1. Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
General Schema Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification
Remainder in Single Specialism training
Specialism 1
Specialism 2
Specialism 3
Specialism 4
Themed Rotations
Initial 12 months rotational training (3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Academic learning
leading to
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme. 1

2. Masters Workplace Training
Blood Sciences Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
Clinical Biochemistry
Haematology / Transfusion Science
Clinical Immunology
< Clinical Immunology (without Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics)
< Clinical Immunology (with Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics)
Genetics (rotations taken from both Blood and Cellular Sciences)
Clinical
Biochemistry
Haematology / Transfusion Science
Immunology
Genetics &
Molecular
Science
Academic learning
leading to
Themed Rotations
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training (3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification

3. Masters Workplace Training
Cellular Sciences Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
Histopathology
Cytopathology
Reproductive Science
Genetics (rotations taken from both Blood Sciences and Cellular Sciences)
Histology
Cytology
Reproductive
Science
Genetics &
Molecular
Academic learning
leading to
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Themed Rotations
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training (3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification 3

4. Masters Workplace Training
Infection Sciences Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
Clinical Microbiology
(including: infection control & epidemiology, virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology)
Epidemiology
&
Health Protection
Bacteriology
Virology
Molecular
Science
Academic learning
leading to
Themed Rotations
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training (3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification

5. Masters Workplace Training
Medical Physics Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
Radiotherapy Physics
Radiation Safety
Imaging with Non-Ionising Radiation
Imaging with Ionising Radiation
Radiotherapy
Physics
Radiation
Safety
Imaging with
Non-Ionising
radiation
Ionising
Academic learning
leading to
Themed Rotations
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training (3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification 5

6. Masters Workplace Training
Clinical Engineering Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
Rehabilitation Engineering
Clinical Measurement & Development (this specialism results from combining Design & Development with Clinical Measurement & ICT)
Device Risk Management & Governance
Rehabilitation
Engineering
Design
&
Development
Device Risk
Management &
Governance
Clinical
Measurement
& ICT
Academic learning
leading to
Themed Rotations
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training (3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification 6

7. Masters Workplace Training
Neurosensory Sciences Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
Neurophysiology
Ophthalmic & Vision Science
Audiology (includes paediatric experience)
Audiology
Ophthalmic &
Vision
Science
Clinical
Assessment &
Investigations
Academic learning
leading to
Themed Rotations
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training (3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification

8. Masters Workplace Training
Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory & Sleep Sciences Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
Cardiology
Respiratory and
Sleep Science
Vascular
Science
Clinical
Assessment
& Investigations
Perfusion
(only available to
perfusion specialism)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
Cardiac Physiology
< Cardiac Physiology with cardiac rhythm management
< Cardiac Physiology with cardiac imaging
Vascular Science
Respiratory & Sleep Science
Clinical Perfusion (rotations 1 to 3 outlined, with 4th rotation in perfusion)
Mandatory rotations for all specialisms except Perfusion
Academic learning
leading to
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training
(3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification 8

9. Masters Workplace Training
Gastrointestinal (GI) Physiology & Urodynamics Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)
Introductory Academic Block (Minimum of 1 month)
For remainder of the time, a single specialism from:
(6 months of shared GI and Urodynamics specialist training
with the remainder of the time spent in either GI or Urodynamics)
GI Physiology
Urodynamics (fourth rotation chosen from Respiratory Science or Cardiology)
Cardiology
Urodynamics
Clinical
Assessment
& Investigations
Respiratory
Science
Mandatory rotations for GI Physiology Specialism
(3 months in each of 4 specialisms)
Academic learning
leading to
Masters
Degree
With part time attendance
on a HEI based Masters programme throughout the training period
Underpinning knowledge to support the workplace-based training.
Problem based learning may be one of the methods of learning, to enable synergies between the academic programme and the workplace training programme.
Followed by an elective ( weeks) in any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service
Initial 12 months rotational training
Workplace Training
in an NHS or other approved organisation leading to formal Certification 9