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Work with students

 

Over the last twelve months NHS Employers has increasingly focused on working with schools, educational institutions and careers advisers.

Research with young people shows they believe the NHS is only doctors and nurses; you have to work in a hospital; you have to work long hours and it is badly paid. Our programme of work with students seeks to dispel these myths and inspire them to think about a career in the NHS.

On 1 May 2008, final year students ranked the NHS among the top five most attractive employers, equal third alongside MI5, in the Financial Times' top employers rankings. The desire to give something back to society was seen as a factor in this and the FT referenced our work with students as contributing to the popularity of the NHS.

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Step into the NHS
At www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk students can find out what it's really like working in the NHS, as anything from a clinical psychologist to an electrician, a midwife to an IT analyst.

Lesson plans
As part of Step into the NHS programme, we have developed lesson plans and supporting materials for teachers of year 10 and 11.

Enabling work experience in the NHS
As part of the Step into the NHS programme, NHS Careers has produced a toolkit to support NHS trusts to increase work experience opportunities for young people, an important tool for attracting our future workforce into the NHS.

Working with undergraduates
As part of our work with young people, NHS Careers has developed a new website to support students in their choices about future employment and to encourage them to consider the NHS as an employer.

Last reviewed 6 May 2008

Contacts

Sian Lingwood
Email Sian.Lingwood@nhsemployers.org|
 
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