Cervical Sample Taker Initial Training

Home Education Hub Current offers Cervical Sample Taker Initial Training

Please note that we have reached our capacity for funding for this course. Any new applications will be placed on a waiting list. 

To practice or self-fund, please apply directly with NEPSEC : Cervical Sample Taker Initial Training – NEPSEC – North of England Pathology and Screening Education Centre

 

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP) requires that all cytology sample takers have undertaken appropriate training in the cervical screening programme and sample taking technique.

The Hub Plus Derbyshire works with the North of England Pathology Screening & Education Centre to offer a number of funded training places.

 

NEPSEC currently offers the basic training course in cervical cytology sample taking and has recognised accreditation from the Royal College of Nursing for the theoretical elements. The NEPSEC course adheres to the NHSCSP Guidance for the Training of Cervical Sample Takers February 2020 as a minimum.

What to expect?

The training is in two parts – a theoretical course plus a period of mentored practical training. The theoretical course runs three times a year in the Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire region.

Practical training will take place in the trainee’s place of work and must be supervised by an appropriate nominated mentor. Trainees must also visit a cytology laboratory and a colposcopy clinic local to their practice during their training. All training must be completed within a nine-month period, and it is important that students and their employers do not underestimate the level of commitment this programme of learning requires.