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Health Education England- National School for Healthcare Science: HEE-NSHCS
Professor Berne Ferry, Head of School
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• Outline of Talk Who are Healthcare Scientists (HCS)? What do they do? How do you become a HCS?
1. Apprenticeships- Levels 2,4,6
2. Undergraduate- (PTP)
3. Postgraduate- Masters (STP)
4. Consultant training- (HSST)
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Who are Healthcare Scientists? What do they do?
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Healthcare Scientists • hugely diverse and highly skilled workforce
• leading-edge technology e.g. • PET, MRI,
• advanced laboratory diagnostics, i.e. Are proteins working? Are cells functioning?
• the genomic revolution
• medical equipment management. AI, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics
• patient-facing e.g. • POCT.
• diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders
• calibration of pacemakers
• wheelchair modification
• telemedicine
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Changing healthcare
• Healthcare delivery will be vastly different in
future • Genomics revolution
• Data and technology avalanche
Healthcare Scientists are at the Centre of this change
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Senior Healthcare Scientists already are- and will more and more be the custodians of Vital Healthcare data for patients
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"According to a recent poll, over 50% of global healthcare leaders expect the role of AI in monitoring and diagnosis to expand."
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• Estimated cost of pressure ulcers to NHS is £1.5bn+
• CQUIN target to reduce pressure ulcers across the health economy
Pressure ulcer management Engineers working with nurses
Training nurses and patients
Bespoke solutions
Pressure mapping
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Five babies – five different treatments
KCNJ11 p.V59M Permanent diabetes and
developmental delay
FOXP3 c.227delT IPEX syndrome
EIF2AK3 p.E371* Wolcott Rallison Syndrome
Bone Marrow Transplant Liver Transplant Sulphonylurea therapy
STAT3 p.T716M Multi-organ autoimmune
disease
GATA6 c.1448-1455del Syndromic pancreatic
agenesis
Insulin and exocrine supplements
? STAT3 inhibitor
Genomic diagnosis tells us what the individual problem is ALSO: guides clinical management
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How do you become a HCS?
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1. Apprenticeships- Levels 2,4,6
2. Undergraduate- (PTP)
3. Postgraduate- Masters (STP)
4. Consultant training- (HSST)
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Apprenticeships
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1. Apprenticeship Standard – defines job role at
end of apprenticeship
2. Underpinning HCS qualification required at each
apprenticeship level
3. End Point Assessment (EPA) Plan - delivered by
NSHCS
Health Care Science Apprenticeships
1. Standards
• Level 2 HCS Standard for HCS Assistant can be accessed
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470806/HEALTHCARE_Healthcare
_Science_Assistant.pdf
• Level 4 HCS Standard for HCS Associate can be accessed
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/522687/Health_Care_Science_Ass
ociate.pdf
• Level 6 HCS Standard for HCS Practioner can be accessed
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584777/Apprenticeship_Standard_
L6_Healthcare_Science_Practitioner.pdf
• Level 6- requires the apprentice to work 80% of time in healthcare science and 20% of time in academic place
• requires the apprentice to undertake an undergraduate degree - Practioner Degree
On NSHCS Website: The NHS Employers : A beginner's guide to apprenticeships Getting the most from apprenticeships Apprenticeship standards Benefits of apprenticeships Apprenticeship myths Apprenticeship questions and answers Degree apprenticeships guide What employers need to know' outlines how higher-level apprenticeships can support career pathways. Find an apprenticeship provider Visit the 'Find a training organisation' website Find an independent EPA organisation Register of Apprentice Assessment Organisations. Useful links Skills for Health National Skills Academy for Health [email protected] www.nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/join-apprenticeships/apprenticeships
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Practioner Training Programme PTP
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Undergraduate PTP degree is a blend of workplace based learning and university learning
Level 6 HCS Standard means that the PTP degree is being used by apprentices
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Scientist Training Programme STP
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The STP, its aims, structure and overview
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So, what is the STP? The STP is a full-time, three-year programme which integrates work-based
learning with a part-time MSc in Clinical Science.
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So, what is the STP? The STP full-time, three-year programme is commisioned by HEE. Salary and
University Frees are funded; Highly competitive, approx 330 places annually
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The School and the STP
The National School of Health Care
Science (NSHCS) works in
partnership with the university, the
training provider, Health Education
England and the professional
bodies.
The NSHCS supports the trainee
and helps to manage the
programme over the 3 years.
