Grace Long

I went on work experience in Year 10 between the dates of the 6th of February to 9th of February, where I met patients on the Elective Orthopaedics ward in Southmead Hospital. I helped a healthcare assistant change bed covers, talk to patients about their lives and treatments and served them food. The most important role I had while I was on work experience was talking to the patients as an individual and get to know about their personal lives, which I love doing. This involved listening to the patients and being empathetic about their unfortunate circumstances. While on work experience, I met a patient that I bonded with. She called my school the week after my work experience to express how well I did and that I was a natural carer, which inspired me more to be a carer or a nurse in the future.