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(Original post by ReviseSleeping)
What job are you doing?
What job are you doing?
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(Original post by Scienceisgood)
Medical lab assistant in a NHS covid-19 lighthouse lab. =)
Medical lab assistant in a NHS covid-19 lighthouse lab. =)
Congratulations!! I wish you all the best. 😊
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Congratulations, what part of the job description are you looking forward to the most?
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Congratulations! Why were you interested in that role in particular? Why did you leave teaching?
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(Original post by Masked Marauder)
Congratulations, what part of the job description are you looking forward to the most?
Congratulations, what part of the job description are you looking forward to the most?
1. It’s a job and I want the money.
2. It’s relevant to getting me on the NHS ladder and am hoping to use my degree in Biomedical Science to actually become a Biomedical Scientist. Downside is is that I need to complete my IBMS portfolio and the only way to get it is to work in a lab which is qualified to give said training.
So here’s hoping I will be a fully qualified Biomedical Scientist in a few years! =)
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Congratulations! Why were you interested in that role in particular? Why did you leave teaching?
Congratulations! Why were you interested in that role in particular? Why did you leave teaching?
My reason I took this role is because I’ve been out of a job role for the last year and a bit and I need to complete my IBMS portfolio in order to get HCPC accreditation (Health Care Professional Council) training and was told the easiest way is to get the training from an accredited lab.
Sadly my lab is not accredited but it gets me experience in the NHS and came with complete training provided. So I’m hoping that I will be able to move onto a accredited lab in about a year and then hopefully not long after actually start my HCPC training (takes about a year) and then actually become a Biomedical Scientist.
Why did I leave teaching?
Typically I had to leave at about 7am each day and I wouldn’t normally leave until about 5:30-6pm each evening. Possibly longer if given any after school clubs.
Doing that 5 days a week (plus a few hours on Saturdays) would easily add up to 60 hours a week and I was on burnout... decided I thought it best to leave before it got to that stage. =)
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(Original post by Scienceisgood)
I initially wanted to do something in medicine when I was at school but was told flat out by teachers that my predicted grades would not even get me close. So I decided to go into something close and would enjoy, hence Biomedical Science degree.
My reason I took this role is because I’ve been out of a job role for the last year and a bit and I need to complete my IBMS portfolio in order to get HCPC accreditation (Health Care Professional Council) training and was told the easiest way is to get the training from an accredited lab.
Sadly my lab is not accredited but it gets me experience in the NHS and came with complete training provided. So I’m hoping that I will be able to move onto a accredited lab in about a year and then hopefully not long after actually start my HCPC training (takes about a year) and then actually become a Biomedical Scientist.
Why did I leave teaching?
Typically I had to leave at about 7am each day and I wouldn’t normally leave until about 5:30-6pm each evening. Possibly longer if given any after school clubs.
Doing that 5 days a week (plus a few hours on Saturdays) would easily add up to 60 hours a week and I was on burnout... decided I thought it best to leave before it got to that stage. =)
I initially wanted to do something in medicine when I was at school but was told flat out by teachers that my predicted grades would not even get me close. So I decided to go into something close and would enjoy, hence Biomedical Science degree.
My reason I took this role is because I’ve been out of a job role for the last year and a bit and I need to complete my IBMS portfolio in order to get HCPC accreditation (Health Care Professional Council) training and was told the easiest way is to get the training from an accredited lab.
Sadly my lab is not accredited but it gets me experience in the NHS and came with complete training provided. So I’m hoping that I will be able to move onto a accredited lab in about a year and then hopefully not long after actually start my HCPC training (takes about a year) and then actually become a Biomedical Scientist.
Why did I leave teaching?
Typically I had to leave at about 7am each day and I wouldn’t normally leave until about 5:30-6pm each evening. Possibly longer if given any after school clubs.
Doing that 5 days a week (plus a few hours on Saturdays) would easily add up to 60 hours a week and I was on burnout... decided I thought it best to leave before it got to that stage. =)
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(Original post by Scienceisgood)
I initially wanted to do something in medicine when I was at school but was told flat out by teachers that my predicted grades would not even get me close. So I decided to go into something close and would enjoy, hence Biomedical Science degree.
My reason I took this role is because I’ve been out of a job role for the last year and a bit and I need to complete my IBMS portfolio in order to get HCPC accreditation (Health Care Professional Council) training and was told the easiest way is to get the training from an accredited lab.
Sadly my lab is not accredited but it gets me experience in the NHS and came with complete training provided. So I’m hoping that I will be able to move onto a accredited lab in about a year and then hopefully not long after actually start my HCPC training (takes about a year) and then actually become a Biomedical Scientist.
Why did I leave teaching?
Typically I had to leave at about 7am each day and I wouldn’t normally leave until about 5:30-6pm each evening. Possibly longer if given any after school clubs.
Doing that 5 days a week (plus a few hours on Saturdays) would easily add up to 60 hours a week and I was on burnout... decided I thought it best to leave before it got to that stage. =)
I initially wanted to do something in medicine when I was at school but was told flat out by teachers that my predicted grades would not even get me close. So I decided to go into something close and would enjoy, hence Biomedical Science degree.
My reason I took this role is because I’ve been out of a job role for the last year and a bit and I need to complete my IBMS portfolio in order to get HCPC accreditation (Health Care Professional Council) training and was told the easiest way is to get the training from an accredited lab.
Sadly my lab is not accredited but it gets me experience in the NHS and came with complete training provided. So I’m hoping that I will be able to move onto a accredited lab in about a year and then hopefully not long after actually start my HCPC training (takes about a year) and then actually become a Biomedical Scientist.
Why did I leave teaching?
Typically I had to leave at about 7am each day and I wouldn’t normally leave until about 5:30-6pm each evening. Possibly longer if given any after school clubs.
Doing that 5 days a week (plus a few hours on Saturdays) would easily add up to 60 hours a week and I was on burnout... decided I thought it best to leave before it got to that stage. =)
As soon as you have a second of experience in the NHS, you'll then be eligible for a Trainee BMS role. They're not regular and always competitive, if you're willing to relocate and you aren't fussed about what discipline then you should get one within 1-2 years. You can change discipline after you've got your registration portfolio.
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(Original post by RegisteredBMS)
If I was you, I'd get into a NHS laboratory as soon as possible.
As soon as you have a second of experience in the NHS, you'll then be eligible for a Trainee BMS role. They're not regular and always competitive, if you're willing to relocate and you aren't fussed about what discipline then you should get one within 1-2 years. You can change discipline after you've got your registration portfolio.
If I was you, I'd get into a NHS laboratory as soon as possible.
As soon as you have a second of experience in the NHS, you'll then be eligible for a Trainee BMS role. They're not regular and always competitive, if you're willing to relocate and you aren't fussed about what discipline then you should get one within 1-2 years. You can change discipline after you've got your registration portfolio.
I don’t suppose you know much about the trainee role by any chance and what exactly is expected?
The only trainee ones available I’ve seen (a couple of months ago) have been in the midlands and up north and right now I’ll admit travelling is somewhat discouraged right now. =(
I do have some experience in staining and tissue microscopy though but it’s been a while and I will need to get back into the swing of things.
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(Original post by Scienceisgood)
Yep, I start my new job tomorrow (semi officially). - AMA!
Yep, I start my new job tomorrow (semi officially). - AMA!
Also, what was your application process like, if you're allowed to disclose any basic info on that?
Amazing role, by the sounds of it
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(Original post by iceberg5)
Massive congratulations! Do you have any worries about starting this new job? If so, how do you tend to calm your nerves? I imagine you're probably more excited than anything though!
Also, what was your application process like, if you're allowed to disclose any basic info on that?
Amazing role, by the sounds of it
Massive congratulations! Do you have any worries about starting this new job? If so, how do you tend to calm your nerves? I imagine you're probably more excited than anything though!
Also, what was your application process like, if you're allowed to disclose any basic info on that?
Amazing role, by the sounds of it
In short I phoned in on Friday and said I haven’t been given any info on where to go when I get there, no start time etc?... just an official start date on a letter. They said not to go in today but I will still be paid anyway as today was supposed to be my official start date and it is. So I was told I will be given a call sometime this week and be given all the info before I begin work tells me what I need to know. My references didn’t finish going out until the 4th Jan because my last uni was absolutely CRAP and wouldn’t recommend to anyone to go to it (where I did my PGCE).
That being said, I will do 12 hour shifts which I imagine will wear thin after a while. Will have to leave at just before 6 to get the 06:10am bus which will get me there at about 07:30 and I have an 8am start. Sadly I will have to wait another hour for the bus, so I will either sit in the cafe and eat my dinner (will take a couple of lunches with me, one to eat at lunch and another after my shift ends) and I won’t get in until about 10:20. Then my day starts again and have to be out again at 5:50 the following day again... lucky me...
Hoping to start driving lessons soon to get home sooner...
The process was fairly straight forward, give them all my academic info, personal statement etc... the interview was a case of “why do I want to join the NHS”, “how will I get there?”, “how have I showed compassion before in work or academic circumstances?” Etc...
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(Original post by the bear)
will you take a yoghurt with you for lunch ? and... will you lick the lid ?
will you take a yoghurt with you for lunch ? and... will you lick the lid ?
Of course I always lick when I’m done!
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I began a course in finance to help me get a job in that secure which I've noticed there's a large amount of jobs for including trainees starting out their career. I've done a degree and just completed a masters in science but with the little amount of trainee vacancies that just makes it overall more competitive in the science career
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(Original post by Scienceisgood)
Personally I would much rather end up in the clinical biochemistry section as oncology wasn’t exactly making me enthusiastic and I have very little experience in haematology because the only experience I had in it was in first year.
I don’t suppose you know much about the trainee role by any chance and what exactly is expected?
The only trainee ones available I’ve seen (a couple of months ago) have been in the midlands and up north and right now I’ll admit travelling is somewhat discouraged right now. =(
I do have some experience in staining and tissue microscopy though but it’s been a while and I will need to get back into the swing of things.
Personally I would much rather end up in the clinical biochemistry section as oncology wasn’t exactly making me enthusiastic and I have very little experience in haematology because the only experience I had in it was in first year.
I don’t suppose you know much about the trainee role by any chance and what exactly is expected?
The only trainee ones available I’ve seen (a couple of months ago) have been in the midlands and up north and right now I’ll admit travelling is somewhat discouraged right now. =(
I do have some experience in staining and tissue microscopy though but it’s been a while and I will need to get back into the swing of things.
The Trainee BMS role is simply to allow you the experience to complete the IBMS Certificate of Competence to allow you to register with the HCPC. The Person Specification in any Trainee BMS job (or infact, any job above Band 2 in the NHS) will state that experience in the NHS is required.
They're not pedantic about it. I've had colleagues join as MLA's and leave for Trainee jobs within months, and I imagine they probably could have sooner. It's literally a tick box.
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(Original post by RegisteredBMS)
Biochemistry is an area that tends to have more Trainee jobs. They have a higher turnover of staff than over areas. I trained in Microbiology but my first job was Biochemistry, since Microbiology jobs seemed to come up far less often.
The Trainee BMS role is simply to allow you the experience to complete the IBMS Certificate of Competence to allow you to register with the HCPC. The Person Specification in any Trainee BMS job (or infact, any job above Band 2 in the NHS) will state that experience in the NHS is required.
They're not pedantic about it. I've had colleagues join as MLA's and leave for Trainee jobs within months, and I imagine they probably could have sooner. It's literally a tick box.
Biochemistry is an area that tends to have more Trainee jobs. They have a higher turnover of staff than over areas. I trained in Microbiology but my first job was Biochemistry, since Microbiology jobs seemed to come up far less often.
The Trainee BMS role is simply to allow you the experience to complete the IBMS Certificate of Competence to allow you to register with the HCPC. The Person Specification in any Trainee BMS job (or infact, any job above Band 2 in the NHS) will state that experience in the NHS is required.
They're not pedantic about it. I've had colleagues join as MLA's and leave for Trainee jobs within months, and I imagine they probably could have sooner. It's literally a tick box.
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