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medical biosciences to a career in nhs

does anyone know if it is possible to become a biomedical scientist with a degree in medical biosciences?

Short answer: No.

Longer answer: Not with just a BSc in medical biosciences. Biomedical Scientist is a protected title in the UK - this means you have to be on the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) register to work as one. To get on the register as a Biomedical Scientist you need a Certificate of Competence from the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). To get that you need an IBMS Accredited Biomedical Science Degree and completion of the IBMS Registration Portfolio.

If you have an alternative degree then you can pay the IBMS (I think it's currently £350) and map your degree against their requirements. Then you get a report with how many modules you'd need to complete at an accredited university in order to be able to complete the portfolio. Modules can cost £800+ each and wouldn't be covered by a student loan. If the degree isn't close enough then you'd need to do a full BSc.