Secondary School Work Experience Placements

Alfred Health - Secondary Student Work Experience Program

Alfred Health offers work experience placements for students in Year 10-12 at all three of our hospitals. To find out more, please click on the Hospital of interest.

• The Alfred
• Caulfield Hospital
• Sandringham Hospital

Do you want to find out how to start your career in this exciting fast growing industry?

The youthcentral website is the Victorian Government's web-based initiative for young people aged 12-25 where you can find out:

• Careers information and resources on Health and Community careers
• Career profiles. Find out about different careers straight from the mouths of those who've 'been there, done that'.
• Careers tools and resources for students, parents, teacher and employers
• Information on scholarships, courses, work placements and much more

Click here to access the youthcentral website

The Alfred

The Alfred's Secondary Student Work Experience Program 2013

The Alfred school work experience program provides students with an opportunity to gain insight into the health care industry.

The program is offered to students undertaking years 10-12. Students participating in the program are given an opportunity to spend one week working within available departments to observe and participate in the daily activities of those departments.

The department's that participate in our Work Experience program include:-

• Nursing
• Radiology
• Pharmacy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Nutrition
• Vascular Laboratory
• Rheumatology Unit  

Please note will are unable to take placement students in the following areas: Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Operating Suites and Procedural Suites, including all Theatres and Procedural Rooms, Dental, Alfred Pathology Services and Patient and Family Services.

The program at The Alfred is very popular with students. This year we received over 500 applications!

How to apply?

The formal application process will involve completing an online application form. Our online process allows students to have a greater understanding of the process involved when job seekers apply for positions within our hospital.

The application form will detail:

• The department you would like to complete your work experience placement
• How you think it will assist you in choosing your further career
• Dates of your placement

Applications for 2013 work experience placements will open on Monday 7 January 2013 and close on Sunday 10 February 2013.

If you have any further enquiries please contact Human Resources on tel 9076 2047.

Thank you for your interest in The Alfred and wish you every success for your future.

Caulfield Hospital

Caulfield Hospital's Secondary Student Work Experience Program 2013

The Caulfield Hospital Secondary School Student Work Experience program provides students with an opportunity to gain an understanding and awareness of the role our Allied Health Departments have in making a difference to the lives of patients.

This program is offered to students undertaking years 10-12. Students participating in the program are given the opportunity to spend one week working in a variety of available Allied Health Departments to observe and participate in daily activities.

The participating Allied Health Departments are:

• Occupational Therapy
• Prosthetics and Orthotics
• Pharmacy
• Speech Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Social Work
• Podiatry

Please note that the work experience program consists of a week in all the Allied Health Departments listed above.

The formal application process will involve completing an online application form. Our online process allows students to have a greater understanding of the procedures involved when job seekers apply for positions within our hospital.

Applications for 2013 work experience placements will open on Monday 7 January 2013 and close on Sunday 10 February 2013.

If you have any enquiries please contact Tina Bucci, Workforce Officer at t.bucci@alfred.org.au

Thank you for you interest in Caulfield Hospital and we wish you every success for your future career.

Sandringham Hospital

Sandringham Hospital's Secondary Student Work Experience Program 2013

Sandringham Hospital is a community hospital with a strong focus on meeting the health care needs of its local community.

The Sandringham Secondary School Student Work Experience program provides students with an opportunity to gain an understanding and awareness across the hospital including the role the hospital has in the delivery of elective surgery, general medical, Allied Health, women's health and maternity services.

This program is offered to students undertaking years 10-12. Students participating in the program are given the opportunity to spend one week working in a variety of departments at Sandringham Hospital to observe in daily activities.

During your placement at Sandringham Hospital you will visit over 10 departments which include:

• Admissions
• Nursing Education
• Ward G2 - General Surgery
• Physiotherapy
• Consulting Clinic
• Ward G3 - Medical Unit
• Theatre
• Occupational Therapy
• Radiology
• Ward F2 - Sub Acute Ward
• Pathology
• Ward F3 - Maternity

How to apply?

The formal application process will involve completing an online application form. Our online process allows students to have a greater understanding of the procedures involved when job seekers apply for positions within our hospital.

Applications for 2013 work experience at Sandringham Hospital have closed. 

If you have any enquiries please contact the Work Experience Coordinator, Cathy Howard via c.howard@sdmh.org.au

Thank you for you interest in Sandringham Hospital and we wish you every success for your future career.