GOLD STANDARD Work Experience at Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have achieved a Gold Work Experience Quality Standard Award from Health Education England (HEE) – one of only 14 in the country (at the time of applying in January).

Work experience is done by a variety of individuals to develop a view on possible career options and experience the real world of work. The benefits are wider ranging and help to created connection to opportunities and our communities.

The quality standard award gives organisations and placement holders assurance that the work experience on offer reaches the highest possible standards. To be awarded the standard, organisations must demonstrate how the work experience placements they offer are planned, delivered, and evaluated. Health Education England will then award a bronze, silver, or gold quality standard award based on this.

Feedback highlighted the strengths of the Trust’s work experience offer as follows:

Hospital website has a wide variety of work experience on offer that is clear and easy to access. Thus, meeting a wider audience to ensure inclusion.

Clear application process gathering relevant information, to make placements meaningful and productive.

A clear induction planned to ensure students are welcomed to the hospital will a variety of staff from across the hospital.

A huge congratulations to our Staff Development and Apprenticeship Team for their consistent hard work in providing our Work Experience offer.

Caroline Wade MBE, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, added: “This is a huge achievement for the team. I am very proud of what they’ve achieved and acknowledge the efforts they undertake to provide this offer all year round.

“Work experience is hugely important as it provides great opportunities - it gives hands on experience in different roles, helping people to really understand the working world within the Trust. There are over 350 different types of job in the NHS, work experience gives the chance to realise the diversity of potential careers.

“I hope that this award will encourage even more individuals to take part in our Work Experience offer here at the Trust.”

You can find out more about our Work Experience offer on the Trust website: http://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/.../work-experience.

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Caption 1: NHS England Quality Standard – Gold Award

Caption 2: A photograph of the Staff Development and Apprenticeship Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital