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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:
You can also find out more about these roles and more using the NHS A-Z of Careers and Healthcare Careers websites. 
| 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 | 12 April 2026 | 29 April 2026 |
| July TBC | TBC | ||
| 26-28 August 2026 | 12 June 2026 | 5 July 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 |
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:
Visit NHS Careers website to explore more about the roles.
CLCH has newly partnered with The King's Trust to expand our Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Summer School Programme for 2026 with a stronger focus on helping young people gain the skills, experience and opportunities they need to move into healthcare careers.
The programme takes on 25 students each year giving hands-on experience of NHS roles and hopes to open doors to paid employment, apprenticeships and internships. This year, the focus is on Podiatry and Speech and Language Therapy.
The King's Trust are leading on the application process internally in 2026 directly with state schools in line with the CLCH commitment as an anchor organisation in 14 London Boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Hear from our CLCH Summer School 2024 graduates below:
Learn more about the Allied Health Professions below:
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. Applications are currently closed.
Click here to register your interest and we’ll notify you as soon as the next application window opens.
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.