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Modernising Scientific Careers

Modernising Scientific Careers. By Gillian Jaggar MSc CSci FIBMS May 2011. What is MSC?. “UK wide education and training strategy for the whole of Healthcare Science” “Clear coherent career pathway for the HCS workforce” “Trainees will have high quality training and better job prospects”.

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Modernising Scientific Careers

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  1. Modernising Scientific Careers By Gillian Jaggar MSc CSci FIBMS May 2011

  2. What is MSC? • “UK wide education and training strategy for the whole of Healthcare Science” • “Clear coherent career pathway for the HCS workforce” • “Trainees will have high quality training and better job prospects”

  3. Why change? • Rapid advances in science technology • 7 days a week • Changing patient demographics • ↑ age • ↑ Diseases of modern lifestyle • Obesity, diabetes • Standardise training across HCS workforce • Align career pathways with other HCS workforce • 59 different routes of entry to HCS professions • Lack of structured training for HCS assistants and HCS associate practitioner • Save money for NHS • ↓Pay costs • £250 million/annum

  4. Who will it affect? • All HCS workforce of which Biomedical Scientists are largest groups • 51 staff groups • BMS • Audiologist • Renal technologists • Medical physicists • Vascular perfusionists • Cardiac physiologists • Sleep/respiratory physicists

  5. Main staff groups • Healthcare Science Assistants • Career framework band 1-4 • Healthcare Science Practitioners • Career framework band 5-6 • Healthcare Scientists • Career framework band 5-9

  6. MSC-The vision

  7. Education and training framework within MSC: HCS Education and Training Board • Healthcare Science Assistants • Foundation Degree • Healthcare Science Practitioner • BSc Hons Healthcare Science • Healthcare Scientist • Scientist training programme • MSc Healthcare Science (Masters degree)

  8. Life science framework • Degrees will run in themes not disciplines • Cardiovascular Science • Neurosensory Science • Medical Physics Science • Clinical Engineering • Life Science • Subdivided into specialisms

  9. Life Science Specialisms • Genetics Science • Blood Science • Infection Science • Cellular Science

  10. Foundation degree-from September 2012 • Qualification for Associate Practitioner/Health Care Scientist Assistants (MSC Red box) • 2 year part-time • Generic for all life science disciplines • Opportunity to top up to honours degree • Possibly funded by SHA • Must be employed in NHS

  11. Practitioner training BSc Hons degree • 3 year integrated degree • Placement in each year (not funded as yet) • Year 1-10 weeks • Year 2-15 weeks • Year 3-25 weeks • BSc Hons HCS Life Science • Blood Science • Infection Science • Cellular Science • Genetics Science

  12. Cost to student for a 10 week placement • CRB check • Vaccination programme • Travel/accommodation • On-line assessment tool • £1000 minimum per 10 week placement • No Funding from Yorkshire and Humber SHA/DoH • Plans to standardise funding nationally • Placement over the summer • No opportunity for employment

  13. BSc Curriculum-Cellular Science • Year 1 • Professional practice-10 credits • Scientific basis of healthcare-60 credits • Building blocks of life-20 credits • Science behind the cure-30 credits • Specialist work based training-10 credits • Year 2 • Pathology and laboratory medicine—60 credits • Research methods-10 credits • Partners in investigation-10 credits • Cellular science in health and disease-20 credits • Specialist work based training-10 credits • Year 3 • Cellular science specialisms in action-60 credits • Research project-30 credits • Specialist work based training-20 credits

  14. Framework continued • Scientist Training (funded by SHA) • MSc HCS Life Science • Blood Science • Biochemistry • Haematology • Immunology • Genetics • Infection Science • Microbiology • Infection control • Virology • mycology • Cellular Science • Histopathology • Cytology • Reproductive Science • Genetics • Genetics • Cellular • Blood

  15. What’s happening-University • Bradford supported by Y+H SHA • 10 HCS students each in: • Genetics Science-Practitioner training • From September 2010 • Foundation degree-HCS Assistant training • From September 2012 • It is the university’s intention to deliver the other HCS disciplines from September 2011

  16. Genetics degree-Approvedby MSC Education and Training Board and MEE • 8 offers of placements in genetics labs nationally • Too late to advertise through UCAS • Contacted applicants by letter prior to A level results • 2 expressions of interest • Recruitment from BMS degree-2010 starters • Promoted in university • 6 applicants • 4 offers • Withdrawal of placement offers. Why??? • Newcastle and Liverpool • Students placed Leeds, Sheffield and 2x Birmingham • 2 students declined the offer

  17. Where are we now? • Leeds have agreed to take 2 students • Sheffield at the 11th hour agreed to take another • 2 in total • Information about problems securing placement was fed back to MSC team • 1x students failed January exams- withdrawn from course • Pre-placement training • On-line assessment tool • Training manual • CRB checks • Vaccinations • Placement starts 23rd May

  18. The future BSc Life Sciences • Final curriculum Life Sciences (PTP) • Map learning outcomes + approve degree • Placements • Recruitment • On-line assessment tool- final touches for other HCS disciplines • Training manual • Regulation • HCS Regulation liaison group • Transition • MSc • BMS/Applied BMS degree • Alternate routes of entry to the profession • Career progression (Blue box) • Early adopters • Leeds and Sheffield • Y+H MSC Implementation group • West Midlands SHA-co-ordination

  19. STP Training programme- Old Clinical Scientist role • 200 places across all disciplines nationally • Life Science Y+H • 2 immunology • 2 genetics • MSc level • September 2011 start!!!!!! • Fully funded by SHA • Supernumerary • BMS’s in post will have to resign • Competitive entry • Curriculum end January • Tendering February • Interviews March • 180 offers -70% PhD qualified

  20. The Future Scientist Training Programme MSc • STP-Bradford have put in a bid for MSc HCS • September 2011 start • If successful accreditation/course approval July • Modules for CPD/Specialist portfolio • MSc for career progression in blue box • Experts in their field invited to teach on programme • Foundation degree-postponed until 2012

  21. Is your laboratory ready? • Representative on local MSC Implementation Group • HR support • Robust training arrangements • Up to date/comprehensive training materials • Training qualifications for WPS/mentors • University Train the Trainers • University Clinical tutors days • Other training qualifications • On-line assessment tool

  22. Proposals for Regulation- HCS Regulation Liaison group • Two tier • HCS Practitioner • Healthcare Scientist • Maybe a voluntary register • Clinical Scientist will transfer onto HC Scientist register • BMS who demonstrate equivalence will also transfer • Will have to demonstrate equivalence • Not all BMS will be able to demonstrate equivalence • At some point the BMS register will be closed to all new applicants

  23. Any questions? Useful websites: North West Healthcare Science Network www.nwhcs.nhs.uk http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/Chiefprofessionalofficers/Chiefscientificofficer/DH_123755

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