
Vacancies
We provide work experience placements for students who are in full-time education and are aged 15 - 18 years old. Placements are provided in all appropriate clinical and non-clinical areas to provide a broad range of work based placement opportunities.
We’re committed to supporting fulfilling, informative and structured 5 day work experience opportunities for young people within the Trust's catchment area of County Durham. We recognise that work experience placements offer a chance for students to gain valuable insight and knowledge that can inform the decisions they make about their future studies and career choices.
Our work experience placements are open to:
Our work experience placements are not open to University students or students over the age of 18 years old, including those who are looking for work place experience prior to a change of career.
To apply for a work experience placement, please email: cddft.
Work experience requests are managed through the Learning and Development administration team who receive a high volume of enquiries and requests, so it may take some time for them to process your application and get back to you - please be patient.
Understandably, we are unable to offer work experience placements in some areas. This is either due to the sensitive nature of the work carried out, or due to the potential psychological or physical risk to students. The following areas are restricted and are unable tofaciliate work experience placements:
We do not currently provide Paramedic placements, but you can find useful information on the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust's Careers webpage.