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NHS England South East, in partnership with Oxford University and OUCAGS, has 18 prestigious NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACFs) to offer as part of the NIHR Integrated Academic Training Pathway.

APPLICATION TIMETABLE AND PROCESS

The timetable for Academic Clinical Fellowship Recruitment 2025 is as follows:

  • Applications open: Thursday, 3rd October 2024
  • Applications close: Thursday, 31st October 2024
  • Interview window: Monday, 11th November 2024 to Friday, 17th January 2025
  • Initial Offers out from: Tuesday, 21st January 2025
  • Hold deadline: Tuesday, 28th January 2025

 

Applications are through Oriel 2 which also has the most up-to-date job descriptions and person specifications. Some posts are attached to an NIHR priority research theme. This is explained in detail in the job description.

ACF interview dates will be made available on Oriel for each post.

One post in each of the specialties below is available. Please make separate applications where a specialty appears more than once. (You are encouraged to do so, otherwise you will only be considered for the post for which you applied).

 

POSTS AVAILABLE 

 

Post Specialty or Specialties Level Theme
1 Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST 1/2/ 3 Prevention and Public Health  
or Geriatric Medicine  IMT 1/2/3/4 Prevention and Public Health  
2 Medical Oncology IMT 1/2 n/a
or Haematology IMT 1/2 n/a
3 General Surgery  ST 1/2/3 n/a
or Vascular Surgery ST 1/2 n/a
4 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST 3 n/a
or Otolaryngology ST 3 n/a
5 Acute Internal Medicine IMT 1/2 Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
or Respiratory Medicine IMT 1/2 Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
6 Neurology IMT 1/2 Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
or Renal Medicine IMT 1/2 Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
7 Paediatrics ST 1/2/3 n/a
or Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST 1/2 n/a
8 Cardiology  IMT 1/2 n/a
or Genito-Urinary Medicine IMT 1/2  n/a
9 Rheumatology IMT 1/2 n/a
10 Clinical Genetics ST 3 Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
or Gastroenterology IMT 1/2 Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
11 Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus IMT 1/2 n/a
or Chemical Pathology ST 3 n/a
12 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST 1/2 Mental Health 
or Old Age Psychiatry ST 1/2 Mental Health 
or General Psychiatry ST 1/2 Mental Health 
13 Cardiothoracic Surgery  ST 1/2 n/a
or Neurosurgery ST 1/2 n/a
14 General Practice ST 1/2/3 Prevention and Public Health  
15 Histopathology  ST 1/2 Digital   
or Clinical Radiology ST 1 Digital   
16 Haematology (NHSBT) ST 3 n/a
17 Emergency Medicine ST 1/2/3/4 Digital   
or Sport and Exercise Medicine  ST 3 Digital   
or Infectious Diseases with Medical Microbiology ST 3 Digital   
18 Infectious Diseases with Medical Microbiology (UKHSA) ST 3 n/a

IMPORTANT NOTES

Please note: in addition to the academic interviews, candidates will be required to attend and pass a national clinical interview for the specialty they are applying to for academic training, if appropriate. Offers made will therefore be conditional upon the applicant meeting the required standard in the clinical interview.

Applicants who already hold a clinical NTN or DRN in the same specialty as their ACF application will not need to attend a clinical interview as they will already have met the required standard previously.

 

CONTACT

Each job description has a list of specific contacts, but for general queries contact the Specialty Recruitment Team at: england.recruitment.tv@nhs.net

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