E138: Diana Hurnall - From Therapeutic Radiographer to Trainee Clinical Scientist

Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Diana Hurnall as part of the Education and Workforce Development series (part 52).Discussion about Diana’s career as a therapeutic radiographer, why she switched to the scientist training programme and what the future holds for her.  To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 1) read about the Scientist Training Programme (STP): https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/stp/2) if you were to change careers, reflect on what you might retrain to become and why.3) consider ways to highlight the vital work clinical scientists do for people living with and beyond cancer within your practice.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: https://bit.ly/3GbtR1X.Links from podcast:Scientist Training Programme: https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/stp/NHS Careers: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-science/how-become-healthcare-science-professionalInstitute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM): https://www.ipem.ac.uk/ NHS Radiotherapy Engineering Apprenticeship Example: https://www.iop.org/careers-physics/your-future-with-physics/apprentice/george-stewart#gref  King's College London  provision for the academic part of STP: Postgraduate | School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences | King’s College London(kcl.ac.uk)Please like and subscribe to Rad Chat on your podcast library.Our links:Link Tree:https://linktr.ee/radchat Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/RadChatPodcast/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rad__chat/ LinkedIn:https://uk.linkedin.com/company/radtalk Tik Tok:https://www.tiktok.com/@rad_chat Twitter:https://twitter.com/rad__chat?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radchat2259Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.© Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.  We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.  You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.  You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.  Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.