Discover careers in biomedical science

We're celebrating Healthcare Science Week! Book on Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust’s after-school careers event to explore the vital roles in our laboratories which support the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Find out about the exciting specialities of infection sciences, blood sciences and cellular sciences. Learn about university and apprenticeship pathways.

A BrigHT futures@BHT talk aimed at secondary school students

AGENDA

5pm: Introduction – welcome and overview

• Holly Shrimpton, General Manager, Oncology, Haematology & Psychology Services, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

5.10pm: Cellular pathology

• Anna Clarke, Lead Biomedical Scientist, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

5.20pm: Blood sciences

• Saeed Akhtar, Senior Biomedical Scientist, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

5.30pm: Puzzling out pathology - quick quiz

5.35pm: Infection sciences (microbiology)

• Alison Semmens, Senior Biomedical Scientist, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

5.45pm: Working as a doctor in pathology

• Dr Gayani Weerasinghe and Dr Gayathri Wathuge, Consultant Pathologists, Clinical directors in Pathology, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

5.55pm: Routes into biomedical science

University degree

• Dr Fang Lou, Principal Lecturer in Physiology, Biosciences Undergraduate Admissions Lead: Clinical, Pharmaceutical & Biological Science, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire

Laboratory assistant and apprenticeship routes

• Saeed Akhtar, Senior Biomedical Scientist, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

6.10pm: Work experience

• Luisa Clarke, Talent Attraction Lead, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

6.15 – 7pm: Over to you - practical session

• Examine microscope slides
• Identify pathology samples
• Put your questions to the team, including the University of Hertfordshire
• Virtual laboratory tours

FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT

• PARTICPANT AGE: This event is aimed at students in Year 7 and above at secondary school or college. Tickets are free and limited to one parent/carer to each young person. Over 16s are welcome to attend on their own with parent/carer consent. On the evening, seats will be prioritised for students, and parents/guardians may be requested to stand at the back.
• VENUE: The event will take place in the Sir Henry Floyd Building lecture theatre which is round the back of Stoke Mandeville Hospital. See Google Maps for an exact location: https://goo.gl/maps/5K5i9RyKhtSUq3c48 or ask for directions at the welcome desk in main reception.
• ARRIVAL TIME: Registration is from 4.45pm and we recommend arriving early to find a parking spot, or you can get dropped off right outside the Sir Henry Floyd Building.
• PARKING: There is visitor parking around the back of Stoke Mandeville Hospital, with usual charges applying. (Please do not park in staff car parking.) See our website for details: https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/visiting-your-hospitals/visiting/stoke-mandeville-hospital/