Trainee Biomedical Scientist Review

by NHS

Rating

4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    2.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

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

    • Booking in blood samples. Running blood samples. Cleaning lab down. Running QC with assistance.

    Skills

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

    • Many new skills; How to deal with anxious patients What Biomedical Scientist actually do on a daily basis. How to book in bloods and check adequate ID is present. How to run samples on analysers and how to troubleshoot those analysers.

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

    • 5/5
  • 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

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • Yes. By the end I was able to book in and run samples and certain assays independently. Some tasks still required assistance as I wasn’t a verified scientist.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • Very good support. Regular email and in person contact. Very satisfactory.

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

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

    • 4/5

    Culture

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

    • Good. Very helpful staff who were willing to help and train.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 1/5
  • 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?

    • It was a good opportunity that I enjoyed. I got to see how a real life laboratory worked.

  • 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

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

    • Yes

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

    • Enjoy it. Ask lots of questions. Be present and get involved. Say yes. Take feedback on board and use it to your advantage.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

South East

October 2023

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