All applicants will need the Full document set, application form and AppendixONE-Generic competences below.
You should also take note of the latest version of the HCPC Standards of Proficiency for Clinical Scientists and download the subsequent Specific Competences tables relating to your modality(ies) which have been completed and provided by the relevant professional bodies. The Specific Competencies tables represent the AppendixONE-Generic Competencies document annotated to include comments as to where and how the necessary competencies might be attained for that specific modality/sub-modality. These are provided to assist applicants in completing the AppendixONE-Generic Competencies and submitting their application to ACS rather than considered as an additional set of competencies. It is the Generic Competencies against which a candidate is formally assessed.
NOTE: There are also revised application & assessment guidelines (of electronic portfolio submissions and remote video assessment interviews) originally introduced in response to the covid-19 pandemic and following surveys of assessors as well as past and potential applicants these are still in force as we look to make these adjustments more permanent in our processes going forward.
Generic Documents
Revised Application & Assessment Guidelines (for electronic portfolio submission and remote assessment interview) – Following surveys of assessors and past and prospective candidates during 2023 it was agreed that the adjustments to our application and assessment processes explained here will remain in effect for the foreseeable future.
The Guidelines for Application in the Full Document Set shall be updated in due course.
Application Form for Certificate of Attainment
Appendix ONE-Generic Competences
HCPC Standards of Proficiency for Clinical Scientists (published September 2023)
Specific Competences
Specific Competences-Audiology
Specific Competences-Cellular Science
Specific Competences-Clinical Biochemistry
Specific Competences-Clinical Biochemistry-Paediatric Metabolic Biochemistry
Specific Competences-Clinical Biochemistry-Toxicology
Specific Competences-Clinical Cytogenetics
Specific Competences-Clinical Embryology
Specific Competences-Clinical Immunology
Specific Competences-Clinical Microbiology
Specific Competences-Clinical Molecular Genetics
Specific Competences-Clinical Physiology-Ophthalmic & Vision Science
Specific Competences-Clinical Physiology-Respiratory Physiology
Specific Competences-Clinical Physiolology-Neurophysiology
Specific Competences-Haematology
Specific Competences-Haematology-Blood Transfusion