NHS Clinical Scientist Recruitment

Spoke to recruitment office earlier, they said the receommendations have gone to the trusts and that I would hear one way or the other by the end of the week. They said reserves and rejections have gone already so do you think this means that I might or might not get offered something when they get back? The person I spoke to one the phone was very cryptic

Hi all,
I got offered a place for clinical biochemistry at west midlands.. anyone else on here going there?

Hi guys,

I've just been offered MedPhys at St Georges

But I thought I'd give some of you on the reserve list some hope, because I'm going to turn it down (I have another job lined up... the NHS just took too long to sort themselves out!)

So good luck to whoever fills the position!

Hi guys,

I've just been offered MedPhys at St Georges

But I thought I'd give some of you on the reserve list some hope, because I'm going to turn it down (I have another job lined up... the NHS just took too long to sort themselves out!)

So good luck to whoever fills the position!

Just been offered Infection Sciences at Oxford :-)

hi to all, I got assessed, but didn't make the cut (Biochemistry).
Out of interest, how many of you that were successful, actually work, or have worked in a hospital laboratory, how big an advantage was it do you reckon over the rest of us? Would you recommend looking for a placement to someone who is serious about this as a career, and how might we go about doing it?

Spoke to recruitment office earlier, they said the receommendations have gone to the trusts and that I would hear one way or the other by the end of the week. They said reserves and rejections have gone already so do you think this means that I might or might not get offered something when they get back? The person I spoke to one the phone was very cryptic

hi to all, I got assessed, but didn't make the cut (Biochemistry).
Out of interest, how many of you that were successful, actually work, or have worked in a hospital laboratory, how big an advantage was it do you reckon over the rest of us? Would you recommend looking for a placement to someone who is serious about this as a career, and how might we go about doing it?

I do not know the result of my interview yet for Haematology, but I would say that I had an advantage over others with my knowledge from a sandwich year placement in an NHS laboratory. It gives you an idea of how a NHS laboratory works, and you are learning so much that you cannot learn out of a textbook... techniques, analysers, clinical scenarios... It is such a learning curve.

When I first wanted work experience in an NHS laboratory, I found out the name of the laboratory managers in the hospitals in my area and wrote to them to ask if I could work for free in the laboratory (they did one better and offered me a small wage), but its all about showing willing. Tell them your predicament, and what you want the experience for, with your career aspirations.

I know several graduates in my laboratory who travelled for miles to get to the hospital and then worked several days a week for free. It gave them invaluable experience and they all have paid jobs in laboratories now.

Another up-shot for you as a would-be Clinical Scientist is that you would be working with other Clinical Scientists in Biochemistry and could get the inside scoop on the profession and the job that they do.

I found out about my reserve list place yesterday, im sure u have gotten a place if u still haven't heard.

Heya,
What hospitals did you apply for? Do you know which hospital you are on the reserve list for?

I phoned them up when I got shortlisted and they told me it was just oxford that shortlisted me and they said put down oxford as a location, so i did.

I wasn't even aware of london haematology posts until speaking to people at the interview who also hadn't applied to london, only to oxford.

I have no idea where I am on reserve for, dont really care as no one will pull out in our subject as there was only what 4 posts?

I think I would of felt better getting a no than a reserve spot, it must of been stupidly close when there was only about 15 of us, there must only be a couple of reserve spots for haem.

Edit: I really think u would have heard back by now if it was a no, why would they take so long between me and you if there wasn't something delaying yours i.e. the trust confirmation.