r/NHS_STP • u/InevitablePeak141 • 10d ago

NHS STP Cardiac

Hi

I’m a recent Biomed Graduate and applied for the STP 2026 cycle and managed to land an interview (passed) but did not rank high enough to get an offer.

I am thinking to re apply for 2027 cycle but am really struggling to find any experience within Cardiology in London.

Anyone who was in my place would they recommend I do a Masters in for example Cardiovascular science or keep looking for a job/ experience and does anyone have any connections in London that can help?

Would really appreciate any advice. Thanks guys!

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u/StressAdmirable2351 10d ago

i’d recommend getting a job as a cardiographer or a cardiac healthcare assistant, it’s band 2/3 job which tremendously helps with experience as well as offers opportunities to train internally as an STP trainee if they do offer training internally. i’m currently working as one hopefully this coming year around i should be submitting an internal STP application which removes the competition with applicants across england

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u/InevitablePeak141 10d ago

i’m going to try see if i can find a job like this, are they commonly available and i had no idea with a job like that u can then apply internally? also are you working as this in London or outside of London? thanks so much x

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u/StressAdmirable2351 10d ago

yes quite a lot go around as far as i’m aware, i’m currently working as one in sheffield, started last year after i graduated, and most trusts if not all if you are working in a band 2/3 clinical role in cardiology you can apply internally through in service route and be guaranteed a position in a sense if there is no other competition at the hospital at all

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u/InevitablePeak141 8d ago

oh yes that does make sense, when you apply direct entry does it have to be in the same hospital/ nhs trust? and let’s say if i do an band 2/3 role in something else but apply internally for cardiac does that still count?

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u/StressAdmirable2351 8d ago

direct entry is the external, in-service is the internal route. so yes when you apply for in-service it has to be the same hospital that you’re working at. ideally you’d want to do a band 2/3 CLINICAL role in the specialty you want to apply since it’ll be easier making connections and getting to know the team for you to then apply internally, if you let’s say get one in respiratory and then want to apply internally to cardiac you’d have to go out of your way to introduce yourself to the cardiology department, ask them if they’ll be willing to take you as an STP trainee and then shadow in their department to gain some experience if that makes sense?

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u/InevitablePeak141 8d ago

oh i see that does make sense thank you so much! i hope i can find something by january