Funding Available to Support Community and Voluntary Group Hosts of Student Placements

The Black Country Allied Health Professionals (AHP) and Nursing Faculty are currently undertaking an exciting piece of work to expand six-week AHP and nursing student placements in new and non-traditional areas, linking voluntary and private organisations with local university partners.

There has been great success in matching students looking to expand their knowledge of health and care within a voluntary setting and the experience so far has been rewarding on all sides.

Not only could your organisation receive payment to be a host organisation, you could also benefit by adding a member to your team, getting a fresh pair of eyes to support your group or undertake research, as well as equipping medical students with knowledge about what the community sector does best: delivering health and care services outside the medical profession.

Arm’s length supervision and support will be available from faculties –  partners now range from Wolverhampton, to Birmingham and Worcester Universities (with their forthcoming Dudley campus).

Could you support a student in their development, learning new skills in diverse areas to complement their training at university? If you would like further details on how to be involved, please contact sarah.taylor@wvca.or.uk‘