Scientist Training Programme now open for applications in Wales

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is pleased to announce that applications for the Scientist Training Programme posts in Wales for 2025 are now open.

Run by the National School Healthcare Science, the Scientist Training Programme (STP) is a national training programme of work-based and academic learning for graduates who wish to secure a senior scientist role within the NHS.

Successful applicants to training posts in Wales will:

• be employed on a three-year, fixed term contract by an NHS Wales Health Board or Trust
• receive a Band 6 (Agenda for Change) salary
• have their full academic and programme fees funded
• be able to apply for a bursary of up to £2,000 for additional training needs
• be eligible for registration with the Health and Care Professional’s Council (HCPC) as a Clinical Scientist following completion of the programme.

In Wales, the programme, trainee salary and bursary are all funded by HEIW.

Hopeful applicants should have a minimum of an honours degree (first or 2:1) in a pure or applied science, or a MSc or PhD relevant to the specialism they are applying for.

Each individual can apply for a maximum of two STP posts in Wales, applications close on 2 March 2025.

Associate Director of Workforce Transformation for Healthcare Science at HEIW, Dr Sarah Bant said: “We are delighted to support this essential training programme that combines university education with local training in our excellent services across Wales. If you are committed to working in NHS Wales within one of our array of healthcare science professions, this is such a fantastic way to start.”

Further information about the STP in Wales can be found on our website.

STP posts in Wales – open for applications

Please use the links below to apply for your desired post(s) on the NHS Wales recruitment portal, Trac.

• Audiology
• Cancer Genomics
• Cardiac Science (opening on 24/02/2025)
• Clinical Biochemistry
• Clinical Bioinformatics Genomics
• Device Risk Management and Governance (Hywel Dda University Health Board)
• Device Risk Management and Governance (Swansea Bay University Health Board)
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Clinical Pharmaceutical Science
• Clinical Scientific Computing
• Genomics
• Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
• Nuclear Medicine
• Neurophysiology
• Swansea Bay University Health Board
• Velindre University NHS Trust
• Radiotherapy Physics
• Respiratory and Sleep Science
• Vascular Science

 Applications for the posts will close on 2 March 2025.

Please use the above links to apply for your desired post(s) on the NHS Wales recruitment portal.