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University of Nottingham/Health Education working across the East Midlands
Clinical Scholar Awards
Silver Award Guidance Notes
2017-18
Contents Funding ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Overview ................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction to the Awards ...................................................................................................... 4
Aims of the Awards ................................................................................................................... 5
Potential Award Projects .......................................................................................................... 6
Mentorship ............................................................................................................................... 6
Benefits to the Clinical Scholar ................................................................................................. 6
Benefits to the Mentor ............................................................................................................. 7
Benefits to the NHS ................................................................................................................... 7
Duration .................................................................................................................................... 7
Deadlines ................................................................................................................................... 7
Guidance notes on completing application form ..................................................................... 8
Appendix 1: Silver Awards Application Form (for information only) ..........................................
Appendix 2: Mentor Application Form (for information only) ....................................................
Appendix 3: Frequently Asked Questions ....................................................................................
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This document contains details on applying to Health Education England (HEE East Midlands) Clinical Scholar
Silver Awards 2017/18. In particular applying/registering to become:
A Clinical Scholar (a copy of the application form for the Silver Awards, for information
only, can be found in Appendix 1
A Mentor (a copy of the registration form, for information only, can be found in
Appendix 2
Funding
A single payment grant of £7500 can be offered to the Clinical Scholar’s organisation to facilitate release
from their duties. This grant will include:
salary support and incidental costs for the duration of the programme
travel expenses
costs reasonably incurred by the employing organisation in covering their duties
We are aware that in some circumstances this funding will not be enough to cover expenses and additional
costs incurred as well as salary support. In these circumstances it is the responsibility of the employer to
manage the amount that can be spent to mitigate any financial risk incurred.
Overview
Clinical Scholar Silver Awards will be open to:
Up to 5 graduate NHS clinicians from within the East Midland’s Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health, Chiropractic,
Clinical Psychology, Healthcare Scientists, Health Visiting, Operating Department Practice, Optometry and
Dispensing Opticians, Osteopaths, Pharmacy Professions, Non-Medical Public Health Specialty Trainees,
Specialists and Consultants and Wider Dental Team Professionals who are currently registered and have a
strong interest and suitability for a research focused clinical career. This includes those in the region registered
as Care Makers who want to examine research around ‘Compassion in Practice’1
1 Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board, (2012), Compassion in Practice: Nursing, Midwifery
and Care Staff, Our Vision and Strategy, Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board
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Clinical Scholar Silver Award: For those already with a Master’s or equivalent postgraduate
qualification, this programme will provide the opportunity to prepare a PhD proposal in
order to take the next step on the individual’s clinical academic career journey.
Clinical Scholar Silver Award will:
be undertaken through an individualised, structured development plan based on a
training needs assessment
enhance the Clinical Scholar’s ability to compete successfully for the next stage
of the Clinical Academic Pathway, such as a PhD
include a bespoke educational programme based on the identified training
needs of the individual, the dates for which are as follows:
Wednesday 15th November 2017
Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Wednesday 6th December 2017
Week 5 to 19 Bespoke Training & Protocol Presentations
2 Core Doctoral Training Days in April TBC
Additional adhoc training TBC
Dissemination Event October 2018 TBC
be for 48 days duration; start date 15th November 2017. Besides education days, these days can be taken flexibly over the course of 12 months in agreement with the Clinical Scholar’s organisation and academic mentor
complete by October 2018
Deadline for applications is the 30th June 2017 and for Mentors 1st September 2017
Introduction to the Awards
The Department of Healths’ (DH) Clinical Academic Training Pathway (CATP) is designed to enable
the delivery of the Governments’ strategy developing the role of the researcher in non-medical
professions2.
The CATP provides opportunities to grow talented clinical researchers who will lead and further
invigorate non-medical professional’s capacity to meet the Quality, Innovation, Productivity
and Prevention (QIPP) agenda.
The HEE Clinical Scholar Awards are the East Midlands response to the Government’s strategy,
and is now in its 6th cohort:
2 Department of Health, (2012), Developing the Role of the Clinical Academic Researcher in the
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions, Department of Health
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The Awards programmes will be achieved through successful partnerships between NHS healthcare
organisations and universities, providing the best environment to support high quality research,
education and training.
