r/NHS_STP

Hello everyone, I am currently in the process of applying for the health and care visa, and had a few questions:

Do I need to upload my DBS check ? I haven't received it yet, so I'm wondering whether I should wait for it before submitting my application?

Additionally, is our occupation on the immigration salary list , I did some research and I believe the answer is no, but I just wanted to confirm with people who may have gone through the process recently.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! :)

I currently have a bms degree with 2.2 and I have been working in Histopathology for over 7 years. I have been thinking to apply for STP. What should I do to improve my chances? And how competitive is Histopathology ?

I was just wondering if anyone know if we get full payment on our first pay day. Say you start the STP on the 1st of September and the pay day for September(I believe) is the 25th. Would we get around 4 weeks worth of pay?

I am guessing I wanna know if anyone know what the cut of day is.

So I’m nearly finished the STP. Graduated from the MSc. Passed the final assessment. But my OneFile is only 85% and I have a month to finish it. About 20 training activities left to do and some CBDs as well. I know what I need to do but struggling to find the time and motivation to get it done.

Any study / motivation tips are welcome. I am so close to the end but I simply cannot find it in me to get it done.

If anyone has been or is in a similar position to me please reassure me that I am not alone. So many in my cohort have got 100% signed off and I feel really behind 😭

This feels like a silly question but has anyone made friends doing the STP?

I would be moving to the manchester area for the program from Ireland, my partner couldn’t join me for the first year so I’d be alone.

Since there’s are limited placements in each location, do people find it isolating at all or is there opportunity to meet people? I don’t necessarily mean other young people, but just friends in general

Just worried that I’d love the program but end up feeling really alone for 3 years

Hi all,

I have just received a late offer for the NHS STP where in oriel the offer start date is the 7th September 2026. I have already booked a trip from the 2nd-16th of September as I wasn't expecting to receive an offer at all.

If anyone is able to help I'd like to ask:

1. Is the offer start date of the 7th the official start date i need to be in England for?
2. Is there any flexibility with start dates?

Thanks in advance!

I’m currently studying molecular genetics BSc, and I have two post graduate paths in mind: graduate entry medicine or the NHS STP.

I’m considering both, as both are things I would be really interested in pursuing, but I’m unsure which I’d prefer in the long run.
I’m aware NHS STP trainees get paid while training, which is a massive plus considering medical school would be another 4 years of more debt, and clinical bioinformatics and cancer genomics sounds really interesting to me too.
I am quite social, and ive been told I might prefer medicine as opposed to the STP in that case, but I’d love to get responses from clinical scientists and people on the STP.

What should I look out for to better help myself decide if I’d prefer the STP or GEMed?

Thank you! If appreciate some responses.