Information for trainees
Opportunity to support ETP induction 2024
We are looking for trainee volunteers to represent the ETP at our 2024 induction day for new trainees. The event will take place on Wednesday 2 October in central Birmingham.
Thank you to those who have already volunteered. We still have opportunities in the following roles:
Host
We are looking for a couple of trainees to take on the role of host during the day. Hosts will be responsible for introducing the sessions and the guest speakers.
Panel member
We are hosting a session with a panel of trainees and training officers. We are looking for current trainees to provide advice to new trainees and answer questions from the audience. This is a fantastic opportunity for trainees to develop their public speaking skills and support the new intake starting in October. Lunch and refreshments will be provided and your travel expenses will be covered by the School.
If you would like to volunteer for a role at induction please email us at england.nshcs.events@nhs.net with the role title you’d like to volunteer for and why you are well suited to the role.
Trainee responsibilities against the standards
Taking on the trainer role is a significant responsibility and commitment. To support your trainer and departmental colleagues to navigate these responsibilities we have developed and published a set of standards which clearly articulate what is expected of them. You as the trainee also have responsibilities in relation to these training standards as you are an active participant in your own learning journey.
The training standards and expectations for the STP and ETP trainers are:
- Standard 1. Plan, design and assess learning and training opportunities
- Standard 2. Monitor your trainee’s progress and provide them with constructive feedback
- Standard 3. Support your trainee in taking responsibility for their own learning
- Standard 4. Embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion into training
- Standard 5. Know the limitations of your role and signpost to other sources of support, where appropriate
The trainer standards and trainee responsibilities do not add new expectations or responsibilities to the trainer or trainee. Instead, they are designed to articulate existing expectations more concisely enabling a structure for the additional training and guidance.
Read the NSHCS training standards trainee responsibilities
Trainee resources on the NHS Learning Hub
To support trainees through their training we have developed a trainee section in our NHS Learning Hub catalogue. Within this section we have developed ‘quick guides’ for trainees on specific topics mapped against the training standards. The current available guides and those in development are identified below.
Standard 1. Plan, design and assess learning and training opportunities
Guides available for trainees:
- Planning for assessment
- Developing evidence to demonstrate achievement of training activities
- Planning for learning
Standard 2. Monitor your trainee’s progress and provide them with constructive feedback
Guides available for trainees:
- Using feedback effectively to improve practice
Standard 3. Support your trainee in taking responsibility for their own learning
Guides available for trainees:
- Action planning and target setting
- Managing imposter feelings
- Developing as an independent learner
Standard 4. Embed equality, diversity and inclusion into training
Guides available for trainees:
- Conscious inclusion
Guides in development:
- Embedding the NHS values and principles of ED&I into practice
Standard 5. Know the limitations of your role and signpost to other sources of support, where appropriate
Guides available for trainees:
- Accepting help from others
- Managing your health and wellbeing
In the trainee section you will also find two training modules on ‘Reflective practice in healthcare science’.
To access the NHS Learning Hub you will need to have an account with the service.
Find out how to access trainee resources on the NHS Learning Hub
Quick guide for trainees to support them to develop evidence for training activities
One of the most frequent requests that we receive at the School is for more guidance about how trainees can and should develop their evidence to demonstrate achievement of training activities / competencies. In response to this important need, we have recently published a new quick guide for trainees in our catalogue of learning materials on the NHS Learning Hub, entitled ‘Developing evidence to demonstrate achievement of training activities’.
This guide focuses on what makes good evidence for training activities in work-based training. The guide addresses how different types of evidence can be generated in the course of work-based training and it offers guidance about the different types of evidence that can be generated for the different types of training activity (whether for an entrustable training activity, an observational training activity or a developmental training activity).
This new body of guidance is fully aligned with the new STP curricula and the NSHCS work-based assessment standards. It will provide trainees with concrete help to meet those standards. The module is also fully aligned with the recently-published NSHCS training standards and expectations. It is part of a set of quick guides associated with training standard 1: Plan, design and assess learning and training opportunities.
To access the NHS Learning Hub you will need to have an account with the service. Further details on how to do this can be found within the trainee responsibilities page on the School website.
Information for training officers
Sign up for the next ETP Train the Trainer
If you are new to the role of Training Officer and will be taking responsibility for an ETP trainee, this training session is essential to your training and is part of the ETP endorsement process.
The training session will cover the roles and responsibilities of the ETP Training Officer, including the planning and delivering of work-based training. It will also include a talk from the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE). The webinar will last a maximum of 3 hours.
The next ETP Train the Trainer is on Wednesday 12 June from 10am to 1pm.
Find out more and register for the Train the Trainer event (expired link)
Request for inspirational alumni for ETP induction 2024
We are looking for recommendations for inspirational previous trainees to provide advice to new trainees and answer questions from the audience. Please send your recommendations to england.nshcs.events@nhs.net.
The ETP induction will take place on Wednesday 2 October 2024 in central Birmingham.
Request for panel members for ETP induction 2024
We are hosting a session with a panel of trainees and training officers. We are looking for a couple of training officers to join the panel to provide advice to new trainees and answer questions from the audience. If you would like to volunteer to be a panel member at induction this year please email us at england.nshcs.events@nhs.net.
The ETP induction will take place on Wednesday 2 October 2024 in central Birmingham.
Sign up for our next Sharing Good Practice webinars
The next webinars in our Sharing Good Practice series are:
- Supporting trainees in the workplace – Thursday 18 July at 2pm. Find out more and sign up for this webinar.
- Delivering training in the workplace – Thursday 13 August at 10am. Find out more and sign up for this webinar.
If you would like to present at either of these webinars, please email our Education Training Manager, Sally Clee directly s.clee@nhs.net.
View a recording of our recent Sharing Good Practice webinar on ‘Approaches to the delivery of the STP’
‘Approaches to the delivery of the STP’, the second webinar in our Sharing Good Practice series, took place on Wednesday 22 May 2024.
View a recording of this webinar
Sharing Good Practice resources
We now have a ‘Sharing Good Practice’ section on the School website, where all webinar recordings will be made available together with any pre-recorded presentations by trainers on various training topics.
If you or your network have developed practice that you feel could be valuable to share with your peers, please express an interest in sharing your practice via the form linked to below.
Express an interest in contributing to our Sharing Good Practice webinar series
Missed a previous edition of the ETP Monthly Memo?
We’ve published copies of the Monthly Memo for ETP trainees and training officers on our website.
Click here to view previous editions of the ETP Monthly Memo.