Aims of the Awards
To increase evidence based practice and research capability/ capacity within the NHS
Give Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Chiropractors, Clinical Psychologists,
Healthcare Scientists, Health Visitors, Operating Department Practitioners, Optometrist and
Dispensing Opticians, Osteopaths, Pharmacy Professions, Non-Medical Public Health
Specialty Trainees, Specialists and Consultants and Wider Dental Team Professions’
experience of research before committing to a MRes, MClinRes or PhD
- Give these professionals the skills/capacity to successfully apply for the next
stage of the clinical research pathway
- Ensure better completion rates for the MRes, MClinRes and/or PhD
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Potential Award Projects
Silver Award:
Those on the Clinical Scholar Award Silver programme should put forward a project
proposal that will be the basis for their PhD proposal. They can then use their protected
learning time on the Award programme to work with their mentor to fully develop their
PhD proposal, ready to apply for the next stage in their Clinical Academic Career.
Outputs
Clinical Scholars undertaking the Silver Award are expected to deliver by the end
of the programme:
A literature review assignment (5000 – 8000 words)
A PhD proposal (using the standard National Institute for Health Research NIHR
template as a guide) and a full ethics application
Mentorship
Each mentor will support one Clinical Scholar however, if required they could support more. The
mentor will:
be a formally qualified researcher, minimum PhD qualification for the Silver Award
commit to mentoring and line management for the duration of the project
facilitate high quality learning opportunities for the Clinical Scholar
facilitate access to research professionals as determined by the development needs of the Clinical
Scholar
sign off the final academic report/ PhD proposal by the Clinical Scholar
advise on ethics
Mentors with the right skills are encouraged to apply across disciplines. This could include (but is not limited to)
current clinical academics. All Mentors assigned to Clinical Scholars should have the skills to provide hands on
support, mentorship and be able to act as a role model to the Clinical Scholars. Clinical Scholars can nominate a
mentor provided they meet the above criteria and complete a mentor registration form (see
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clinicalscholar). Alternatively Clinical Scholars will be appropriately assigned
a mentor from a pool of qualified and experienced academics.
Benefits to the Clinical Scholar
Hands on experience of searching data sources and academic literature
Collation of relevant information to support analysis
Learning to develop an informed research question
Develop methodology and proposal for addressing gaps related to improving care for patients
where applicable
Critically analyse interventions
Report writing
Presentation skills
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Matched with a mentor who is appropriate for the Clinical Scholar’s identified
developmental needs
Skills to develop a PhD proposal (for those on the Silver Award Programme)
Benefits to the Mentor
£1000 funding per Clinical Scholar towards their research
Provides additional research capacity
Utilises NICE resources and develops plans for further improvement (where relevant)
Experience of mentoring
Benefits to the NHS
£7,500 support for backfill and potentially other costs
NHS focused research with potential patient benefits
Project work will drive improved outcomes
Understanding of their baseline with respect to achieving the NICE Quality Standards where
applicable
Crosses Primary, Community and Secondary Care
Staff development
Increases research capability in their organisation
Duration
The Clinical Scholar Silver Award will commence 15th November 2017 and run for about 12
months until October 2018.
Deadlines
HEE Clinical Scholar Silver Awards Application Deadline: 30th June 2017
Mentor Registration Deadline: 1st September 2017
Informal Interviews: 6th & 7th September 2017 (venue to be confirmed)
HEE Clinical Scholar Silver Award Start Date: 15th November 2017
Application and registration forms can be found at a redirection from
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clinicalscholar A copy, for information only, can be found in the
following appendices:
Appendix 1: A copy of the Silver Awards application forms Appendix 2: A copy of the Mentor registration form Appendix 3: Frequently Asked Questions
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Guidance Notes: The form requires legible responses (type written is essential). Ensure this is complied with throughout your application. Where fields are mandatory (marked with an asterisk*) please ensure these are completed. These awards are highly competitive so do not give reviewers an excuse for rejecting your application because the requirements have not been met. This opportunity is sponsored by Health Education England working across the East Midlands (HEEM)
and administered by the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham. You must be employed in
the East Midlands area to be eligible for this award. Please note this is only open to qualifying
professions: Nurses, Midwifes, Allied Health Professionals, Health Visitors, Healthcare Scientists,
Chiropractors, Pharmacy Professionals, Optometrists, Osteopaths, Opticians, Wider Dental Team
Members, Operating Department Practitioners, Non-Medical Public Health Specialty Trainees or Clinical
Psychologists.
