Keith Johnston

HoD Modernising Scientific Careers Update

What this presentation will cover:-

• MSC History

• The MSC Education and training pathway

What this presentation will not cover:-

• Answers about Regulation/Registration

Education and Training pathways

What did HCS have?

50+ Specialisms (Disciplines) within Healthcare Science

60+ Education/Training/Career pathways

Historic professional titles - perception of unfair advantages

Different or no education/training commissioning mechanisms

Different career starting points

Different access to CPD

Various support for healthcare undergraduates

Pathology services modernisation programme (>50% HCS w/f)

(Regulation for some...)

Education and Training pathways

What MSC should deliver

50+ specialisms

A common Education and Training pathway model

New overarching titles (E.G. Healthcare Scientist (Cardiology)

Common, transparent commissioning mechanisms

Common career starting points

Common access to CPD

Limited support for healthcare science undergraduates

Supported HCS Scientist Training Programmes (MSc)

Support for Higher Specialist Scientific Training Programmes

(Support for Regulation...)

Seeds of MSC: 2001

Making the Change

A Strategy for the Professions in Healthcare Science

Defined 3 HCS Divisions, coined new terms and

identified constituent disciplines (specialisms)

• Life Science

• Physics and Engineering

• Physiological Science

alongside Cardiology... Audiology,

Autonomic Neurovascular Science

Critical Care Technology

GI Physiology

Ophthalmic & Vision Science

Respiratory & Sleep Physiology

Urodynamic Science

Vascular Technology (Science)

Clinical Perfusion Science

Staging Publications 2001 - 2009

Consultation - transition to - Policy

Affect on Physiological Science

Policy document 2009 – Modernising Scientific Careers

The UK Way Forward

Principles:

Possibility of progression from Assistant to Consultant

Eligibility to progression based on common entry criteria

Workforce planning defines trainee numbers

Locally supported foundation degrees

Two (2) Bachelor level PTP – (5 specialisms)

Two (2) Masters level STP (8 specialisms)

Access to Doctorate level HSST (? n)

BSc Pathways

in PTP Curricula for Physiological Sciences

Division Theme Specialism

Physiological

Sciences

Cardiovascular & Respiratory Sciences

Cardiac Physiology

Respiratory and Sleep Physiology

Neurosensory Sciences

Audiology

Neurophysiology

Vision Science

Education and Training Pathways

Modernising Scientific Careers:

Career and Training Pathways

Career stage 1 – 4 HCS Assistants and Associates

• Direct entry

• Supported by in-house & external learning and development

• Possibility to academically progress to Foundation degree level

• Some AHCS may be regulated...

Modernising Scientific Careers:

Career and Training Pathways

Career stage 5 – 6 HCS Practitioners

• Direct entry to HEFCE 3-year undergraduate programme

• (APEL if entering with appropriate Foundation degree)

• Academic and work-place education and training (approx 65:35)

• Proposed regulation as HCSP...

• On graduation compete for career post or further education & training (STP)

Year 3

Application to Practice

Year 1

Scientific Basics

Academic

Increasing specialisation & supporting science

Academic learning to support workplace skills

development

Core Specialism

Application of Science, Technologies and

Techniques in Service Context

Workplace-based

Clinical

Experience

Work

placements

Core Specialism and

Project

Divisional Focus

Introductory Block across Healthcare Science

Integrated BSc (Hons) in Healthcare Science

with a Certificate of Competence

Year 2

Techniques &

Methodologies

Equivalence Trainees with prior

experience (either

academic or work place

experience) could be

exempt from certain

components.

Graduates will exit with

a graduate diploma in

the additional academic

learning

* Regulation as a Healthcare Science Practitioner

Increasing

experiential

learning

(up to a

maximum of

50 weeks)

* Subject to public consultation

Healthcare Science Practitioner Training Programme (PTP)

Conceptual framework for ‘integrated’ BSc[Hons]

Modernising Scientific Careers:

Career and Training Pathways

Career stage 6 – 9

Healthcare Scientist, Senior scientist & Consultant

• Direct entry or APEL from PTP

• Masters level learning through 3-year STP

• Regulation as HCS...

• Compete for career or HSST

• HSST = 4-5 year programme

• May include PhD and final Assoc RCP exam

• Eligibility to Higher Specialist Register

• Consultant appointments as appropriate

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Academic Block

Masters Degree

(part time)

Underpinning

knowledge to support

the rotations and

knowledge for the

chosen final specialism.

Problem based learning

will be one of the

methods of learning, to

enable synergies

between the academic

programme and the

workplace training

programme.

Workplace Training Programme

leading to Achievement Certificate

Elective – one from any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service (for 4 – 6 weeks)

Specialism Rotation 1

Specialism Rotation 3

Specialism Rotation 2

Specialism Rotation 4

Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Sleep Sciences Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)

Specialism (18 months)

ROTATIONS (4 x 3 months)

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Academic Block

Masters Degree

(part time)

Underpinning

knowledge to support

the rotations and

knowledge for the

chosen final specialism.

Problem based learning

will be one of the

methods of learning, to

enable synergies

between the academic

programme and the

workplace training

programme.

Workplace Training Programme

leading to Achievement Certificate

Cardiology Respiratory and

Sleep Science Vascular Science

Clinical Assessment

& Investigations

Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Sleep Sciences Three year Healthcare Scientist Training Programme (STP)

Specialism (18 months) – one from:

• Cardiac Physiology < Cardiac Physiology with cardiac rhythm management

< Cardiac Physiology with cardiac imaging

• Vascular Science

• Respiratory & Sleep Science

• Perfusion

Elective – one from any healthcare science specialism or a related clinical service (for 4 – 6 weeks)

ROTATIONS (4 x 3 months)

Modernising Scientific Careers

Foresight or Fortune?

Savings (targets – real) (realised – not realised)

Service reviews & rationalisation

Disparate HCS education & training commissioning

Patchy HCS CPD funding

New administration – new direction - White Paper:

Equity & Excellence – Liberating the NHS

Organisational structure change E.G. SHA

Spending Review

Education and Training Pathways

Locally supported programmes to achieve

learning outcomes consistent with safe and

effective service delivery and development

Cardiology:

Cardiography

Cardiography + Spirometry + Phebotomy

May attain Foundation Degree supporting

progression to PTP

Three year undergraduate (PTP) programme

leading to BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science

Outcome option of Cardiology or Respiratory

and Sleep Physiology

Cardiology:

Includes Electrocardiography, Cath Lab,

Pacemaker

Appropriate qualification for entry to STP

Funded three year post-graduate programme

(STP) leading to MSc Clinical Science

Cardiology:

Y1 Rotations

Y2 Specialism specific learning

Y3 Specialism specific Imaging or CRM

Appropriate qualification for entry to HSST

Scientist Training Programme

Post-graduate career position with

opportunities to further develop knowledge and

expertise related to Imaging and/or CRM

OR

HSST Programme – 4-5 year Doctorate level

education/training and research programme

Either route

Facilitates eligibility to Consultant HCS

CRM

OR

Cardiac

Imaging

ASE (U/S imaging

OR

CRM ?Dev Mgt

Career or HSST

Post Scientist Training Programme

Keith Johnston

HoD Modernising Scientific Careers Update