The Christie NHS Foundation Trust receives a high number of requests for elective placements. Unfortunately it is not possible to accept all of these requests.
This is to ensure that the clinical and patient areas are not overwhelmed with visitors, and that visitors receive a good quality experience.
If you have a strong interest in Oncology, please email the-christie.medicaleducation@nhs.net with your required dates and specific area of interest. As a Trust we will try to facilitate these requests as far as possible without them having an impact on other educational placements.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate these requests at The Christie. We do try and accommodate as many students as we can however due to our commitments to the Manchester Medical School we do not have capacity to accept elective students from medical schools outside of the UK.
You may be better applying to a larger Trust such as University Hospital of South Manchester (Wythenshawe), Central Manchester Foundation Trust (Manchester Royal Infirmary) or Salford Royal Foundation Trust (Hope Hospital).
All future elective requests are temporarily suspended until further notice!
There are a number of wards and departments which accept elective placement requests. Elective placements must form part of your university programme and individuals should complete the following application form. For more information please contact mathew.stephenson@nhs.net or telephone 0161 918 7367 to discuss available options.
Click here [PDF file - 146KB] to download the guidelines for elective placements for pre-registration students
Click here [PDF file - 121KB] to download an elective placement application form.
For work experience placements, please see our separate page about Work experience at The Christie for more information.