at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill and placements are unpaid. The Trust will not meet any costs of travel, subsistence, parking or accommodation. Due to the demand for work experience we are not always able to accommodate all requests and cannot therefore guarantee a placement.

Restricted areas

Work experience will not be offered in the following areas nor should you visit any of these areas if undertaking work experience in another department:

• Maternity
• G.U medicine
• Theatres
• Mortuary
• Paediatrics

Eligibility

Students must be a minimum of 16 years of age; however, there is no upper age limit and we are happy to provide opportunities to those considering a change in career. The trust has put in place the following age restrictions to ensure applicants are able to cope with the physical and emotional elements of the placement.