The way we train clinical engineers in the NHS is changing. In this post Andrew Goldsborough explains what this means for NHS employers, trainees and prospective applicants. Between 2019 and… Read more »
What is Laser Protection Supervisor training? Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers conducting work with potentially hazardous sources of artificial optical radiation have a… Read more »
The Northern Training Consortium is holding a virtual open day to provide information to prospective NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) trainees in; Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering, Ophthalmic and Vision Sciences, and Clinical Scientific Computing.
What is RPS training? Under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 20171 employers have a duty to provide appropriate training for all employees working with ionising radiation. These regulations also require radiation… Read more »
Two NMPCE scientists, Dr Jae Tong and Dr Barry Ward, have been awarded a bursary by the National Breast Imaging Academy to develop a short series of educational videos for… Read more »
Congratulations to Lisa Moore and Asima Riaz from Imaging Physics and Radiation Safety (IPRS) who out of a national cohort of 17 other clinical technologist have successfully completed the IPEM’s latest Clinical Technologist training scheme. Lisa and Asima are now eligible to achieve registration on the Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT).
We are seeking two trainee Healthcare Scientists to train in Clinical Engineering (specialising in clinical measurement and development) in the Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (NMPCE) Directorate of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Northern Training Consortium (NTC) ran their first ever virtual Open Day on Friday 15th January via Zoom to explain what it is like to be an STP Trainee within NTC.
Hello, my name is Sarah and I’m a Medical Physics trainee specialising in Radiotherapy. As part of my STP training, I had the opportunity to undertake a five-week elective training… Read more »
In January 2020, I spent 5 weeks in Tanzania at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre along with Sarah, an STP Medical Physicist. Walking to work each day seeing Kilimanjaro peeking… Read more »