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Work Experience at Frimley Health

At Frimley Health, we offer a comprehensive work experience programme that combines online learning with face-to-face placements. All prospective applicants are required to complete our Online Work Related Learning Programme (OWRLP) before arranging an in-person placement. This foundation course provides essential knowledge and insight into different roles within the NHS with a certificate available on completion. Please refer to the Work Experience Flow Chart, which outlines each step of the application and placement process in detail.

General Work Experience

2027 Work Experience Dates and Deadlines

The first step of work experience with Frimley Health is to complete the online work-related learning programme (OWRLP). In the below table you will see application deadline to join an OWRLP cohort, the week that the OWRLP cohort takes place, and the in-person work experience weeks that you will be able to apply to upon completion of the programme:

OWRLP Deadline	OWRLP Week	Eligible Work Experience Weeks
Tuesday 3^rd Nov 2026	9^th – 13^th Nov 2026	5^th – 9^th April 2027 1^st – 4^th June 2027
Tuesday 12^th Jan 2027	18^th – 22^nd Jan 2027	5^th – 9^th April 2027 1^st – 4^th June 2027
Tuesday 2^nd March 2027	8^th – 12^th March 2027	5^th – 9^th July 2027 26^th – 30^th July 2027
Tuesday 20^th April 2027	26^th – 30^th April 2027	5^th – 9^th July 2027 26^th – 30^th July 2027
Tuesday 3^rd August 2027	9^th – 13^th Aug 2027	25^th – 29^th Oct 2027

Once you have completed your OWRLP week you will receive a certificate and be invited to apply to the corresponding in-person weeks. In the below table you will see the deadline for submitting your application form, depending on the week that you are applying to. Work experience applications will then be reviewed by our work experience team and marked based on merit. Please be aware, places are limited and cannot be guaranteed.

Work Experience Application Deadlines

Work Experience Week	Application Forms Submission Deadline
5^th – 9^th April 2027	Wednesday 10^th Feb 2027
1^st – 4^th June 2027	Wednesday 24^th March 2027
5^th – 9^th July 2027	Wednesday 12^th May 2027
26^th – 30^th July 2027	Wednesday 2^nd June 2027
25^th – 29^th Oct 2027	Wednesday 15^th Sept 2027

Medical Work Experience

This programme is available for sixth-form students (16+) who plan to pursue medical school. It typically involves shadowing doctors in their day-to-day duties.

The medical work experience teams at Frimley Park Hospital & Wexham Park Hospital are currently closed to new applications for the medical observer work experience programme for sixth form students.

We will update on this site when the programme re-opens to applications.

For more information on alternatives to the in person programme, you can contact the team at fhft.workexperience@nhs.net

Age Restrictions

- 14 years old and above: Eligible for work experience in administration and non-patient-facing areas only.

- 16 years old and above: Eligible for clinical areas, with some restrictions.

- 17 years old and above: Eligible to join theatre teams.

- 18 years old and above: Eligible for placements within maternity teams.

If you are under 18 years old, parent or teacher consent is required. Please note that while we strive to accommodate all placement requests, this may not always be possible due to operational reasons.

Single Placement Policy

To ensure we are able to provide as many opportunities as possible, we operate a strict one placement per student policy. We regret that we are unable to offer further placements in additional areas or at alternative sites if you have previously attended a work experience placement.