Unfinished portfolio
I finished my portfolio 10 weeks ago. I am no longer at the lab.
I was told it takes 12(ish) weeks to hear back from IBMS about an assessment date. I’m completely fine with that.
However, as it stands, my portfolio is only 48% complete. While on placement I asked constantly for things to be signed off, I kept getting told “tomorrow”, “next week”. I was told 2 weeks ago it would be done “next week” This caused me significant stress I felt abandoned to do it alone. Is there anything apart from begging them that I can do?
Also, my experience on placement was extremely poor, I was constantly passed from trainer to trainer with no real plan of what I was doing. My portfolio tasks were never planned and I was left to my own devices when completing it, despite each task stating “work with your training officer to complete this task”. I felt completely isolated while on placement and felt like no one really wanted me there and that I was a huge hinderance to their day to day work. My experience on placement has really changed my mind about being a BMS in the NHS.
I feel as if my lab were unable to teach and had no idea what they were doing when it came to the portfolio. Can I complain to the IBMS, is there anything I can do?