The School is part of Health Education England (HEE). The School facilitates and supports the education, training and development of all healthcare scientists from apprentices to Consultant grade, and provides programmes to allow scientists to adapt to new technologies and work flexibly across patient pathways providing high quality services.
We are pleased to announce our first STP Training Officer ‘drop in’ session for training officers.
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The Scientist Training Programme (STP) is a three-year programme of work-based learning, supported by a University accredited master's degree.
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The Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) programme is a bespoke five-year workplace-based training programme supported by a Doctoral level academic award.
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The Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) is a three-year BSc Honours undergraduate training scheme that includes work-based and academic learning.
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The Accredited Scientific Practice (ASP) programme enables employers to develop bespoke short courses to meet training needs within the Healthcare Science workforce.
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We act as a focus for the Healthcare Science Apprenticeship Programme by coordinating communications and information.
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We are responsible for the accreditation of academic programmes for the Practitioner Training Programme (PTP), the Scientist Training Programme (STP) and the Higher Specialist Scientist Training Programme (HSST) and work-based providers for the STP and HSST Programmes.
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We are responsible for curricula for the Practitioner and Scientist Training Programme (PTP and STP) and Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) programme.
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We want you to have the best training experience, but you should also take care of your health and wellbeing.
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We have been approved by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to offer the end-point assessment (EPA) for the Levels 2, 4 and 6 Healthcare Science (HCS) Apprenticeship Standards.
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We provide and support the OneFile e-portfolio service used by trainees, trainers and assessors across healthcare science programmes.
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We provide face-to-face and online training and guidance for Training Officers and Supervisors on our training programmes.
Listen to Peter as he talks about what it’s like to be a trainee on the HSST programme.
Listen to Rebecca as she talks about what it’s like to be a GI Physiology apprentice.
Listen to Sean as he talks about what it’s like to be a trainee on the HSST programme.
Listen to Robyn as she talks about her experiences on the STP programme.
Jane Lynch, STP Training Programme Director, shares her thoughts on what makes good evidence, training plans and giving feedback to trainees.
Every year as trainees come to the end of their three-years on the STP we ask them to complete a short survey sharing their views about the training programme. Responses are anonymous and help in the process of the continuous improvement of the STP.
The use of genomics within healthcare is expanding, moving out of specialist areas and into routine care through the introduction of the Genomic Medicine Service in England (GMS).