Guidance to candidates: Eligibility criteria

 

Please check the following: 

 

• Are a Member of the AAPT (you will need your AAPT membership number as part of the application process). AAPT membership if free for L3/4 students - click here for AAPT application form and send completed form to jade.murray@nhs.net

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• Hold the RSPH Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology) or equivalent (you can start working on your competency statement (s) once you have completed your level 3 portfolio). 

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• Expected to have one year's professional experience in a mortuary as an APT (your level 3 training will count towards this)

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• Committed to undertaking continuing professional development (CPD)  - you may use your level 3 portfolio (or training log / training plans) as evidence of ongoing CPD.

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• Have a supporter / proposer for your application (each applicant  is required to identify a work base supporter i.e. a mentor or line manager who is a senior APT).

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Guidance to supporters: Supporter form (required with each application) 

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Each applicant for science council professional registration is required to identify a supporter (applicants nominate their own supporters as part of their application process). As the applicant’s supporter you must be familiar with their work and will be a senior colleague, usually a line manager or supervisor. Wherever possible supporters should also hold membership of the AAPT.

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After a candidate submits their application, it is important that an individual who knows the applicant and their work well can verify that they have represented themselves accurately. This will involve reading the applicants competence report and then completing the supporter review form (click here for supporter review form template). 

 

Your role as a supporter is to consider the candidate’s application and provide supporting comments that the candidate meets (or exceeds) the standard for each of the following five competence areas:

 

A: Application of Knowledge and Understanding
B: Personal Responsibility
C: Interpersonal Skills
D: Professional Practice
E: Professional Standards
 

Finaly, the supporter signs the supporter review form to confirm that, to the best of your knowledge, the information the candidate has provided is correct and accurate.
 

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Guidance to candidates: Competency statements

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Applicants will need to demonstrate competence across five areas (A to E below) – think of these a mini-reflective pieces of approx. 300 words each.  Try and link one or two of your portfolio evidence pieces or training log entries within these statements (e.g. see evidence piece no. 2) – as providing good examples will further support your statements.

 

The competence statements you will need to complete will fall under the following areas:

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• A: Application of knowledge and understanding

• B: Personal responsibly

• C: Interpersonal skills

• D: Professional practice

• E: Professional standards

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For each of the five areas above you will need to write one or more statements (dependant on the training route you took).

 

For example: Section A: "Application of knowledge and understanding", you may be required to write 3 statements covering the following:

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• A1: a statement on how you apply your knowledge to your day-to-day work

• A2: a statement demonstrating that you can explain the reasons you carried out a task and what the process involves.

• A3: a statement explaining how you recognise when a work based activity has been successful (or not!)

 

Click here for more guidance on what the assessors will be looking for under each competence.

 

Finally, for your competence statements you should be using examples within the timeframe of your level 3 diploma training (i.e. evidence within the last three years).

 

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Guidance to candidates: Completing competency statements

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If you apply for science council registration within 2 years of your level 3 qualification you can apply for the RSciTech shortened route:

 

You can start working on your competency statements offline once your portfolios have been completed and submitted for EPA - you can do this by completing the competency template form below. You can use this Microsoft Word template to help with your online application form (you can also save your progress when completing you online application). We recommend you spend approx. 1 week per section (A to E).

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Normally there are x 14 competency statements that need to be completed for science council registration, however a number of these do not need to be completed via the shortened route: 

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​The following RSciTech x 8 competences are waived for applicants of the shortened route:

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• Application of Knowledge and Understanding: A1, A2, A3

• Personal Responsibility: C1

• Interpersonal Skills: B2

• Professional Practice: C2

• Professional Standards: E1, C3

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Required competences, applicants must demonstrate the following x 6 competences when applying via the shortened route:

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• B1: Work Consistently and Effectively with Minimal Supervision

• B3: Responsibility for Quality of Work and Impact on Others

• D1: Problem Identification and Solution

• D2: Effective Use of Resources

• D3: Continuous Process Improvement

• E2: CPD

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Those who have completed their qualification longer than 2 years ago must complete all the above x 14 competence statements during their application.  

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