We offer a range of programmes for school-aged students, students leaving school, college or graduating from University.
Early in your career?
We can inspire and guide you into the right career pathway.
Our aim is to fulfil each individual’s potential, offering a variety of training, opportunities to gain qualifications, and access to coaching and mentoring schemes.
If you're keen to work for the NHS we can support you on a career pathway that suits your skills and interests.
Take a look at these areas:
Careers fairs and events
We're attending careers and recruitment events over the coming months. Sign up, come along, and we'll see you there.
Careers fairs
Apprentice Blog: Nia's Experience
Get to know a little more about Nia Morris' experience, working as an IT Service Level Performance Analyst at South, Central and West (SCW) for the past three months.
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Graduate blog: Will's experience
Will Maule, first-year Graduate Management Trainee in Informatics, talks about his experience on the graduate scheme.
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Graduate blog: Hermione's experience
Hermione Dunaway, first-year Graduate Management Trainee in Organisational Development, will tell you a little more about her experience on the SCW graduate scheme so far.
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Application process
At SCW we want you to get the best out of the NHS recruitment process. Here are our top tips for the application process.
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Apprenticeships
In today's competitive job market, young people face a number of pressures, increasing competition for university places, rising tuition costs and often, the need for work experience in order to be co...
Graduate scheme
Our 2025 cohort applications are now open.
Join us at our information session ‘Meet NHS SCW Graduate’ on 15 January 2025, 16:00 – 17:00.
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Internships
We have long seen the value of paid-for internships, where you can gain vital insight into working for us during, or around, your studies for a fixed period of time.
Internships are advertised along with all vacancies at SCW via NHS Jobs. This gives opportunities for all to apply and to go through our values-based, fair and equal recruitment process. We've created a handy guide to applying, including our top tips.
Internships are paid at the entry point of each Agenda for Change pay band. Details can be found in the job description and person specification for each role.
Check out the current opportunities
Internships are advertised along with all vacancies at SCW via NHS Jobs. This gives opportunities for all to apply and to go through our values-based, fair and equal recruitment process. We've created a handy guide to applying, including our top tips.
Internships are paid at the entry point of each Agenda for Change pay band. Details can be found in the job description and person specification for each role.
Check out the current opportunities