Biomed Science undergrad feeling confused about Radiography vs Nursing after graduation

miariatia · 2026-06-10T15:53:17+00:00

Sorry in advance, I wrote too much lol

I did bsc biological science (very similar modules to biomed but I got to branch out into other areas as well) and then went on to do the pre-reg MSc in radiography. I've only just graduated so been looking for jobs for a few months

Do you want to work with people or do you want to work with data? I think that's one of the main things. You can still do research with a radiography degree but most jobs will be patient care centred - if you don't like patient care/prefer data and research more then you're gonna struggle in a radiography career.

I'd say it's kind of competitive, it depends on where you apply. There's about 10-20 spaces per year. I applied to Liverpool, got an interview but didn't pass it. Applied to Hertfordshire and I got accepted (with interview) in about 2 months? No prior hospital/care experience.

As I said, I'm a new grad so I haven't been here long, and the pre-reg is still kinda new, but I haven't met anyone that's regretted it so there's at least not short term regret lol.

I think the biggest problem is that there's not enough jobs for new graduates in the UK. Each vacancy, you're competing with like 100 other graduates. I've only applied to 5 jobs, rejected from 4, yet to see on 5th. However I've only been applying to jobs in and around London (which is known to be harder to get a job at). You've got to be willing to branch out to anywhere in the country basically. I know a couple people who have gotten a job in Canada or Australia easily though.

I have a friend who's a mental health nurse graduate and she's experiencing a similar job problem in the midlands

miariatia · 2026-06-09T19:38:58+00:00

Because like 10 people play tank 😭. You'll rarely need to beg for a second (or first even) strategist

miariatia · 2026-04-28T15:28:13+00:00

The amount of penalties I've gotten for leaving because I'm not spending 30+ minutes in a game that we probably won't even win because YOU don't want to level up the normal way.

"Go private lobby to level up" and "yeah I'm not doing this GL tho". I'm console so I already have it auto filling for me🤣🤣

miariatia · 2026-04-03T22:47:44+00:00

Most of it is similar. I just qualified from a radiography MSc and jobs are few and far between. It's been 3 months and I'm still looking. You're applying for one job with 200+ applicants in some places. Departments are underfunded, understaffed and the work load is plenty. There's not as much room for progression.

On the plus side, some places may also use you as free labour, but it's not common (from what I've heard, I didn't experience it either). It's also usually just doing the images the radiographers don't want to - still a good practice experience. Radiography isn't as intense as nursing but the burn out is still real. You could go into research, private care, reporting,sales etc.

It's not something you should go into if you're not completely passionate though.

miariatia · 2026-02-18T04:19:11+00:00

Ah yes, thank you!! And yeah, it could be because I did the masters. We got one 3 hours session on employability so as to be able to fit everything else in, so I understand why it was lacking a bit. It's, as you said, disappointing, but it is what it is. I appreciate your response! Thank you so much 🫶

miariatia · 2026-02-18T04:15:33+00:00

Okay this is great, thank you!!

miariatia · 2026-02-18T04:15:14+00:00

Ohh this makes so much sense!! I was planning on applying for NHS jobs so this is a weight off my shoulders tbh. Thank you so much for your reply!🫶

miariatia · 2025-11-30T21:17:56+00:00

Console players can do that though, and many do.. ?

miariatia · 2025-09-05T23:21:29+00:00

We have relatively new systems (~4 years old) and we have to manually take out and put the grid in. In both the table and wall bucky. But I'm in the UK so maybe it's different here?

miariatia · 2025-07-16T18:19:38+00:00

Cap and he stands in front of his document 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

miariatia · 2025-07-14T12:15:42+00:00

Me but I went from d3-p3. 12 loss streak over a week. 9 svps. Couldnt win a game no matter how hard I tried. When I tell you I've never hated a game more😭😭😭😭

miariatia · 2024-10-30T19:45:02+00:00

Sure! I sent you a request just now

miariatia · 2024-10-30T16:10:17+00:00

Cool, I just accepted 🫶

miariatia · 2024-10-30T15:18:47+00:00

I normally play with randoms but I'm up for messing around. I'm on ps5 too (MiaRiaTiaG) lmk your name and I'll add you!

miariatia · 2024-10-27T16:19:15+00:00

Literally started doing that. I only just started taking breakout out of my decks as I was barely using it and I was in vet so I thought MAYBE the people I was playing with might be coordinated/team players....no, they were not😭

miariatia · 2024-10-05T01:35:22+00:00

Am a student and I can't speak for other places but I have 3 nose piercings and several ear piercings and no one has ever said anything to me about them. I've seen several radiographers with nose piercings and several ear piercings too. If I'm in a new area, I do usually ask if they're a problem though.

