NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) 2014

Also do we just have to wait for the trust to contact us now? Because I didnt even get a confirmatory e-mail, I just so happened to be looking at the right time on the pathway portal and saw it! They only sent an e-mail once I had confirmed/accepted the offer....Has this happened to anyone else?

I read somewhere that we would have to attend a trainee day (like a meet and greet type thing) back at Birmingham in the summer, does anyone else have info on this?

Further up on this thread, it was said that we would discuss with the trust we're assigned in regards to where we would undertake the MSc portion of the STP... is this true :/? (say if I wanted to undertake my MSc at imperial, would I need to go through another interview for that?)

Currently NSHCS should be sending our details to the trusts and hopefully they will get in touch with us over the next few weeks.
There is a induction day that everyone attends on the 19th September in Birmingham. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d8a96ea2b4e36889b52baa537&id=7f0844dea8&e=[UNIQID]#STP Induction 2014
Haven't heard of anything going on in the summer though.

With the uni part, you can't just pick any uni. The uni would have to been on the list that run the course, they can be found here...http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/healthcare-science/training/nhs-scientist-training-programme-(stp)/nhs-stp-general-faqs-about-entry-in-2014/#a
So, from what I know, you have some input in which uni you go that runs the course you are specialising in.

Kings - London; First Choice

Hi H2014,


Congrats on your kings offer! That was my first choice too but it looks like you just about beat me :P! I'll be at my second choice St Georges so its all good (but it was so hard to decide between the two)! So far I think there's only one choice in terms of the uni that we can do our masters at (unless they procure more?), so we may be class mates next year and if so, I thought I'd introduce myself now so we both have a friendly face at the induction and thereon .




Best Wishes,
Maria

It sounds really silly but does anyone know whether the induction day in September is compulsory? I have a family wedding to attend in New York on 20th Sept which I would really like to go to!

Also hello to my fellow clinical engineers

Been offered a Genomics place in Plymouth. I know it would be really stupid of me to turn it down but it is the complete opposite side of the country (Im currently in Dundee) and it has crap connections up to Scotland.. no idea what to do and I have till tomorrow morning to decide. ahhh

It sounds really silly but does anyone know whether the induction day in September is compulsory? I have a family wedding to attend in New York on 20th Sept which I would really like to go to!

Also hello to my fellow clinical engineers

Pretty sure it is compulsory. It's an induction all trainees have to do. You are told that you have to be available to start work from the start of September when you apply. You will have to attend this induction and then the local induction.

It sounds really silly but does anyone know whether the induction day in September is compulsory? I have a family wedding to attend in New York on 20th Sept which I would really like to go to!

Also hello to my fellow clinical engineers

hello! its nice to meet another clinical engineer, which trust will you be based at if i may ask? As for the the induction day.... I didnt think it was compulsory but i could be wrong. i'm hoping there will be nothing before the induction day as i'll be on a summer internship and i think that finishes on the 16th of september... so fingers crossed!

I'm currently a second-year STP. I highly doubt its compulsory. Ultimately it will be down to the trainee's training officer, and any reasonable boss would allow you to take annual leave to go to a wedding the next day, and let you chat to other trainees to find out what you needed to know from the event.

I'm based at Liverpool, you? Wow where's your summer placement? Hopefully will hear from them soon!

Has anyone heard from their prospective employer?

Nope.... Don't know whether I should e-mail them if I don't hear soon!

I emailed them over a week ago and I was told that, for Genomics, they were still trying to fill all the posts as some people had rejected their offers. They also said they would send names to the employers in 2 weeks time.....(I received their email exactly 6 days ago).

Although, I know that UHCW trust received the name of their trainee in Reproduction 2 weeks ago.

So I guess there is a bit more waiting to do.

Thanks for the reply! That makes sense how are you enjoying STP?

Further up on this thread, it was said that we would discuss with the trust we're assigned in regards to where we would undertake the MSc portion of the STP... is this true :/? (say if I wanted to undertake my MSc at imperial, would I need to go through another interview for that?)