Academic Clinical Fellow in Renal Medicine
Academic Clinical Fellows/Lecturers ST3 1
Applications are invited for appointments as a NIHR TCC Academic Clinical Fellow on the Specialty Training Programme in Renal Medicine in partnership with Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Exeter Medical School.
All posts commence no later than 31 March 2017. Successful candidates will receive an Academic National Training Number (NTN (A)). Those with existing NTNs are also eligible to apply.
Health Education South West has adopted a formula approach for this vacancy which will allow for one appointment across Renal Medicine and Respiratory Medicine .
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for ACF interviews organised by Health Education South West, which will have an academic and clinical component, you will be required to pass all components of the interview.
Applicants that do not already hold a National Training Number (NTN) or Deanery Reference Number (DRN) in the GMC specialty to which they are applying for will also be required to undertake the national clinical recruitment process and attend an assessment/interview for that GMC specialty as appropriate. For further details please refer to the ‘2016 Applicant NIHR ACF FAQ’ available in the document downloads list.
This is for completion of CCT subject to satisfactory progression.
Before you complete your online application it is imperative that you download and read the linked documents which can be found in the documents section of the vacancy.
These documents contain specific and detailed information with regards to the application form and process, and the person specification. Please read them thoroughly to ensure that you fill out your application form correctly.
Please ensure you read and fully understand the contents of the Oriel Applicant User Guide which can be accessed on the recruitment system resource bank before submitting your application. Failure to do so may result in you missing vital information in relation to your application. In submitting an application form, applicants confirm that they have read and understood the application guide. You will be unable to change your application once it has been submitted.
Before completing the application form ensure you have reviewed the shortlist score sheet.
Eligibility Criteria for recruitment to Specialty Training 2016 – Immigration requirements
UK and EEA nationals and doctors whose immigration status entitles them to work as a doctor in training in the UK are eligible to apply for specialty training. Evidence of immigration status would be a biometric residence card, date stamped passport and/or identity card. All of these documents need to be dated as at or prior to the application closing date.
Doctors who are not UK or EEA nationals but whose immigration status entitles them to work without restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals. Other non-UK or non-EEA nationals with limited leave to remain in the UK and whose employment will require Tier 2 sponsorship are subject to the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT). Applicants who are subject to RLMT will not be eligible for appointment in this specialty until all suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidates have been appointed and the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT) has been satisfied. The RLMT will not be satisfied in Round 1 of recruitment so applicants to which the RLMT applies are strongly advised to pursue their applications in Round 2 of recruitment.
Job title and NTN accreditation
Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF)
25% Academic/Research and 75% Clinical
This post attracts a National Training Number (Academic).
Duration of post
The duration of an ACF will be for a maximum of 3 years or 4 years in General Practice. During this time the trainee combines clinical specialty or core training with academic training which is geared to competing for a training fellowship
Who is eligible to apply?
The primary purpose of an ACF is to provide a clinical and academic training environment for a doctor in the early stages of specialty training to prepare an application for a Training Fellowship leading to a PhD (or equivalent) or if applicable a postdoctoral fellowship.
Prospective applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for entry into Specialty Training at the level advertised. The person specification can be viewed at http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/
Recruitment to ACF
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for ACF interviews organised by Health Education South West, which will have an academic and clinical component, you will be required to pass all components of the interview.
Applicants who already have an NTN/DRN in the specialty they are applying for do not need to participate in national recruitment as they have already been benchmarked for clinical ability/potential.
Applicants that do not already hold a National Training Number (NTN) or Deanery Reference Number (DRN) in the GMC specialty to which they are applying for will also be required to undertake the national clinical recruitment process and attend an assessment/interview for that GMC specialty as appropriate.
Completion of an ACF
When trainees successfully obtain a fellowship, they normally spend 3 years outside of their clinical programme in Out of Programme Research (OOPR) working towards the completion of an MD or PhD (or equivalent). Trainees will need to obtain agreement from Health Education South West to take the time out of their clinical programme. This will not normally be refused. Agreement to taking time out of programme will require confirmation that you have achieved relevant clinical competences and is ready to leave the clinical programme, and ideally that the research project has been peer reviewed and approved.
On completion of a training fellowship, you will return to the clinical programme and at an appropriate point may competitively apply for a Clinical Lectureship provided that appropriate academic and clinical competences have been obtained or continue in clinical training.
Clinical vs Research Training
Satisfactory progress by the trainee requires ring fencing of clinical training time for clinical work and research training time for research. For some trainees, research is best undertaken in blocks of 3 or 6 months; for others, research and clinical training is best integrated on a sessional basis each week.
Location of Clinical Training
Just as the arrangements for timing clinical and research training are best made on an individual basis, so too should be the location of training. Thus, for many clinical academic trainees, clinical training is best arranged entirely in an academic centre where both clinical and research activities occur; for others, it may be useful to rotate to other clinical centres to acquire additional skills or experiences.
Research institutions in which training will take place
The research training will predominantly be in University of Exeter Medical School or Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, although courses or attachments to other centres to develop r research skills will be supported.
Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP)
Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) will, for the clinical academic trainee, involve review of both clinical and academic progress and therefore be undertaken by clinical and academic staff together. Although progress on both clinical and academic fronts will be documented, and future training needs for both identified, a single outcome will be determined.
Overview of post
The Academic Clinical Fellowship Programme will be developed in an outstanding clinical and academic training environment that already has a proven track record in developing clinical academics.
Objectives:
• To provide training and research experience in a leading clinical environment to ensure participants on this fellowship will be successful in an application for a fully funded PhD fellowship.
• To provide excellent clinical specialist and general medical training in an outstanding clinical environment
• To have normally published a minimum of 2 first author papers including at least 1 original research article in a top rated subject journal.
• To have developed key skills vital for a successful research career including managing collaboration and priorities, communication, leadership, working with non-clinical scientists and staff support.
Research Milestones
• Year 1: Will involve time spent in different areas of research with teaching about core techniques, key questions that can be answered by research, critical analysis, the research process, ethics of research and a literature search. This is to enable the trainee to develop a broad base of research skills, to define a broad area where they are keen to research and to develop a well-defined research question.
• Year 2: Will include in-depth study around the chosen area of research, further studies of research methodologies leading to the submission of papers resulting from the work and the development of grant proposal(s) to internal and external funding bodies.
• Year 3: Will see the continuation of the grant application and review process if not already successful.
Academic Lead
Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dr Camille Carroll, Joint PD Research Director SW DeNDRoN
Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
camille.carroll@pms.ac.uk
Tel: 01752 315236
University of Exeter Medical School
Professor Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
T.J.Ford@exeter.ac.uk
Tel: 01392 722 973