This form should be used if you wish to apply to undertake a 48 day HEEM Clinical Scholar Silver Award
over 12 months.
When completing the form please ensure that you provide your full name (surname/family name and
forenames) in the order they appear in your official documents i.e. passport.
If your supporting documents are not in English, we require officially translated versions as well as
copies in the original language.
S1: Personal details Ensure all mandatory questions are completed. S2: Profession Ensure that you are one of the eligible professions to be considered for the award. Use the hyperlink to check this: http://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-and-support/documents/ICA/TCC-ICA-Eligible-Professions-and-Registration-Bodies.pdf S3: Professional Qualifications Note the professional qualifications that you consider to be important for your application. S4: Academic Qualifications (Diploma, Degree and research /clinical related awards) Identify the academic qualifications you consider to be important to your award. S5: Do you offer NHS care as a primary aspect of your professional role If you answer ‘no’ to this question please review your eligibility for the award. Contact the named person on the form to clarify eligibility. S6: General overview: The following (Sections 6-8) are essential important to your application. It is important to promote yourself and your clinical and academic development. Follow word limit guidance on the application
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form. Writing insufficient detail about yourself, your skills and your career aspirations will not enable a panel of assessors to get a sense of you and your career.
S7: Research Interest This section focuses on your emerging ideas around your research. It is not an expectation that your project is fully formed. But be aware you will be competing with many others who may have worked on their project over a long period of time. It is really important that you have a good sense of your question and are aware of how patient/ client care will benefit over the medium term, 3-5 years. S8: What aspects of your research area of interest/proposal is supported by the HEE NHS Mandate? Ensure you have read the HEE Mandate and can clearly make a link between your clinical and academic interests with the content of the Mandate. Follow word limit guidance on the application form. Please consider your writing skills. Consider writing clearly and succinctly. Any applications over the word limit will be rejected.
S9: Mentor support It is not essential to have identified an academic mentor at the application stage, but developing a network of research and clinical support will be essential as you progress along the Clinical Academic Career pathway. Understanding the role of clinical and academic mentorship, supervision and support is an essential part of developing a clinical academic career.. S10: Managerial Support Obtaining managerial support is essential to your application. Again there are no minimum or maximum words for your response. The panel will need to be convinced that your line manager and other senior managers know what the award entails in terms of your release from clinical work and that they are fully supportive of your application. S11: Personal support requirements Section 11-15 are standard detail requirements that should be completed.
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Appendix 1: Silver Awards Application Form (for Scholars)
University of Nottingham/Health Education working across the East Midlands
Clinical Scholar Awards
Silver Award Application Form
2017-18
Please fill in this form as directed. All fields with an (*) are mandatory fields. Where necessary, please refer to the available guidance notes to support the quality of your application. Please complete in black ink or typed. Ensure your responses can be clearly read. If you have any questions about completion of this form please contact the following: Dr Kate Radford Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Research (Long Term Conditions) Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, School of Medicine University of Nottingham Email: [email protected] Tel: 0115 823 0226
S1: Personal details Please note you must be employed in the East Midlands area to be eligible.
*Name:
*Dob:
*Country of birth: *Nationality:
*Profession:
*Name of current employing organisation:
*Address (work): Address (home):
*(W) Phone Number: Phone Number:
*(W) Email: Email:
Mobile:
S2: Profession Please review the list of approved professions from the NIHR website. We are sorry to say that if your profession is not listed we are unable to offer you a place on this programme. Please note your professional registration must be active. http://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-and-support/documents/ICA/TCC-ICA-Eligible-Professions-and-Registration-Bodies.pdf
*Profession *Specialty Professional body
*Registration number
S3: Professional Qualifications
*Name of institution
*Dates of study *Qualification obtained
Other information
S4: Academic Qualifications (Diploma, Degree and research /clinical related awards)
*Name of institution
*Dates of study
*Subject studied
*Qualification & classification obtained
Other information
S5: Are you employed by an organisation whose core business is delivery of NHS care as a primary aspect of your professional role? Yes No S6: General overview: For sections 6-8 please refer to the advertising material and guidance notes about this award to help guide your responses.
