Student nurse Review

Working alongside health professionals in the hospital. You are given a mentor who will guide you during your placement experience to ensure you are learning all the essential skills and are performing safe practice. The NHS offers great work experience if the hospital allows you to to do this and you can learn valuable skills!

I learnt lots of new skills such as communication skills, how to communicate with patients who are perhaps unwell or have received bad news. This allows you to become somewhat ressiliant in future situations if you carry on working within the NHS. Learnt how to perform basic observations by watching mentor and how they prepare drugs. Understand the paperwork system and how to fill out notes ensuring that you document everything that you have done.

Really enjoyed my work experience with the NHS. Working alongside health professionals to understand how they work together to provide excellent care is outstanding. You are made to feel a part of the team and they are interested in why you want to learn about the NHS and any future plans. You learn lots of skills and information vital for any health professional journey. Really enjoyed my programme

The staff in the NHS make you feel very valued when you work alongside them. They are eager to share their skills of what they have learnt to teach others. They are also interested in learning from you also if you have seen other practice elsewhere. Lots of learning opportunities available

Well structured. You are emailed a contact email for your mentor who you arrange a time and date to come in to work with them. You will work with the same mentor all day to ensure you build a trusting relationship and they can understand your capabilities and can provide feedback and see how well you are developing in skills.

Lots of support. You are watched over and never leave the mentors side. They watch you perform skills and you can watch them to learn. You build a trusting relationship ship so you can learn skills toherher and can talk to your mentor if there are any problems or concerns . They are happy to teach and answer any questions as you are learning

Employer is very supportive and gives you information of who to contact if you have any concerns or problems whilst on work placement. They can support you and guide you to the right help if needed. Give you relevant training dates before you start to learn manual handing, safety , basic life support etc so you are prepared for the hospital environment

This placement is unpaid for and any travel expenses are at your own cost. Placement at a local hospital to you I would advise as travelling can become expensive. The experience is worth the lack of money but you are there to learn

Lots of opportunities outside of the NHS to work.

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Great place to work and gain valuable experience. You learn alot on your work placements and can gain valuable skills for the future. Lots of opportunities to learn and working alongside a mentor is great to developing a relationship with somebody you can trust and talk to.

Be yourself and be confident. Be interested and willing to learn. Always ask questions and be interested in what you are being shown and taught. Put yourself out there to learn new things and don't be afraid to ask your mentor questions. They are there to help you learn.