NHS Scientist Training Programme 2016 applicants!

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I'm on the reserve list for clinical biochem

Does anyone know when upgrades and new offers to reserves are offered? Can it be at anytime as soon as someone declines a position or do they amass the results of the first offers, then release a second batch of upgrade/reserver offers a couple of days later?

thanks!

Just got an offer for Clinical Bioinformatics (Genomics)- Oxford

I was wondering about the Uni too. I think Manchester are one of the uni's bidding for it this year.

I'm a current Genetic Technologist at Sheffield and I can assure you everyone is lovely. The STP trainers are great too! You are in safe hands! Do you live in Sheffield?x

Can u ask what job you're in? Is it NHS? And was your first time applying while you were still at university?

I'm almost the equivalent of you a year ago. Last year I was reserve for an interview then got an interview with 16 hours before (guess someone must have been ill or something). & then was reserve after interview both last year and this year. Last year's interview went mostly really well but I wasnt at all prepared so a couple of questions tripped me up, and this year's interview I felt quite prepared but it didn't go well on the day.

Well done on getting a place this time! Well deserved after going through this 3 times!

Just accepted Clinical Bioinformatics (Physical Sciences) in Sheffield , over a long night of thinking XD .So happy <3

Thanks! I will PM you - which specialism did you apply to?

What are your backgrounds if you dont mind me asking?i got put on the reserve for audiology anything i could do differently next year

Thank you! ☺️ I applied to Audiology

I visited the Sheffield department a couple of times and yeah everyone seemed lovely - maybe I have met you already before! Was Manchester your first choice or were you hoping for Sheffield? I'm currently living in York.

I'm just finishing a Biomedical science degree at the moment. I didn't have any work experience or anything directly related to Audiology apart from a few lectures we did as part of my degree. I'm really not sure what I did to get an offer! Still in shock about getting one haha

Did you also get put on thw reseeve for Audiology, i did too im trying to work out the odds of anyone not wanting to do it or accepting another specialism the wait is horrible

Just got an offer for Cardiac Science at Papworth!!!!

congrats!!! @ least the wait is over for you, i made a phone call today to ask when i'd find out and got told all the offers for cardiac would be out today and then get an email after 5pm saying there's been a delay with in service offers. Wish the woman on the phone was just honest with me, would have stopped me checking oriel in between every patient for updates XD

Congratulations everyone who got offers! I'm in-service for repro and accepted an offer today. I applied twice as direct and then in-service this year, its a long old journey but totally worth it if it's what you really want!
Anyone else accepted for repro?

Well done on your offer you must have given a great interview! Do you mind if I PM you a few questions about the interview as I'm planning to apply again next year (currently on reserve list)?

Yep I'm also on the reserve list. It will be a relief to get our interview ranks and work out whether there is any real chance of getting an offer or not. I think audiology is probably a specialism with less chance of people dropping out because there isn't a closely related specialism really so less likelihood of people with 2 offers.

Did you apply for any other specialism?