Scientist Training Programme NHS

Hey, I'm a medical science student at university and trying to figure out a future career in clinical science. I came across the Scientist Training Programme which seems very interesting however i do not understand how it works.
Would i be eligible to apply after my degree or is it a programme achieved after applying for postgrad and supported by a university.
How does it work, would anyone know?

Please could someone help advice me how i can get a job in a clinical science field? Like working in labs to experiment as this is similar to what i study in my medical science course now. I am not sure which path to take for my future and I'm worried I'm running out of time as i am going in to my last year starting this September, the STP is all i have been able to find.

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aarynmb

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Original post by Alixe.xx

Hey, I'm a medical science student at university and trying to figure out a future career in clinical science. I came across the Scientist Training Programme which seems very interesting however i do not understand how it works.
Would i be eligible to apply after my degree or is it a programme achieved after applying for postgrad and supported by a university.
How does it work, would anyone know?

Please could someone help advice me how i can get a job in a clinical science field? Like working in labs to experiment as this is similar to what i study in my medical science course now. I am not sure which path to take for my future and I'm worried I'm running out of time as i am going in to my last year starting this September, the STP is all i have been able to find.

I only know a bit about the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) because I'm interested in maybe applying to it in the future, I'm just starting uni this year, but from my understanding, if you go in through the regular STP, you do that after your undergraduate degree and are completing a masters as part of the STP. As well, you can also do Higher Specialist Scientist Training, after a certain number of years of work experience, I think, but I'm not sure. I think some universities can offer help with looking into jobs in the sector you're studying, like your department can help you normally, so if you want to consider other ideas, maybe talk to someone at your uni about it? Sorry I can't be more helpful, I hope any of this helps a bit

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HealthcareSci

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At it's heart - the STP is a job. It's currently a national recruitment process so you would need to apply for the national scheme, get shortlisted, pass the interview and be offered a job by a hospital before applying to the university.

You can apply in your final year of university if you are predicated a 2:1 (and would need to achieve it in order to keep the place).

Do you know what a clinical scientist is and why you'd want to become one? Clinical science covers over 50 specialisms.

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