2016 HEE/NIHR MClin Res Studentships

Health Education England (HEE) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) fund ten studentships for Non-Medical/Dental Healthcare Professionals on the MClin Res programme at the University of Manchester. Applications are now open for September 2016 entry and they will close on 11th April 2016 for interviews on 6th, 10th and 17th May 2016. The MClin Res allows health professionals to develop their skills to advance their clinical career or conduct specific research.

Those interested in apply for a studentship need to read the application guidance and fill out the application form.

Further information about the MClin Res can be found on the University of Manchester website.

Healthcare scientists wanted to join Quality Improvement group

There is an opportunity for healthcare scientists to get involved in the Quality Improvement Champion’s Group.

The Chief Scientific Officer’s Quality Improvement Champions Group (QI Group) would like to hear from healthcare scientists that are delivering their services away from secondary care in a new or innovative way to support its work in driving forward high quality, innovative patient-centred diagnostic and scientific services.

The QI Group brings together key leaders from the system to support the New Models of Care national programme for NHS England and to be a national hub of scientific expertise for a range of key stakeholders, so that healthcare science can be at the forefront of transformational change. This work forms part of NHS England’s wider ambition to ensure the delivery of high quality care for all, now and for future generations.

The group, chaired by Consultant Cardiac Physiologist Keith Pearce, from University Hospital South Manchester, brings together national healthcare scientist leaders from across the 50-plus specialisms of healthcare science with input from specialist teams within NHS England as required. It feeds in to the national healthcare science Leadership Innovation and Advice Group.

The QI Group has a number of roles including:

    • Provide scientific advice and expertise from across the healthcare science system in support of new care models nationally.
    • Be champions of quality locally, regionally and nationally to ensure patients receive high quality of care
    • Collaborate with local commissioners to ensure all patient services can be delivered in the best location with access to timely diagnostic testing.
    • Lead to increased awareness and shared understanding of national, regional and local developments, test new thinking and be able to share best practice.
    • Participate in horizon-scanning and long-range planning exercises to help identify emerging challenges and opportunities.
    • Gather evidence into a portfolio / library that can be shared across healthcare science and to all key stakeholders.

The QI Group secretariat is looking for more healthcare scientists to join the group to ensure it fully represents the breadth of the profession. For more information, or if you wish to join please contact Helen Liggett, Scientific Project Lead for Quality Improvement for CSO team at Helen.Liggett@srft.nhs.uk

Continuing Professional Development – Needs Analysis

Calling all NHS Managers!

The professions of Allied Health, Healthcare Science, Pharmacy, Psychology and Public Health have identified the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of our respective workforces to be a key focus of the activities of the Centre for Professional Workforce Development (CPWD). The CPWD have designed a multi professional Training Needs Analysis to inform future developments of collaboration between professions. The purpose of the survey is to identify and evaluate current multi-professional training accessed by the CPWD professions and determine future training needs at individual, team or organisational level.

Through stakeholder consultation, the outcomes of this survey will inform education providers across the North West of any gaps in current education and training provision and barriers to learning currently being experienced by the CPWD professions. The questionnaire is primarily aimed at those individuals that are responsible for staff appraisals and have awareness and access to both training and funding sources on behalf of their organisation. Please circulate to relevant individuals within your professional networks.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DFCRZMN

All responses must be received by Friday 29th January 2016.

MAHSE Christmas Closure

The MAHSE office will be closed between 24th December and 3rd January (inclusive). During this time we will not be able to respond to e-mails. We will respond to all e-mails when we return on Monday 4th January 2016.

The MAHSE team would like to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas break and best wishes for 2016.

Scientist Training Programme (STP) 2016 – information

The National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS) have announced that due to ongoing discussions regarding spending priorities for the NHS subsequent to the recent Government Spending Review, there may be a potential delay to the opening of applications for the Scientist Training Programme (STP) for 2016.

They are still planning on opening for applications in January 2016 but the exact dates are currently under review.

Anyone interested in applying for this STP should visit the NSHCS recruitment web pages regularly for further information and as soon as details of the posts are confirmed a revised recruitment timetable will be published.

http://www.nshcs.org.uk/for-trainees/recruitment

The NSHCS do not anticipate changes to the Higher Specialist Scientific Training (HSST) recruitment process at this time but will confirm if any changes are required.

The MAHSE Open Day will take place as planned on Thursday 7th January and we will update candidates then if the application timetable has been agreed.

MAHSE STP Open Day – Registration Deadline Extended

The registration deadline for the MAHSE STP Open Day on Thursday 7th January has been extended until Friday 18th December. The event will include subject specific talks and tours of local NHS trusts where possible. A full programme can be found on our website.

If you would like to attend the event to find out more about the Scientific Training Programme, and the specialisms offered by MAHSE, please complete our online registration form.

New resources for HSST Equivalence – Assessors Training

Further to our blog post in September, the Academy for Healthcare Science have recently released further resources  including a presentation, audio commentary and associated guidance which is available through the Equivalence Guidance section of the AHCS website.

The information has been specifically designed as part of the training for HSST Assessors, but should also be useful to anyone interested in  HSST registration and Equivalence processes.

HSST Successes and Challenges

Health Education England (HEE) and MAHSE recently held a review of the HSST programme and have issued a joint statement highlighting the successes and challenges faced in implementing HSST.

The National School of Healthcare Science has successfully recruited over 100 clinical scientists to the HSST programme and the statement notes future actions which will be taken to address challenges faced (see list of  Frequently Asked Questions, which contains useful information for HSST trainees and their trainers).

A series of HSST webinars are being held on the following topics.  Trainees and their trainers should already have received an email from the National School with instructions on how to log on to the webinars and a recording will be made available after each webinar at http://www.nshcs.org.uk/higher-specialist-scientific-training

  • 8th December 2015 (10.30- 11.15am) – Workplace based assessments and how to use the OLAT
  • January 2016 (date / time TBC) – Fundamentals of HSST assessment and the annual review of progression
  • February 2016 (date / time TBC) – Developing networks, peer support and the role of trainees and training officers
  •           March 2016 (date / time TBC) – The HSST projects and how they fit together

 

 

 

HSST Curricula for 2015/16

New Curricula for HSST (Higher Specialist Scientist Training) for 2015/16 is available on NHS Networks.

Specialisms include Virology, Reproductive Science, Molecular Pathology of Infection, Molecular Pathology of Infection, Microbiology, Haematology, Histocompatability and Immunogenetics, Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Biochemistry and Analytical Toxicology.

MAHSE Research and Innovation Project – Workshop 24th February 2016

Following on from the TRUSTECH and MAHSE webinar on Tuesday 17th November 2015, the next phase of the MAHSE Research and Innovation Project will be a workshop which will aim to develop the strategy for evolving research and innovation as well as identify the key objectives and priorities. MAHSE have invited key stakeholders to take part and are also keen to involve as many healthcare scientists as possible.

The workshop will be held between 12.30pm and 4.30pm on Wednesday 24th February 2016 at thestudio, Manchester, lunch will be provided between 12.30 and 1.30pm. An outline of the project will be discussed, and then there will be group discussions on key areas of the project. Further information about these is on the draft programme.

If you would like to attend the workshop, you can register for it using our online booking form.