The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
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Audiology – The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Aston University
Cardiac Science – The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
The trainee will be based at Royal Wolverhampton Hospital; some training may require travel to our satellite site in Cannock. Most of the training and development will take place in Cardiac Investigations Department based at Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, but there will be requirements to travel.
Training will be provided in ECG, Holter monitors ECG + BP, Cardiac Cath Lab, Device follow up and Implant, Echocardiography. We are a tertiary Centre providing a 24/7 Primary PCI service in the region, TAVI implants and a busy EP service. The trainee will be exposed to a wide variety of procedures during their training.
At all times the trainee is expected to work within standard operating policies and procedures of the department and adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity and respect of equality and diversity as set out in the NHS Constitution.
Local promotion details for post(s): We welcome enquiries and are happy to arrange site visits.
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: Jennie Ward
Email: jennie.ward4@nhs.net
Clinical Biochemistry – The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS) is a network of four NHS Trusts in the West Midlands, which hosts a large automated hub laboratory at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, and essential services laboratories at Midland Metropolitan Hospital Birmingham, Russells Hall Hospital Dudley, and Manor Hospital Walsall. Specialist Biochemistry services operate at Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich, and City Hospital in Birmingham, which provides services including trace elements, toxicology, pharmacogenetics, TPMT, biologic drugs, renal stones and vitamin analysis amongst others.
The successful STP trainees will be primarily based at New Cross Hospital, Sandwell General Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital during their training. There may be requirement to travel to other sites in the network as required. STP’s will be joining a large team of clinical scientists and other STP trainees.
Local promotion details for post(s): If any applicants wish to visit BCPS prior to choosing STP locations, please contact Lauren Starbrook to arrange this.
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: Lauren Starbrook
Email: lauren.starbrook@nhs.net
Haematology and Transfusion Science – The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
The Black Country Pathology Services network consists of a hub based at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. The spoke sites are Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital Trust, Walsall Healthcare Trust and The Dudley Group Foundation Trust however the trainee will not undertake any training at the spoke sites.
The STP trainee will be based at, and have the majority of their training at the hub unless it is an area that cannot be provided in-house. For these, rotations/secondments will be arranged with reference laboratories/specialised testing laboratories and will generally be outside of the network.
The Haematology department provides comprehensive laboratory services for routine and specialised Haematology testing of blood and body fluids using state of the art equipment and are UKAS approved. The department performs testing for routine coagulation and specialised haemostasis and thrombosis testing. The department has a substantive haemoglobinopathy section, screening for the presence of variant Haemoglobins and thalassaemia.
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: Jayne Parkes
Email: jayne.parkes@nhs.net
Histopathology – The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Black Country Pathology Services delivers the pathology services for four NHS Trusts; The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. BCPS delivers histopathology services from a large hub laboratory based at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton. We are a GPGC laboratory part of the Central and South Genomics Laboratory Hub (GLH) delivering part of the molecular testing repertoire for solid organ tumours for part of the region. We provide centralised gynaecological cytology services processing circa 360 000 specimens per year for the region. BCPS processes circa 100 000 cases per year and is rapidly expanding its digital pathology programme.
The successful STP candidates will be based at New Cross Hospital during their training. You will be joining a large team and work closely with consultant histopathologists and senior biomedical scientists during your training.
Local promotion details for post(s): Site visits would be encouraged and welcome.
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: Kalani Kuruppu
Email: kalani.kuruppu@nhs.net
Respiratory and Sleep Science – The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
The trainee will be primarily based within the Respiratory Physiology Service at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, an acute hospital providing a broad range of secondary respiratory services. The trainee will also have planned access to the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Cannock Chase Hospital, offering experience of planned, outpatient-focused diagnostic pathways. The service is predominantly adult focused; however, there are plans to commence a Children and Young Person (CYP) spirometry service within the CDC during the training period.
Local promotion details for post(s): Prospective applicants are encouraged to arrange an informal visit to the department to gain an overview of the training environment and facilities. Visits can be arranged by contacting the department directly, with details provided in the published advert.
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: Andrew Pritchard
Email: Andrew.pritchard1@nhs.net