*Why do you wish to apply for this award (max 500 words):
*What skills and experience do you bring to this award (max 1,000 words):
*What are your career aspirations should you be successful in completion of this award (max 1,000 words):
S7: Research Interest Please refer to the advertising material about this award to help guide your responses.
*What is the area of practice of your research interest? (max 500 words)
*Please describe your proposed research? It is not essential that your research question
is fully formed at this stage (max 1500 words):
*How will patient/client care be improved through your research interest? (max 500 words)
S8: How does your research support the HEE NHS Mandate? (500 words)
S9: Mentor support Have you identified an academic mentor to support your proposed research and clinical development? Yes No If ‘Yes’ provides details of the proposed mentor below: If ‘No’ we can help identify an appropriate mentor from the approved Mentor database list.
*Name:
*Role:
*Profession:
*Address (work):
*Name of employing organisation:
*(W) Phone Number:
*(W) Email:
*Is this person on the East Midlands HEE approved mentor list? Yes No Not sure Please note a mentor application form can be completed via our website
S10: Managerial Support Please refer to the advertising material about this award to help guide your responses. This section must be completed by your line manager.
*Line managers name:
*Address:
*Phone number:
*Email:
*Please provide a statement which directly confirms that you as the line manager and your Head of Service/Operational Director will release the name applicant for the full 48 days of the Bronze Award:
Signed by Line manager:
*Date:
*Signature of Head of Service:
S11: Additional declarations
*Do you have any criminal convictions Y/N
If you have answered [Y] (excluding motoring offences for which a fine and/or penalty points were awarded) you may be required to provide details.
S12: Declaration and signature:
*I confirm that the details and information given on this application form are correct and accurate and no information requested or other material information has been omitted.
*Signed by applicant:
S13. Monitoring information NHS England, Health Education England working in the East Midlands and the University are committed to a policy of equal opportunities. In order to monitor the effectiveness of this policy, applicants are asked to complete this monitoring information. These statistics are used solely for the purpose of monitoring and form no part of the selection procedure. This information will be removed from the above data which will go to consideration of the selection panel Please tick the box which you feel most accurately describes your ethnic origin.
White British
White Irish
Other white background, please indicate
Black or Black British Caribbean
Black or Black British African
Other Black background – please indicate
Asian or Asian British- Indian
Asian or Asian British - Pakistani
Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi
Chinese or other ethnic background -Chinese
Other Asian background –Please write in below
Mixed –White and Black Caribbean
Mixed –White and Black African
Mixed –White and Asian
Other mixed background
Other ethnic background
Not known
Information refused
S14. Disability/additional needs Please tick the box next to the statement which is most appropriate to you.
You do not have a disability nor are aware of any additional support requirements in study
You have dyslexia
You are blind/partially sighted
You are deaf/ have a hearing impairment
You are a wheelchair user of have difficulties with mobility
You need personal care support
You have mental health difficulties
You have an unseen disability e.g. Diabetes, epilepsy, asthma
You have two or more of the above disabilities/ additional needs
You have a disability not listed above (Please specify)
S15: English language competence:
Students educated outside the UK in countries where English is not the first language must provide, before they can be admitted to the programme, evidence that they have sufficient command of both spoken and written English. Acceptable evidence includes: GCSE/O-level English Language at grade C or above; an overall score of 6.0-6.5 in the British Council IELTS test; a score of 600 (80/90 IBT) in TOEFL, with a score of 4.0 in the Test of Written English (TWE). You will be required to submit originals or certified copies of any certificates and score reports.
a) Is English your first language? Yes No
b) Is/was English the language of instruction of your first degree? Yes No If yes, please provide written confirmation from the institution where you undertook your studies,
that English was the language of instruction.
c) Please list any formal English Language qualifications with results obtained (i.e. IELTS, TOEFL, GCE, GCSE) and the dates you took the test, or will be taking the test.
