Training, development and registration (infection sciences)
Depending on the point at which you enter a career in infection sciences, you'll train via either an accredited undergraduate degree, or, if you're entering as a graduate, a Master's programme.
Education and training
The education and training you’ll take, depends on the level at which you’re working.
- If you're entering through the NHS Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) [1] you will need to take a full-time (usually 3-year) accredited integrated BSc degree in healthcare science at university, specialising in infection sciences. 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 [2]. Applications for full-time courses are made through UCAS [3].
- As a graduate entering the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) [4] you will be employed in a fixed-term, salaried training post and will study towards a Master's degree in clinical science (infection sciences).
Programmes are often supported by the development of workplace-based assessment tools, assessment of equivalent learning and the development of academic careers.