Each Healthcare Science trainee is assigned a Training Officer in the NHS who has overall responsibility for supervising them over the course of their training. Training Officers meet regularly with their trainee to ensure they are progressing through the programme. Sometimes a trainee will also have a Supervisor who will oversee individual rotations.
For further information about the role of the Training Officer or Supervisor, please visit the National School of Healthcare Science website.
Within the MAHSE partnership there are a number of PTP and STP programmes available. Please visit the ‘Our Programmes‘ section of the website for further details.
If you have a current STP trainee within the MAHSE partnership, we have sketched out below the main times of the year when they will be in Manchester completing the academic programme. The programme team will provide you with a teaching timetable at the start of each academic year. If you do not receive this then please contact the MAHSE Administration team
The information below gives a general overview of the programmes in normal times. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, specific measures have been taken to ensure teaching is still delivered. Trainees affected by these changes will be notified of them and should share information they receive with their Training Officers and Supervisors.
Blood Sciences
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester during the Blood Sciences programme is given below. For information about the module titles, please visit the Scientist Training Programme page.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| All pathways: 5 weeks from October to November | Clinical Biochemistry | |
| 5 weeks between November and December | 4 weeks between February and March | |
| Haematology and Transfusion Science | ||
| 1 week September, November and February | 1 week October, December and March | |
| Clinical Immunology | ||
| 3 weeks between October and November and 2 weeks in February | 3 weeks in November/December and 2 weeks in January | |
| Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics | ||
| 3 weeks between October and November and 2 weeks in February | 3 weeks in November/December and 1 week in January | |
CCVRS Sciences
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester during the CCVRS Sciences programme is given below. For information about the module titles, please visit the Scientist Training Programme page.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| All pathways: 6 weeks from October to November | Cardiac Science | |
| 1 week September and 2 weeks in November | 3 weeks in January | |
| Critical Care Science | ||
| 1 week September and 2 weeks in January | 2 weeks in January | |
| Respiratory and Sleep Science | ||
| 1 week September and 2 weeks in November | 2 weeks in January | |
Cellular Sciences
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester during the Cellular Sciences programme is given below. For information about the module titles, please visit the Scientist Training Programme page.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| All pathways: 6 weeks from October to November | Histopathology | |
| 1 week in September, November and March | 1 week in October, December and March | |
| Cytopathology | ||
| 1 week in September, November and March | 1 week in October, December and March | |
| Reproductive Science | ||
| 1 week in September, November and March | 1 week in October, December and March | |
Clinical Bioinformatics
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester during the Clinical Bioinformatics programme is given below. For information about the module titles, please visit the Scientist Training Programme page.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| 3 weeks in October, 1 week in January and 1 week in February (teaching in January and February to take place at the University of Liverpool)
(Students undertaking the Genomics pathway will also have teaching 1 week in November and I week in February) |
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| Genomics | ||
| 2 weeks in November and 1 week in January | 1 week in December, 2 weeks in February | |
| Health Informatics | ||
| 1 weeks November and 2 week in March | 1 week in January and 1 week in March | |
| Physical Sciences (University of Liverpool) | ||
| 1 week October, 1 week January, 1 week February and 2 weeks in March | Research Project | |
Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester during the Clinical Pharmaceutical Science programme is given below. For information about the module titles, please visit the Scientist Training Programme page.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| 3 days in September, 2 x 1 wees in October, 1 week in January and 1 week in April (teaching in December to take place at King’s College London) | 1 week in October, November and February | 1 week in March and 1 week in April (April to be confirmed – teaching to take place in London) |
Genomic Sciences
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester during the Genomic Sciences programme is given below.
Genomic Counselling
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
| Cancer Genomics | |||
| Core teaching: 3 weeks September/October, 1 week in March. | 1 week November, 1 week February, 1 week May | TBC | |
| Genomics | |||
| Core teaching: 3 weeks September/October.
Elective rotations (2 from 7 choices): 6 are delivered 1 week October/November, and 1 is delivered 1 week March |
2 weeks November, 1 week March | 1 week December, 1 week February (UoL) | |
| Genomic Counselling | |||
| Core teaching: 3 weeks September/October, 1 week November
Elective rotations (1 from 3 choices): 2 are delivered 1 week October/November, 1 is delivered 1 week March |
1 week October, 1 week November, 1 week March | 1 week September, 1 week in November | |
Trainees will be emailed individual teaching dates. Please contact admin@mahse.co.uk if you require further information.
Neurosensory Sciences
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester during the Neurosensory Sciences programme is given below. For information about the module titles, please visit the Scientist Training Programme page.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| All pathways: 7 weeks from the end of September to mid-November | Audiology | |
| 2 weeks in November, 1 week in March and 2 weeks in July (between Y2 and Y3) | 1 week October, other weeks TBC | |
| Neurophysiology | ||
| 1 week in September, November and April | 2 weeks in October and 1 week in February | |
Reconstructive Science
An outline of when trainees will be expected to attend lectures in Manchester or London during the Reconstructive Science programme is given below. For information about the module titles, please visit the Scientist Training Programme page.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| 6 weeks from October to November (first 3 weeks in Manchester and second 3 weeks in London) | 1 week in September (Manchester) and 2 weeks in November (split between Manchester and London) | 3 weeks in January/February (first 2 weeks in London and last week in Manchester |