English Qualification Result Date
Appendix 2: Mentor Application Form (for information only)
1. Please send your completed forms to Patricia Dziunka by email [email protected]) or
send to: Patricia Dziunka
B114, Division of Rehabilitation & Ageing
University of Nottingham
Medical School, QMC
Nottingham NG7 2UH
2. Following submission and review of the registration form you will be notified as to the next stage of the
mentoring process
If you have any questions about filling out your application form, please do not hesitate to contact
Kate Radford
Tel: 0115 8230226
Email: [email protected]
Notes for Guidance
1. This opportunity is sponsored and managed by Health Education England {HEE).
2. This form should be used if you wish to register as a Mentor for the HEE Clinical Scholar Awards.
3. Before completing this form, please refer to the guidance notes and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) at
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clinicalscholar
4. Please complete the form in BLOCK CAPITALS or type, so that your information can be easily read.
5. When completing the form please ensure that you provide your full name (surname/family name and forenames) in the order they appear
in your official documents i.e. passport.
6. If your supporting Data
Protection Statement
By signing this form you are consenting to Health Education England (HEE) using the information provided from time to time, along
with any further information about you that HEE may hold, for the purposes of the HEE Clinical Scholar Awards.
The information that you provide on your application form will be used for the following purposes:
To enable you to register as a Mentor for the HEE Clinical Scholar Awards and allow the management team to assist you
through the mentoring process;
To enable HEE to compile statistics, or to assist other organisations to do so. No statistical information will be published
that would identify you personally;
To enable HEE to initiate your mentorship record should you be offered a place on the programme.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Please provide details of professional registration including PIN number and date of registration for renewal.
Mentor Registration Form
This form should be completed and returned (along with supporting documentation as required) to
[email protected]. Please complete the form in BLOCK CAPITALS or type.
PERSONAL DETAILS Surname/Family Name: First/Given Name(s):
Previous Surname/Family Name Of applicable): Title (Prof, Dr, Mr, Mrs, Ms, etc):
Date of Birth: Gender: Nationality:
Country of Birth: Country of Permanent Residence:
ADDRESSES Address for Correspondence:
Post Code: Tel: Fax: Email:
PROFESSION
Nursing
Midwifery
Allied Health
Health Visiting
Pharmacy
Other (Please state):
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Give details of the three highest classifications, further or higher education, since leaving school. Please provide
information on qualifications already obtained and examinations still to be taken with the most recent first.
Name of Institution/Address
Dates
(mill/my) of
attendance
Qualification/Award
(include class &
division or grade
obtained if known) Main Subjects
From:
To:
From:
To:
From:
To:
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Please complete the following application questions:
1_ Please describe your experience of working in Clinical Research.
2. Please describe your experience in managing/ supervising clinical researchers
3. Please outline the skills that you would bring to this role.
APPUCANT'S NAME:
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT'S (or equivalent) NAME:
Head of Department's (or equivalent) Correspondence
Address
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
Post Code: Supporting Letter
Please attach a supporting letter from your Head of Department (or equivalent) confirming their support
for you to partake and commitment to release you from your current duties for the appropriate amount of
time for the duration of the programme.
Signature of Head of Department (or equivalent): Date:
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS/OTHER EXPERIENCE
Give details of any industrial, professional or research experience relevant to your application. Continue on a separate
sheet if necessary.
Employer Title and duties of post Dates From Dates To
SPECIAL NEEDS OR SUPPORT
Please state any support required as a consequence of any disability or medical condition.
OTHER INFORMATION
Do you have any criminal convictions? Yes No
NB: You are required to state whether or not you have any criminal convictions, excluding motoring
offences for which a fine and/or up to three penalty points were imposed. If you tick the 'yes' box, you
may be required to provide details of any convictions.
DECLARATION
i confirm that the information given on this form is true, complete and accurate and no information
requested or other material information has been omitted.
Signed: Date:
MONITORING INFORMATION
NHS England and Health Education England re committed to a policy of equal opportunities. In order to monitor
the effectiveness of this policy, applicants are asked to complete this monitoring form. These statistics are used
solely for the purpose of monitoring and form no part of the selection procedure. The monitoring form will be
separated from your application.
Please tick the box which you feel describes your ethic origin.
