Information for trainees
IAPS November 2024 showcase submission deadline
For trainees sitting their first attempt at the IAPS in November 2024, the showcase submission deadline is Monday 19 August 2024. Further important dates regarding the November IAPS are available on the School website.
To help you prepare your IAPS showcase the following resources are available:
If you have any questions after watching the video guide, join us on Monday 22 July between 10am to 11am for a showcase Q&A session. Please email england.nshcs.assessment@nhs.net for an invite. Alternatively, questions can be emailed to the School at any time.
Information for trainees and supervisors
Looking for advice and guidance from the School?
If so, please take the time to look at the School website, which is a comprehensive source of the information and guidance you might need.
We have conducted an analysis of the email queries we receive from trainees and training departments and we discovered that in a large proportion of cases our reply is simply to point trainees to the relevant pages of information on the School website.
Following our merger into NHS England the School is currently and temporarily very understaffed. Our ability to respond to email queries is therefore very compromised.
If you would like swift access to the information and guidance you need, please take a look at the School website first. We’ve upgraded and will continue to upgrade the internal search on the website. Please use it and you will find what you need.
- Visit the HSST trainees section for key information for trainees.
- Visit the training support section for information about sources of support for trainees.
- Visit the HSST supervisors section for key information and guidance for trainers.
UKAS accreditation webinar – making quality improvement part of your journey
Wednesday 20 November 2024 – 10am to 11:30am
The purpose of this webinar is to introduce UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) and the accreditation process. The session should help HSST trainees to see how they can be involved in accreditation at service level and from a professional perspective to ensure confidence in service delivery and support their HSST training portfolio.
Find out more and sign up for this webinar
Sign up for our Sharing Good Practice webinar on neuroinclusive communication
Wednesday 16 October 2024 – 10am to 11am
In this Sharing Good Practice webinar Rachel Lennon will be talking about neurodiversity inclusion, with a particular focus on communication and information processing. Based on her own experience as a neurodivergent STP trainee, Rachel hopes to provide a new perspective on the neurodivergent experience and suggest practical ways for trainees and Training Officers to promote neuroinclusivity.
Find out more and sign up for this webinar
Information for supervisors
HSST Train the Trainer
The next HSST Train the Trainer will be held on Thursday 17 October 2024.
Find out more and sign up for HSST Train the Trainer
HSST Induction 2024
The HSST Induction for new 2024 starters will be held in central Manchester on Wednesday 9 October 2024.
View the HSST Induction 2024 agenda
Sign up for our Sharing Good Practice webinar on delivering training in the workplace
The ‘Delivering training in the workplace’ webinar will take place on Tuesday 13 August 2024 at 10am.
Find out more and sign up for this webinar (expired link)
View a recording of our Sharing Good Practice webinar on supporting trainees in the workplace
Our Sharing Good Practice webinar on supporting trainees in the workplace took place on Thursday 18 July 2024.
View a recording of this webinar
Make your suggestions for the November NSHCS Education and Training Collaborative
The School is currently planning the NSHCS Education and Training Collaborative event for November and would welcome any suggestions for areas of discussion or specific agenda items. If you have or haven’t attended the collaborative previously, we would appreciate any thoughts you may have on pertinent areas for the Collaborative programme to incorporate.
Provide your suggestions for the Education and Training Collaborative
Missed a previous edition of the HSST Monthly Memo?
We’ve published copies of the Monthly Memo for HSST trainees and training officers on our website.
Click here to view previous editions of the HSST Monthly Memo.