University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Cardiac Science – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
The trainee will be based at Solihull Hospital in the Cardiology department with rotation to other UHB sites including Heartlands hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. There is a shuttle bus and good transport links between the sites.
At Solihull we do not have a complex device service but Good Hope Hospital would support this aspect of the training if chosen for specialisation. Full Echocardiography training would be available at Solihull. You will have access to the education centre with all learning resources, a trust laptop to complete your studies and full support from the team.
Local promotion details for post(s): Virtual open day held on 14/02/2025 - contact Manvir.Gill@uhb.nhs.uk for recording.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Newcastle University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk
Clinical Biochemistry – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
The UHB biochemistry team consists of 3 Consultant Clinical Scientists, 4 Principal Clinical Scientists and 12 Senior Clinical Scientists, providing an excellent support network and a wealth of experience and knowledge to trainees.
Trainees are based on the Heartlands and Queen Elizabeth hospital sites. There are opportunities to experience laboratories at Good Hope and Solihull. We have 4 biochemistry trainees currently and a very successful history of training and retaining trainees.
Automated laboratories utilise Abbott Alinity platforms coupled with state-of-the-art pre analytical and track systems and specialist services use tandem mass spectrometry, HPLC, high resolution accurate mass spectrometry, ICP-MS, GC-MS, FTIR and Real time PCR. UHB also has large immunology and toxicology sections on the Heartlands site. We have strong links with clinical teams, specifically endocrinology, metabolic medicine, liver, gastroenterology, acute medicine and cardiology and together develop new services to support diagnosis and monitoring of disease for our patients.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk
Clinical Immunology – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Clinical Scientific Computing – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
The Clinical Computing and Imaging Sciences Service (CCISS) provides scientific computing support to the Medical Physics division at University Hospitals Birmingham, particularly to the Radiotherapy Department, Radiotherapy Physics, Radiation Protection Service, and Imaging Departments. As a trainee in Clinical Scientific Computing (CSC) on the Scientific Training Program (STP) working within CCISS, you will have exposure to, and involvement in:
- Managing a virtualised environment, with a large number of Windows and Linux systems providing specialised clinical and scientific computing services.
- Managing and supporting multiple third-party systems including radiotherapy management and planning systems.
- Data extraction, analysis and reporting of data from these systems using well established tools.
- Developing and managing bespoke in-house software solutions to support the radiotherapy pathways.
Trainees are primarily based in the Cancer Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham site. During Year 1 rotations, there will be opportunities to work with other partnered hospital trusts, in the local area, to receive a wider breadth of training. Good transport links are available to all partnered trusts.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk
Gastrointestinal Physiology – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Newcastle University
Neurophysiology – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Trainees are based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham where all aspects of training is provided. Opportunities to work with other Trusts can be arranged to receive a wider breadth of experience. Good transport links are available to all sites and other local trusts.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Aston University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
RRPPS is the Radiation Protection Service of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, employing around 40 staff across scientific, technical and administrative disciplines. We provide both ionising and non-ionising radiation protection and medical physics services to the Imaging and Radiotherapy Departments of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals and to a number of external customers throughout the West Midlands.
Parts of the rotations and the specialism training will be based at RRPPS in Kings Norton, Birmingham. This means some travel around the region will be required throughout the training, but it is often possible to organise lifts with supervising staff and use of a departmental pool cars can be arranged during specialism.
Other rotations will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Heritage Building) Cancer Centre and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. These site and RRPPS are within walking distance of local train and bus routes.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Liverpool
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk
Radiotherapy Physics – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Our Radiotherapy Physics team has 50 scientific and technical staff working in conjunction with clinical colleagues to provide 4,500 new patients per year with World Class radiotherapy treatments. We utilise linear accelerators with Flattening Filter Free (FFF) functionality alongside Tomotherapy and Cyberknife. We also have two wide-bore CT scanners, a dedicated brachytherapy suite and an orthovoltage treatment system.
The radiotherapy rotation and specialism training will be based at the Cancer Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Heritage Building) in Birmingham. Other rotations will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and RRPPS (the Radiation Protection Service) in Kings Norton, Birmingham. All these sites are within walking distance of local train and bus routes. RRPPS supports hospitals and external customers throughout the West Midlands. This means some travel around the region will be required during rotations here, but it is often possible to arrange lifts with supervising staff.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Liverpool
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk
Reconstructive Science – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Trainees are based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where all core training is provided. The Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics has its own Virtual Surgical Planning suite hosting Materialise and Freeform Software. There are dedicated 3D printing facilities on site housing an array of 3D printers to deliver point of care to facilitate cutting edge services.
The Department provides a specialist service to the following specialities at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and other Trusts, providing trainees with a breadth of experience:
- Maxillofacial Surgery (Including Major Trauma Centre)
- Craniofacial Surgery (Supra Regional Unit)
- Cleft Unit (Regional Unit)
- ENT
- Plastic Surgery and Burns (Regional Unit)
- Neurosurgery (Regional Unit)
- Breast Clinic
- RCDM
- Dermatology
- Paediatric Microtia Service (Birmingham Children’s Hospital)
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Manchester Metropolitan University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk
Respiratory and Sleep Science – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
As part of your STP training at UHB you will be hosted at either Good Hope Hospital or Heartlands Hospital. You will have the opportunity to develop a diverse range of practical skills across several areas of discipline within Respiratory and Sleep Science.
These include:
- Lung Function Testing
- Sleep Diagnostics and Therapeutics
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Oxygen Therapy
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
Placement flexibility
While regular travel between different UHB sites is not required, there may be periods where short term placements at other UHB centres is necessary to meet your training requirements and offer a wider breadth of training. There is a dedicated staff shuttle bus between sites to help facilitate this.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Manchester Metropolitan University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Debra Balderson
Email: healthcarescience@uhb.nhs.uk