NHS Clinical Scientist Recruitment

Hi,

I am still working on my supporting statement section for the training scheme applications. I will be applying for audiology and clinical biochemistry posts.

Would anyone here be willing to look over what I wrote once I have finished, as it is always good to have someone check over it and give their opinion.

I'll gladly look it over for you if it will help. We can check over eachothers if you'd like. Always good to get a couple of new thoughts.

Hi Topazx,
I am planning to apply for the reproductive science placements also, do you mind me asking which embryology lab you are visiting? Is it one of the labs offering the training? Just curious!
Thanks!

Hi all,

Who is applying for medical physics or clinical engineering? It would be nice to get to know a few people on here prior to the interviews, and let me know if your visiting any open days , oh and GOOD LUCK to everyone who is applying to the various other posts...

i'm applying for some of the clinical engineering ones.
but unless i've missed them, I cant find a couple of the london ones yet at st georges (+other hosps) that was listed on the original list on nhs careers.

also, when i emailed the salisbury contact he said they were only recruiting electronic engineers this year, which is a bit poo!

I visited yesterday, it was amazing! It was the IVF department in Hull. I had emailed asking to visit the Leeds unit but I was told to get back in touch with them once the post was formally advertised. Even though Hull isnt offering a placement its near where I live so though I would visit there in the mean time. The Leeds post still isnt up on the jobs website so considering emailing again, its one of my four choices but if its not available then I would like to know as then iIwill obviously pick another one!

Whats your experience and what posts are you hoping to apply for?

I'm wanting to stay up north really, i've emailed about the Manchester and Liverpool places and apparently Manchester hasn't got funding..I'm not sure if they are waiting for it or just not doing it at all this year.. :s Apparently they have confirmed funding for Liverpool, but that is not up yet either!

I'm in the middle of an MSc and have been to an andrology lab in Southampton before but thats about it really.

I hope they put the rest of the posts up soon! How are you doing with your supporting statement?

Hi,

Has anyone else found any more information about the microbiology placements? I think I found the Manchester place by looking by location rather than through the trainee healthcare scientist button, but it seems to be specialising in mycology which is a shame because i'm awful at that! I'm slightly worried about the lack of funding that seems to be happening as it will cut the number of places down from 8 to 1!
cheers all and good luck

I don't understand why the Manchester place is so hard to find on that nhs jobs website! Yeah the Manchester one is just mycology, which kind of defeats the purpose of rotations and deciding what you like best really. The other two are still not up but I emailed Royal Free Hampstead who had shown a post for 4 places and they said they were in the dark as to when the posts would be up. So hopefully they will be up at some point and it's just some sort of glitch. Not sure about the Oxford Radcliffe places though because no one there has gotten back to me at all. I wish I had more info. I will be gutted if they decide to not put up places because it's already happened to me this year in Scotland where there is usually only one place a year anyway.

If I hear any more I'll let you know.

Hi I'm also applying for the clinical eng posts, and so few are up I've just got an e-mail from London North Consortium saying that they're only recruiting Medical Physics pathway this year due to cuts in funding.. So there are like 3 positions available nationwide (for rehab eng specialisation) - not very optimistic! are you planning on attending any of the open days? Tomorrow is London North's, but as they have no clinical engineering vacancies I'm not planning to attend..

Hi all,

Who is applying for medical physics or clinical engineering? It would be nice to get to know a few people on here prior to the interviews, and let me know if your visiting any open days , oh and GOOD LUCK to everyone who is applying to the various other posts...

I've found the st georges and oxford rehab adverts, but not the third one??

i can't make the oxford open day on friday, but should be getting a 2nd open day with someone else who can't make it. i'll do the st georges open day i think.
and i'm applying for kings, but havent heard anything about open days.
what open days you aiming for then?

Im the same, would like to stay up north if I can but am aware that the course is so competitive so the chances of getting on it are so slim! Annoying to hear about manchester as was thinking of applying for that one!

What is your Msc in? Ive just started my personal statement tonight, hoping to get it done by this weekend so I can get applying next week. The personal spec is so long tho, Im going through try to cross off what I have met but still feel like I have loads to cover. There isnt a word limit on it is there? Otherwise Im buggered!haha!