Training, development and registration (cellular sciences)
The education and training you take depends on the level at which you are working.
Training and development
The education and training you will take depends on the level at which you are working.
- To enter through the NHS Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) you will need to take a full-time (usually 3-year) accredited integrated BSc degree in healthcare science (cellular science) at university. At least 50 weeks of workplace-based training in the NHS is included in these programmes. For the most up to date list of accredited BSc healthcare science degrees, please use our course finder. Applications for full-time courses are made through UCAS.
- Graduates entering the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) will be employed in a fixed-term, salaried training post and will study towards a Master's degree qualification in clinical science (cellular sciences).
Programmes are often supported by the development of workplace-based assessment tools, assessment of equivalent learning and the development of academic careers.