Information for trainees
Opportunity for HSST trainees – Independent End Point Assessor
Are you looking to broaden your professional experience and contribute to workforce development?
The National School of Healthcare Science is recruiting Independent End Point Assessors (EPAs) to support the assessment of Healthcare Science apprenticeships. This flexible, paid role allows you to apply your specialist knowledge, develop assessment and quality assurance skills, and support the next generation of the profession alongside your training or substantive role.
- Flexible commitment (minimum 2 assessments per year)
- Paid at £250 per assessment (expenses reimbursed)
- Regional or national opportunities
- Full assessor training and ongoing support provided
If you’re interested in learning more, please email england.NSHCSEPA@nhs.net to express your interest.
View the person and role specification for an independent End Point Assessor
Information for trainees and supervisors
Showcase your impact in laboratory medicine
There is still time to submit your application for the Association for Laboratory Medicine 2026 Impact Award, which recognises LabMed Members who have delivered real, measurable change in laboratory medicine. The deadline is Thursday 26 February 2026.
If you or your team have implemented an initiative that has improved a service within the last 5 years, this is your opportunity to showcase that work and gain national recognition.
The Impact Award celebrates implemented initiatives – not research proposals or studies – that have led to positive change, including:
- improvements to the patient pathway or experience
- service or system transformation
- workforce development or wellbeing
- environmental sustainability
- inclusive or equitable healthcare
Find out more about the Laboratory Medicine Impact Award
New HSST research projects added to school repository
Following submissions made in response to the annual HSST Research Impact Survey, we have added the details of over 50 new HSST research projects to the school’s repository.
Search the HSST research projects repository
Sharing Good Practice webinar series
Developing professionalism in practice
Wednesday 18 March 2026 – 11am to 12pm
View further details and register for this webinar
Search and browse our catalogue of Sharing Good Practice resources
Are you using AI in your clinical practice?
If you or your network are using AI in your clinical practice, we would like to invite you to present your experience as part of our Sharing Good Practice series. If you are interested, please express an interest via the form linked to below.
Express an interest in sharing your practice
Information for supervisors
Need help with some of the common tasks in OneFile?
Access the ‘how to’ guidance and videos for HSST supervisors using OneFile, on our website.
Missed a previous edition of the HSST Monthly Memo?
You will find previous copies of the HSST Monthly Memo on our website.