Express an interest in hosting trainees on the STP, ETP and HSST programmes
The school is pleased to announce that the portal to express an interest in hosting trainees has re-opened, providing an additional opportunity to host trainees across the Scientist Training Programme (STP), the Echocardiography Training Programme (ETP), and the Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) programme.
This re-opening represents a valuable strategic opportunity to secure fully-funded training places, enabling trusts to build and develop a workforce equipped to meet future service demands and contribute to the ambitions of the NHS 10‑Year Health Plan.
By hosting trainees, trusts can:
- strengthen workforce capacity in key scientific roles
- invest in future talent to support innovation and service transformation
- align with national priorities for healthcare science and long‑term workforce sustainability
To support new providers who have not previously hosted healthcare science trainees, the National School will be delivering a dedicated accreditation webinar – further details to follow.
We strongly encourage trusts to take advantage of this opportunity to help shape the future of healthcare science and ensure services are prepared for the next decade and beyond. The links to each of the expression of interest portals are below.
STP posts in Urodynamic Science and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring are available in 2026
STP training posts are available in 2026 for Urodynamic Science and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring. Trusts can express an interest in hosting a trainee in these specialties via the expression of interest portal linked to above.
Read about the new STP pathway in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
Clinical Data Science PG Cert – Applications for funded places open in April
The Clinical Data Science programme aims to empower healthcare professionals to apply data science in practice and translate data into patient benefit. NHS England (NHSE) expects to fully fund a number of places on the autumn 2026 intake of the Clinical Data Science Postgraduate Certificate programme. We currently expect applications for the 2026 intake to open on Wednesday 1 April.
We received a very healthy number of applications from healthcare scientists in 2025 and hope to see the same in 2026. Please do pass this information around to interested colleagues.
NHSE-funded places on the 2026 intake are open to staff working in, or delivering services to, the NHS in England. Applications will be welcome from applicants interested in studying the programme full-time over 1 year or part-time over 2 years.
- The application process for funded places for the 2026 intake will be a single application to NHS England, which will be managed by the National School of Healthcare Science.
- There will be no need to apply additionally to the university provider.
- We currently expect applications for the 2026 intake to open on Wednesday 1 April.
Find out more about the programme and how to apply for a funded place
Sharing Good Practice webinar series – view, sign up and share
The school’s growing Sharing Good Practice (SGP) webinar series is designed to support healthcare scientists, trainers and trainees in the workplace by helping them learn from centres, trainers and trainees that have developed good practice.
The webinars have proved to be very popular and 2026 will see a wide range of new webinars being offered. We have also developed a searchable and browsable catalogue of every SGP talk we have hosted, via which you can view recordings of the individual talks and download webinar presentations.
Find out more about our Sharing Good Practice resources and events
Are you interested in sharing your practice?
As part of our Sharing Good Practice webinar series, we are particularly interested in trainers, trainees and healthcare scientists across the community sharing practice they have developed in:
- the use of AI in clinical settings
- training on the Echocardiography Training Programme
- conducting work-based assessments
- reflective practice
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.
New animations to help trainees and trainers understand work-based assessments
The school has published a series of 3 animations about the various types of work-based assessment on the STP and ETP, to help trainees, their trainers and assessors to swiftly understand the purpose of each type of assessment and how they should be completed.
The series comprises animations about:
- training activities
- observed assessments
- case-based discussions
New Physiological Sciences promotional videos
Physiological Sciences play an essential role in supporting patients and clinicians in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of health issues. However, these areas are under-represented when it comes to promoting them as career options within the NHS.
To raise the profile of these areas of diagnostics, the Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network has developed 14 promotional videos across all the Physiological Sciences disciplines. The videos are to be used to inform the public about the different areas of Physiological Sciences and to encourage people to think about Physiological Sciences as a rewarding career option. The campaign aims to inspire people, increase applications, and highlight the diverse career opportunities available within the field.
The videos are available to view on the Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network – YouTube channel
The Greater Manchester team have updated their website with a dedicated careers section which has links to the videos included, as well as further information on what is required for the roles.
View the Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network ‘Careers in Physiological Sciences’ resources