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Work Experience and Schools Engagement

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Work Experience and Healthcare Careers Support

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust offers work experience placements to help young people and adult learners explore careers in community healthcare. These opportunities give valuable insight into NHS professions and help build the skills and knowledge of our future workforce.

Most of our applicants are young people seeking work experience to shadow professionals and gain insight into the working world. We also welcome individuals further along in their education or careers who are exploring a future within the NHS.

We currently offer placements between 1-5 days in duration in clinical and non-clinical settings. All applications are assessed through a shortlisting process based on the strength of the application and the applicant’s suitability for the placement.

Examples of teams offering placements include:

  • Dentistry
  • Nursing (rehabilitation wards)
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Orthoptics
  • Care Homes
  • Dietetics
  • Business Support
  • Quality Improvement

You can also find out more about these roles and more using the NHS A-Z of Careers and Healthcare Careers websites.  A group line-up of clinical CLCH staff

Placement week Applications open Applications close Decision emails
16-20 February 2026 10 December 2025 28 December 2025 14 January 2026
7-10 April 2026 19 January 2026 8 February 2026 4 March 2026
26-29 May 2026 16 March 2026 5 April 2026 29 April 2026
July TBC TBC    
26-28 August 2026 8 June 2026 28 June 2026 22 July 2026
26-30 October 2026 17 August 2026 6 September 2026 23 September 2026
Summer school - AHP
27 July - 7 August 2026		 TBC    

 

 

 

After an incredible success last year, Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is pleased to announce it will be hosting a Summer School for young people to experience life as an Allied Health Professional (AHP).

Are you 16-18 years old and curious about a career in healthcare? This is your chance to step into the world of Allied Health Professionals! There are fourteen Allied Health Professions and within CLCH we have seven AHP groups caring for our local communities.

If you are interested in exploring the role of AHPs and how to make a positive difference to people’s lives, please consider joining the CLCH AHP Summer School where we can offer you experience in:

  • Dietetics
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Orthoptics
  • Paramedics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry
  • Speech and Language Therapy

Visit NHS Careers website to explore more about the roles. 

Dates and applications 

The dates for AHP Summer School are: Monday 28 July to Friday 8 August 2025 (inclusive)

Applications for summer 2025 have now closed as our deadline has passed.

If you have applied for the programme, click to download a provisional guide of the two-week programme scheduled for July/August 2025.

Hear from our CLCH Summer School 2024 graduates below:

Learn more about the Allied Health Professions below:

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Anyone aged 16+ can apply for work experience with us. To be eligible, you must live in a borough where CLCH services are delivered (as pictured).

This helps us to widen access to employment in the communities we support. Our application form includes widening access questions to ensure equal opportunities for those facing barriers to work and training.

 

How to apply:

To apply, you must complete our application form. Successful applicants will be invited for a short online interview.

Please indicate which placement you are applying for and be sure to tell us why you are applying and what you hope to gain from the experience.

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Use of AI:

While AI can be used in the application process, we ask that you don't depend on it alone for your answers. We encourage you to construct your own answers and only use AI to give you ideas or help you to organise the answers you have already written.