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The aims of the STP
• Statutory Professional registration
• World class performance in clinical
science
• The acquisition of an appropriate
level of underpinning scientific
knowledge
• Trainees will become competent in
undertaking complex scientific and
clinical roles
• Defining and choosing
investigative and clinical options
• Making key judgements about
complex facts and clinical situations
within a quality assurance framework
• Trainees will work directly with
patients and all will have a positive
impact on patient care and outcomes
• Trainees will be involved, often in
lead roles, in innovation and
improvement, research and
development
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Overview of 3 years on the STP
Workplace University
In the first year…
• Work based induction
• Work based mandatory training
• Core modules
• 4 Rotational modules
• University modules - titles in the MSc may
not be exactly identical to the work based
modules shown in the e-portfolio
• Complete your MSc examinations in
May/June
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Overview of 3 years on the STP
Workplace University
In the second year…
Start specialty
modules and
research project
Complete MSc
examinations
NSHCS
Complete Mid-
term Review of
Progression
(MRP)
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Overview of your 3 years on the STP
Workplace University
In the third year…
Finish specialty
modules and
research project
Complete MSc
examinations
OSFA
Complete OSFA,
which is the exit
assessment
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Key to success
• The NSHCS will issue a Certificate of
Completion
• The Academy of Health Care Science
(AHCS) will issue a Certificate of
Attainment of Equivalence
• Use the Certificate of Attainment or
Equivalence to apply to the HCPC
(regulatory body) and apply to become
a registered clinical scientist
Successful completion
Healthcare Science Education and Training Routes
Programme Track
Healthcare Science
DivisionThemes defined by MSC Area of Work Code STP pathways
Clinical Biochemistry
Haematology & Transfusion Science
Clinical Immunology
Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
Clinical Microbiology
Decontamination Sciences
Reproductive Science
Reproductive Science - Andrology
Cytopathology
Histopathology
Genomic Sciences D Genomics
Genomic Counselling
Molecular Pathology
Cardiac Sciences
Vascular Sciences
Respiratory & Sleep Sciences
Clinical Perfusion
Critical Care Science
Audiology
Ophthalmic & Vision Sciences
Neurophysiology
Gastrointestinal Physiology
Urodynamic Science
Radiotherapy Physics
Imaging with Non-Ionising Radiation
Imaging with Ionising Radiation
Radiation Safety
Undefined Medical Physics
Clinical Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rehabilitation Engineering
Clinical Measurement & Development
Device Risk Management & Governance
Undefined Clinical Engineering
Reconstructive Sciences Reconstructive Sciences
Genomics
Physical Sciences
Bioinformatics Health Informatics
Applied Epidemiology Applied Epidemiology
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Clinical Bioinformatics
Medical Physics
Physiological Sciences
Bioinformatics
Cardiac, Critical Care,
Vascular, Respiratory & Sleep
Sciences (CCVRS)
Neurosensory Sciences
Gastrointestinal Physiology &
Urodynamic Science
Physical Sciences &
Biomedical Engineering
Life Sciences Blood Sciences
Infection Sciences
Cellular Sciences
Clinical Engineering
Scale and Impact
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Future prospects: After the STP
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Respondents to the survey
200 trainees responded to the
survey
72% response rate
Life sciences
Physical
sciences
Physiological sciences 28%
34%
38%
Cardiac Science 32
Radiotherapy Physics 32
Clinical Biochemistry 20
Audiology 16
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Top 5 factors in applying for the programme
Opportunity to gain
registration as a
clinical scientist
Interested in a
career in
healthcare science
Opportunity to
work in the NHS
Quality of the
training
programme
Blend of workplace
and academic
learning
Trainees’ experience of the programme
15%
62%
13%
7%
3%
Total agree: 77%
Total disagree: 10%
Q2: I have enjoyed my experience of the STP programme
I have had experiences that
colleagues who have trained on
previous schemes did not have
access to.
The opportunities in the STP are
second to none. The mix of
academic and workplace
learning is essential to get the
right balance.
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Career destinations Q21: Please tell us about your employment status
70%
4%
16%
9%
1%
Employed as a clinical
scientist in the NHS
Employed in another HCS
role in the NHS
Unemployed and seeking
employment as a clinical scientist
in the NHS
Employed or seeking employment
outside of HCS
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Higher Specialist Scientist Training
HSST
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HSST A doctoral level programme
Masters level
Doctoral level
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HSST A doctoral level programme
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Designed to deliver for the NHS very senior scientists who have: • a mastery of the academic/ theoretical /clinical knowledge of
their field
• BUT • who have also undertaken high-level leadership and
management training
• AND • are capable of being researchers in their professional field.
• Future Consultant Clinical Scientists
HSST: An overview
• Bespoke
• Self-directed
• Experiential and Reflective
• £16K Educational allowance
• Collegiate delivery
• Programme Components
• Workplace
• Innovation and Research
• FRCPath
• Postgraduate Diploma
• DClinSci
• Annual Review of Progression
• Higher Specialist Scientist
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• Lead Scientific Clinical Departments
• Consultant Clinical Scientists in fields which traditionally may not have had consultant scientists
• Management at highest level in Trusts
• Teaching, Supervision, Training
• Lead integration of Science practice in multi-professional teams
• Lead and encourage Innovation and improvement
• Lead on Quality improvement in their field and wider areas
• Understand Communication within and outside Trusts
• Contribute to patient safety using systems and informatics
• Establish Science at the core of medicine in the future
What will HSST graduates do?
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Academic Rewards
Bachelor with Honours Level 6 - 3 years study F/T minimum of 360 credits.
Masters Level 7- minimum of 180 credits, 60 credits:- an extended piece of research or similar in-depth study.
Professional Doctorate Level 8. integrates professional and academic knowledge. Candidates complete taught and research programme of study comprising-
Level 7 & 8- 540 credits Level 8 - 360 credits minimum
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Professional doctorate : DClin Sci Rigorous programme of advanced study & research, designed specifically to meet the needs:
commerce, industry, professional groups
Doctor of Philosophy degree is intended to develop “professional researchers” Professional doctorate is designed to develop: “ researching professionals”