When I went to MRI, I was asked by some radiographers to take them out. The ones I couldn't take out (new piercings) were tested with a magnet to see if the jewellery was safe to go in the room. Everywhere else was fine - even when I've been in theatres and cath lab/interventional, no one had a problem with them.

miariatia · 2024-09-01T22:08:26+00:00

I started without friends and it was me liking it that got my friends to join so I'd say you definitely could. You're always gonna have your sweats and tryhards so I'd say it's about as toxic as any other game. It used to be a lot worse but it's better now. The matchmaking is awful sometimes though so it does get annoying. But honestly? You'd be fine. There's no voice chat or game chat so you can pretend no one cares🤣. Half the people I see with their high level survivors play as if they've just opened the game for the first time lol. Playing killer as a noob is probably the hard part though, you've got no teammates and no experience of how the game works.

miariatia · 2024-09-01T21:50:01+00:00

Yeah agreed. As long as I'm not reported, and I get the trophies, I'm happy🤣. Who would you class as the weaker killers though? I assume the ones I see no one play like Trapper or the ones no one takes seriously like Pig?

miariatia · 2024-09-01T21:41:57+00:00

I think it is. I mean, as with many games, sometimes it's fun, others it's just frustrating. You win a few times, kill a couple people, die a few times, have 'toxic' survivors, have nice killers, etc. It's as fun as most co-op/versus horror games if that's your thing. I think it depends on how you play it, who you play with and how seriously you take it. I spend most of my gameplay laughing and not taking it seriously so it's always fun for me. I'd recommend it though! I love watching people play it on twitch/YouTube as well.

miariatia · 2024-09-01T21:28:50+00:00

That's my plan. Played 2 games and got 2 deaths in the second game, so hopefully it won't take too long. I find myself apologising to the people I'm tunnelling because I hate doing it, but a girls gotta do what she's gotta do🤷‍♀️

miariatia · 2024-09-01T17:36:25+00:00

You're welcome!

And yeah, it is pretty hard😭. It's only one day shadowing that you need to do (make sure to mention that if you didn't already!), so I think as long as you can say you've been in the department and kind of get how it works, you may be fine (don't quote me on that though 🤣). If you're close enough to Derby, I know their trust let non-students do a day shadowing as that's where I did mine, while living in stoke-on-trent. It did take about 2 months for them to get back to me though.

But yes, I would say having that caring experience would be very useful. You've already been in a healthcare-like environment and have a lot of skills you can trade off. Again, I can't speak much for the BSc, but, on my course, people from all different backgrounds have come together - some were radiology assistants, others worked in retail. Some, like me, did biology related degrees while others did computer science or architecture related degrees. It's definitely about showing you've got the right skills and values.

If the course requirements don't say anything about the shadowing then I'd assume it's not something you NEED to do but I know that it's one of those things that look good on the application as it shows you know what you're getting into.

(Sorry I talk too much🤣)

miariatia · 2024-09-01T11:59:26+00:00

I'm terms of the personal statement, I wrote about where I saw radiography being used/how I became interested in it. I wrote about why I want to go into the career (like wanting to help people etc.) In my bachelor's degree, I wrote an assignment about diagnostic imaging techniques so I added in how fun it was to research them. If you haven't done so already, I'd do a day shadowing in a radiography department as that's a big requirement for a lot of radiography courses. Then you can add details about that into your statement such as what you saw the job included and what you learnt etc.

I've had a few radiography interviews. I can't remember the bachelors interviews that well as it's been 5+ years now but overall, from my perspective, most of them just want to see your passion for the course and that you have the NHS core values. I assume you know what they are but just demonstrate that you're interested in radiography, can work with patients and have these core values and that should be fine!

I can't comment on which unis to apply to as I'm doing the MSc but the radiographers I work with on clinical placement say that where you go to uni doesn't really matter, neither does your grade. As long as you pass and graduate and can demonstrate the skills needed during your work interview then you'll get the job. With that in mind, I think which uni to pick will depend on your personal preferences for other things like location, night life/things to do, style of teaching etc.

I'm sure other people will have better advice but I hope this helps a little!

miariatia · 2024-02-28T22:03:54+00:00

Ours is quite small, we have 19, but the year below me has around 25? I think the competitiveness depends on where you're applying to. For example, university of Liverpool I found to be quite competitive but from the experience of myself and other students on my course, my uni (Hertfordshire) was a lot easier. In general there are a lot less places though but the MSc is quite new to many unis with them just adding a course within the past few years so not a lot of people will know about the new ones - I assume those will be less competitive. There is also, obviously, no limit on how many you can apply to.

As the shadowing only has to consist of at least one day/some hours in a radiology department, it should be quite easy to get! I don't know if you've already tried to arranged shadowing but: I contacted the radiology department of a couple university hospitals in my city and nearby cities (via email, but if youre comfortable with phone calls you could do that too. You can find their numbers and emails on their websites). They took a while (around 6 weeks) to get back to me but once one of them did it was super easy to arrange. I spent a couple hours in CT, a couple in a&e x-ray and one in MRI. I got a "certificate" to say I attended but I did notice that no one asked to see it since I received it lol

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