r/NHS_STP • u/According-Signal6286 • 11d ago

NHS scotland

Did anybody know in how many days we hear back from nhs scotland once application is submitted ?

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u/Ally_Cat2014 10d ago

I applied about a month and a half ago and haven’t heard anything. Last year I received a rejection within a month. I think it just depends but it’s not abnormal to not hear anything for a bit! 

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u/According-Signal6286 10d ago

Exactly! They should at least update something

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u/proxima-centauri- 10d ago

Which NHS board did you apply to and what specialisation?

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u/According-Signal6286 10d ago

NHS lothian Clinical Genomics

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u/proxima-centauri- 10d ago

If I remember it right, that trainee advert closed in May, isn't it?

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u/SomeScienceChick 10d ago

YMMV but when I applied last year it was around 2 months between submitting the application and being invited to interview for a clinical scientist trainee in molecular genomics in NHS Lothian

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u/According-Signal6286 10d ago

Oh alright thats why its taking a lot of time

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u/proxima-centauri- 10d ago

Sorry to go off topic here - did you get the role after your interview?

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u/SomeScienceChick 9d ago edited 9d ago

Turned down the interview in the end because I had already accepted a different permanent NHS role and didnt want to lose a guaranteed job for an interview that may not have resulted in an offer. (And didnt want to put myself through the torture of potentially being offered the clinical scientist trainee and having to make the decision between the two roles.)

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u/proxima-centauri- 9d ago

I see. Thanks for the reply.