Student BMS Review

by NHS

Rating

3.6/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    3.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • I was a student biomedical scientist in the haematology and biochemistry departments of pathology. I shadowed qualified BMS and performed tasks such as glandular fever screening when I completed competency assessments.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I developed existing skills such as pipetting and performing laboratory skills safely.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Towards the end of my placement I was given more responsibility however at times I felt I could've been more involved with the team by being assigned to a job role to do daily so I not left doing my portfolio for the whole day.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I received a lot of support for mentors and peers.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The general atmosphere was good, at first I was a bit intimidated and at times I did feel like I was ignored and people just wanted to get their work done.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I did enjoy working in a fast pace environment which applied my knowledge from my degree.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at NHS

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend NHS to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to NHS

    • If any help is needed when applying, contact the careers team in the university because they are very helpful and will guide you through the application.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

South West

September 2023

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