Discover careers in biomedical science

We're celebrating Healthcare Science Week! 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.

Join Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust for this free careers event and hear directly from healthcare professionals about their real-life experiences, explore different career pathways and discover which role is right for you.

Who should attend? This event is part of our BrigHTfutures@BHT programme aimed at secondary school students. It's ideal for anyone in Years 7-13 who is interested in healthcare, science, helping people or exploring future career options within the NHS. However, anyone interested in healthcare careers is welcome to attend.

AGENDA

5pm: Introduction – welcome and overview

5.10pm: Cellular pathology

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

5.20pm: Blood sciences

• Ben Powell, Lead Biomedical Scientist, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

5.30pm: Puzzling out pathology - quick quiz

5.35pm: Infection sciences (microbiology)

• Corrina Lansdown, 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

6pm: Routes into biomedical science: University degree

• Dr Yasaman Malekizadeh, Lecturer and Biosciences Undergraduate Admissions Lead and Dr Alex Gant, Lecturer and Biosciences Undergraduate Admissions Tutor: Clinical, Pharmaceutical & Biological Science, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire

6.15pm: Routes into biomedical science: Laboratory assistant, apprenticeship, work experience

• Luisa Clarke, Schools Engagement Lead, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

6.20 – 7pm: Over to you - practical session

• Examine microscope slides
• Identify pathology samples
• Put your questions to the team

FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT

• PARTICIPANT AGE: This event is aimed at students in Year 7 and above at secondary school or college. Tickets are free. Each young person may be accompanied by one parent/carer. Over 16s are welcome to attend on their own with parent/carer consent.
• VENUE: The event will take place at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the Sir Henry Floyd Lecture Theatre, located in the education centre behind the main hospital building. 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/