Mental Health Work Experience Application 18+

Application for mental health work experience placements - September 2026

Form

Please read before completing this application form. Your electronic signature at the end of this form will be verification that you have read this information.

1. We require at least 8 weeks’ notice to enable us to arrange your placement
2. Please be clear with the dates you are requesting to attend
3. Your work experience can only last a maximum of 1 week.
4. All elements of this form must be completed
5. You must be 18 years of age or older to gain a placement
6. You may only be allocated one department for the duration of your placement depending on availability
7. If you are successful in gaining a placement, there are some mandatory E-Learning programmes that must be completed prior to starting your placement. Further details of these will be given to you if your application is successful.
8. To be considered for one of our placement we accept applications in January, May and September. All applications received out of these months will be disregarded

Your application is important to us and we will do our best to accommodate your request, however we do receive large volumes of applications and can’t accommodate everybody. We will only contact you if you are successful in securing work experience with us. We will do this 2-weeks prior to the start date of your placement. It is not necessary to contact us unless you have any queries regarding the confirmed work experience placement. Please ensure you check your spam box regularly as some of our emails may deliver straight into that folder and subsequently you may miss communications from us.

Please be aware that an application for Work Experience does not guarantee a placement, although we will endeavour to support your request.

If you are NOT seeking a placement within mental health then please use the standard application form on the previous page

The application window will close as directed on the main page, please be advised that we may close the application window early if we receive a large volume of requests. This application window allows you to apply for placements during December 2026 and January, February and March 2027. If you are wanting a placement later than this, please wait for the next application window in January 2027.

Information sharing - By completing this form, I agree that my information can be accessed by the Careers Team to facilitate an appropriate Work Experience placement based on my request.

The application window will close on Wednesday 30th September 2026 at 4.00pm

Please note, each location has a maximum capacity in terms of placements they can offer, by applying, this does not guarantee you a placement however we will keep you updated as we process your application.

WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT PLACEMENT REQUESTS FOR T-LEVEL COURSES.

Is this application for your block T-Level placement?(Required)

No

Yes

Please be advised we cannot accommodate requests for T-Level placements.

Personal Details

First Name(Required)

Surname(Required)

Address(Required)

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Telephone(Required)

E-mail Address(Required)

Date of birth *Please note that all applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age(Required)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

Endorsement or Reference(Required)

In the space above, please provide an email address for an individual who will be happy to endorse your application for Work Experience. This should be a teacher, tutor, Work Coach, colleague or professional, who has known you for 2 years or longer and who is not member of your family. For Children in Care/ Care Leavers this could be your Social Worker or Personal Advisor. Please note that we will be contacting this person for their verification and your Work Experience application is subject to us receiving confirmation from this individual. The email address provided should be educational or professional, not for example, hotmail or gmail.

Do you have any current medical conditions or health issues we should be aware of that would prevent you from undertaking certain tasks?(Required)

Yes

No

Do not wish to disclose

If 'Yes', please provide details:

Current School/College/University:

*If Applicable*

Year Group:

*If Applicable*

Course of Study (e.g. GCSEs, A-Levels, T-Levels, BSc, etc.):

*If Applicable*

If you are not in education, please tick below:

I am not in education

If you are in employment and not in education, please give details (Job Title and Employer):

How did you hear about this opportunity?(Required)

Careers EventSchool/ CollegeSocial MediaParents/ Carer/ GuardianDWP/ Job CentreOther

If other - please state below

Placement Details

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Please select the geographical area where you would like to undertake the placement

Preston

Burnley

Placement areas(Required)

Community Neurological Rehabilitation Service – Preston care homes - independent travel required

Community Mental Health Team – Burnley - 2 days

Older Adult Crisis team - Preston

If your area of interest is not listed above, please state here and we will do our best to organise a suitable and/or an alternative placement for you:

Please select the 'weeks commencing' below as your placement preference dates. Details around days and dates will be established upon confirmation of your placement.(Required)

December 2026

Dec 7 to Dec 11

January 2027

Jan 11 to Jan 15

Jan 18 to Jan 22

Jan 25 to Jan 29

February 2027

Feb 1 to Feb 5

Feb 8 to Feb 12

Feb 15 to Feb 19

Feb 22 to Feb 26

March 2027

Mar 1 to Mar 5

Mar 8 to Mar 12

Mar 15 to Mar 19

Mar 22 to Mar 26

Choose which days you would prefer(Required)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Is this request linked to your School/ College work experience placement dates?(Required)

Yes

No

If you have an NHS contact/employee within a hospital site who has agreed to support your placement, please state their full name, job title and email address below:

Please briefly outline why you are interested in undertaking a Work Experience Placement (minimum of 100 words)(Required)

Emergency Contact Details

Name of emergency contact:(Required)

Relationship to emergency contact:(Required)

Telephone number of emergency contact:(Required)

Agreement

Work experience applicant to complete. Please sign below to show agreement to the following statements:

1. All the information given on this form is correct;
2. I give consent for the Careers & Engagement Team to store and file this information electronically and on paper;
3. I understand that I have the right to request erasure of this information;
4. I will hold in confidence any information about the employer, staff, patients and patient’s families which I may obtain during the placement;
5. I am aware of the acute nature of the placement environment and that I may be exposed to unexpected situations.

Please print your name as a way of confirming you agree to the above conditions.(Required)

Date(Required)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring

We collect this information to monitor the diversity of our work experience applicants as part of our effort to ensure that we are accessible to all. You do not need to share any of this information with us but if you do, it can help us to make improvements to how we promote and co-ordinate our work placement opportunities across Lancashire & South Cumbria. If you would prefer not to share this information, please select the 'prefer not to say' option.

Gender(Required)

Female

Male

Non-binary

Gender Neutral

Transgender

I prefer not to say

If you choose to self-describe, please give details below:

Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more? You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities." This link gives greater detail - https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010(Required)

Yes

No

Do not wish to disclose

If 'Yes', please provide details:

Disability(Required)

Yes

No

If 'Yes', please provide details:

Learning Disability(Required)

Yes

No

If 'Yes', please provide details:

I would describe my ethnic group as:(Required)

White

Mixed

Asian/ Asian British

Black/ Black British

Chinese

Other

If not listed, please state:

Sexual Orientation(Required)

Bisexual

Gay or Lesbian

Heterosexual or Straight

Prefer not to disclose

A sexual orientation not listed

If not listed, please state:

Are you currently or have been in care of the local authority / foster care?(Required)

Yes

No

Do not wish to disclose

Are you a care leaver?(Required)

Yes

No

Do not wish to disclose

Are you currently serving as a cadet in a uniformed youth organisation (e.g. Army Cadet Force, Sea Cadets, RAF Air Cadets, Combined Cadet Force or St John Ambulance Cadets)?(Required)

Yes

No

Do not wish to disclose

Have you been convicted of a criminal offence, been bound over, warned, cautioned or reprimanded or are you currently the subject of any police investigation?(Required)

Please SelectNoYes

If ‘Yes’, please provide brief details:

The Work Experience window is now open and will close on Wednesday 30th September 2026 at 4.00pm