Information for all trainees
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.
Opportunity to support STP induction 2024
We are looking for trainee volunteers to represent the STP during our online induction. The event will take place on Microsoft Teams over two half days on Tuesday 10 September and Wednesday 11 September 2024.
Thank you to those who have already been in contact. We still require:
Trainee network representatives
We are looking for trainees to represent the networks. As a trainee network representative you will present the role of the regional networks and be available to answer questions about your trainee network and how new trainees can get involved.
University trainee representatives
We are looking for a trainees to represent each university at the networking section. As a university trainee representative you will be available to answer questions about studying at the university and share any advice or tips for the new trainees that will be attending this year.
This is a fantastic opportunity for trainees to develop their public speaking skills and support the new intake starting in September.
If you would like to volunteer for a role 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.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Virtual Prenatal Genetics Course
This course will take place on six half-day sessions between 16 October 2024 and 28 November 2024.
The course will provide the background scientific knowledge needed to understand the theory behind the application of genetics in a prenatal setting. The scientific content will be complemented with case based examples and practical exercises to connect the scientific theory to the application in your day to day practice.
Participants will be equipped with the basics of prenatal genetic counselling and managing complex scenarios as well as an update on new technologies. They will also gain skills in taking a family history and assessing when a referral on to clinical genetics is indicated.
Find out more about the Virtual Prenatal Genetics Course
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion summary report 2022/23
Chanelle Peters’ annual report is now available to view on our website. As our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer Chanelle provides a summary of School EDI activities from 2022 to 2023. You can also find her previous annual reports to keep you informed of changes made over the years.
View the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion reports
2022 recruitment demographic data
We are pleased to announce that our Scientist Training Programme 2022 recruitment demographic data is now available on our website. This publication is a direct response to what our trainees requested. We intend to replicate this process annually for every recruitment cycle, ensuring a continuous flow of valuable insights and transparency
View the STP 2022 recruitment demographic data
Information for first and second year trainees
HCPC webinars on the Standards of Conduct
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) are running a number of webinars which may be helpful to support you with training activities, particularly in the Professional Foundations modules. The webinar ‘Send to all! Challenges and opportunities of social medial’ may be useful for training activity 4 to consider your digital footprint and your responsibilities as a healthcare professional. Additionally, in training activity 3, you are asked to reflect on all training activities, with a focus on a situation which didn’t go to plan. The HCPC’s webinar ‘Getting it right when things go wrong’ will discuss duty of candour and how it relates to your practice.
The HCPC are running these webinars to highlight and discuss changes to their Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics. As trainees and pre-registrants you need to be aware of the Standards, and how they apply to you and your practice. You don’t need to do anything to meet the new standards as they are incorporated into the programme. Details of the revised standards are available here.
Webinars
‘Send to all!’ Challenges and opportunities of social media – Tuesday 25 June at 1pm. Click this link for further details and to register. (expired link)
Getting it right when things go wrong – Monday 16 September at 4pm. Click this link for further details and to register.
Information for training officers
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
Request for inspirational alumni for STP 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 STP induction will take place on Microsoft Teams over two half days on Tuesday 10 September 2024 and Wednesday 11 September 2024.
Webinar to launch the new pathway for the Neurophysiology STP in Interoperative Neuromonitoring
We are very pleased to announce that the new pathway for the Neurophysiology STP in Interoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) will be launched with a webinar on Friday 14 June at 12:30pm.
This curriculum provides a specialist route in Interoperative Neuromonitoring through the Neurophysiology STP. At the webinar Lead Editor Rachel Hutchings will discuss the benefits of the new curricula and STP Training Programme Director EMma Bowers will talk through the steps to hosting a trainee on this pathway in your department.
Find out how to join the launch webinar (expired link)
Expressions of interest now open for new Respiratory Science and Sleep Medicine training programmes
Expressions of Interest are now open for employers to request places on the 2024 intake of both the PG Cert in Sleep Medicine and the Graduate Diploma in Respiratory Science programmes.
Find out more about funding, expressions of interest and timelines
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion summary report 2022/23
Chanelle Peters’ annual report is now available to view on our website. As our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer Chanelle provides a summary of School EDI activities from 2022 to 2023. You can also find her previous annual reports to keep you informed of changes made over the years.
View the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion reports
2022 recruitment demographic data
We are pleased to announce that our Scientist Training Programme 2022 recruitment demographic data is now available on our website. This publication is a direct response to what our trainees requested. We intend to replicate this process annually for every recruitment cycle, ensuring a continuous flow of valuable insights and transparency
View the STP 2022 recruitment demographic data
LabMed Management and Leadership course
This course, which is only open to LabMed members, will be held from 19 to 23 August 2024 at Canterbury Christ Church University. It includes topics such as NHS structure and organisation, finance and clinical leadership.
Find out more and register for this course
Missed a previous edition of the STP Monthly Memo?
We’ve published copies of the Monthly Memo for STP trainees and training officers on our website.
Click here to view previous editions of the STP Monthly Memo.