Intern Experience - Priya

Before this internship I was a student at secondary school. I studied Health and Social Care and Business. In this internship for my first rotation, I started working in the Outpatient Department as Clinic Preparation Clerk. My tasks in this role were prepping medical folders, tracking it on Ifit and printing referrals for the patient’s case notes.

After three months of working here, I moved on to my second rotation which is working in Beech Frailty Unit as a Ward Clerk. My tasks in this role were booking bloods, admitting patients, discharging patients, and printing out papers for nursing notes and doctors’ notes. I also have been communicating with patients’ family members and other staff in this department.  I have been completing VTE whenever patients are admitted into this ward, and I can print out patients wristbands. I can use the system like Careflow, Navenio and Ifit.

After working for three months, I moved on to Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Assistant. I stock up new medicines that has arrived. I also prep the bags for the wards, so Pharmacy Technicians can pack the medicines in the bag. I go to the ward for stock up checks. As the internship is nearly finishing, I have started applying for jobs such as Ward Clerks, or admin roles.