About us

The East Midlands Healthcare Scientist Training Network is a network run by current Trainee Healthcare Scientists.

We welcome trainees from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. Any Healthcare Science Trainee is welcome, whether you are doing the STP, HSST, PTP, Apprenticeship, or any other equivalent training programme.

The network aims to provide support and help to trainees towards completing their training activities by holding online and face to face events.

The Committee

Chair

Ella Brown

2nd Year Clinical Engineering STP based in Nottingham.

Previous experience:

- Bioengineering Degree at the University of Sheffield

- Teaching Assistant

- Lab Technician

What do I love most about my job?:

I love all the opportunities I have to observe other departments and see how Clinical Engineering has an impact on them and patient care. I enjoy working on projects which will improve patient care, and applying my engineering skills in a medical environment.

Secretary

Sophie Jones

2nd Year Nuclear Medicine Medical Physics STP based in Leicester.

Previous experience:

-BSc Medicinal Chemistry and Physics

-Nuclear Medicine Physics Technician (leading to in-service STP)

What do I love most about my job?:

I love how hands on Nuclear Medicine is, getting to work directly with patients and as part of a wider clinical team. There's still lots of background work which we do, so it is really fulfilling knowing how that will impact someone's life.

Leicester Events Officer

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Nottingham Events Officer

Lucy Morris

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2nd Year Radiotherapy Medical Physics STP based in Nottingham.

Previous experience:

- MPhys Physics degree at the University of Manchester

What do I love most about my job?:

I love the variety of the physicist's role in radiotherapy and having the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team!

Social Media Secretary

Cynthia Ugwu

2nd Year Cancer Genomics STP based in Nottingham.

Previous Experience:

B.Sc Biochemistry

M.Sc Biomedical Science from the University of East London

Quality Control Officer

Medical Representative

Health care Assistant

What do I love most about my job?:

What I love most about my job is the opportunity the STP gives me to grow while contributing to patient care. I enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team and being in a role where my work directly informs treatment decisions and ultimately helps improve patients’ quality of life.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusions Officer

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Volunteer

Rachel Lennon

3rd Year Radiotherapy Medical Physics STP based in Nottingham.

Previous Experience:

What do I love most about my job?:

Volunteer

Verity Munro

3rd Year Radiotherapy Medical Physics STP based in Nottingham.

Previous Experience :

MSci in Mathematical Physics at the University of Nottingham

1 year of administrative NHS work before successfully entry onto the STP

What do I love most about my job?:

I love being able to see how my role as a physicist directly impacts patient care.