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My work experience: Nine things I've learnt from Saint Francis Hospice

Fifteen-year-old Nik tells us what he's learnt following his week's work experience with the fundraising team...

10-07-2015

Nik Heinen

For the last week I have been doing my work experience here at the hospice. Throughout the week I have been in different areas of the fundraising team. In the time I have been here I have learnt a lot about the hospice and what they do here. One thing I learnt was that although it is quite a sad place, no one is miserable. Everyone has an opportunity to things they would like to do.

Here are some of the best things I have learnt this week:

Not everything is doom and gloom in a hospice.
Saint Francis Hospice's employees are all kind and friendly to everyone.
It's one of the largest adult hospices in the UK.
The staff are wonderfully amazing.
I learnt that without the 800 volunteers the hospice could not run.
The nurses like working in the ward as they can get close to patients and talk to them more.
There is wine everywhere in the hospice even in the ward.
Fundraising is to do with getting money for all the patients in the hospice.
The hospice's work isn't all in the hospice; it's in the local community too.

I'm really happy that I came to Saint Francis Hospice for my work experience and nowhere else- I know it's been a lot more interesting than what some of my friends have done! It's given me a better understanding of what happens in hospices, as well as finance and business. I think people should support this hospice and more people should know about the work it does, because it's an amazing organisation!