White — British
White — Irish
Other White Background
Black or Black British—Caribbean
Black or Black British — African
Other Black Background
Asian or Asian British — Indian
Asian or Asian British — Pakistani
Asian or Asian British — Bangladeshi
Chinese or Other Ethnic Background —Chinese
Other Asian Background
Mixed — White and Black Caribbean
Mixed — White and Black African
Mixed — White and Asian
Other Mixed Background
Other Ethnic Background
Not Known
Information Refused
TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL APPLICANTS DISABILITY/SPECIAL NEEDS
Please tick the box next to the statement which is most appropriate to you_
You do not have a disability nor are aware of any additional support requirements in study
You have dyslexia
You are blind/partially sighted
You are deaf/have a hearing impairment
You are a wheelchair user or have mobile difficulties
You need personal care support
You have mental health difficulties
You have an unseen disability, e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, asthma
You have two or more of the above disabilities/special needs
You have a disability not listed above
Please Specify:
Appendix 3: Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs HEE Clinical Scholar Silver Awards
1. What are the HEE Clinical Scholar Silver Awards?
The Award programme is structured opportunities designed to enable a practitioner considering a clinical
research career to gain mentored learning experience of working within a research environment and
develop their ability to compete for formal research training.
2. What do the Awards cover?
A single payment of up to £7,500 can be offered per Clinical Scholar to their NHS organisation, which could
cover; contribution to salary and incidental costs; education, training and support costs, travel expenses and
other costs reasonably incurred by the Clinical Scholar. We are aware that in some circumstances this funding
will not be enough to cover expenses and additional costs incurred as well as salary support. In these
circumstances it is the responsibility of the employer to manage the amount that can be spent to mitigate any
financial risk incurred.
3. Who is eligible to apply for the Awards programmes?
Silver Award:
Graduates of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health, Chiropractic, Clinical Psychology, Healthcare Scientists, Health
Visiting, Operating Department Practice, Optometry and Dispensing Opticians, Osteopaths, Pharmacy
Professions, Non-Medical Public Health Specialty Trainees, Specialists and Consultants and Wider Dental Team
Professionals’ who are currently
registered and have a strong interest in, and suitability for, a research focused clinical career and have a research
focused Master’s.
4. Do applicants need to be employed by the NHS or can they come from organisations that provide
NHS services such as social enterprises, or the independent sector?
Funding for the Clinical Scholar will only cover those engaged in the delivery of NHS funded
services.
5. Can HEI employees apply if they can demonstrate engagement in clinical practice? An employee of
a Higher Education Institution (HEI) would be eligible to apply if they:
are a frontline clinician from the Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health, Chiropractic, Clinical
Psychology, Healthcare Scientists, Health Visiting, Operating Department Practice,
Optometry and Dispensing Opticians, Osteopaths, Pharmacy Professions, Non-Medical
Public Health Specialty Trainees, Specialists and Consultants and Wider Dental Team
Professionals’ profession
also have a contract with an NHS employer, or a provider engaged in the
delivery of NHS funded services
are a graduate, and are currently registered as a Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals,
Chiropractors, Clinical Psychologists, Healthcare Scientists, Health Visitors, Operating Department
Practitioners, Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians, Osteopaths, Pharmacy Professions, Non-Medical
Public Health Specialty Trainees, Specialists and Consultants and Wider Dental Team Professions with
a strong interest in, and suitability for a research focused clinical career
have the support of their service provider organisation
6. What is the timetable for applications to the Clinical Scholar Silver Awards? The Silver Award will
commence 15th November 2017. The Silver Award needs to be completed by October 2017.
7. How long is an Award programme?
Silver Award
The Silver Award programme will take place over a period of 48 days, starting on the 15th November 2017 –
October 2018. The 48 days will include 10 mandatory educational days but otherwise is flexible to the needs
of the Clinical Scholar and their organisation. These days are to be negotiated with the employer organisation
and academic mentor.
8. Would an AHP with a Master’s in Physiotherapy who wants to apply for an NIHR
Doctoral in Clinical Research award be eligible to apply for an Award?
The Silver Award programme will be open to graduates who have a higher level formal training in
research (see also 3). Practitioners who have achieved a professional Master’s, such as MSc in
Physiotherapy or MA Art Therapy, which did not include higher level formal training in research,
are also likely to be eligible for the Silver Award.
9. Can projects that require ethical approval be undertaken as part of the Award Programmes?
The timeframe for the Silver Awards Programmes (12 months). If a Scholar wishes to undertake
such a project they should discuss this with their mentor as soon as possible upon commencing
the programme. It is also recommended that they contact their Trust Research and
Development Lead. Please note that the output expectations will remain the same for those
undertaking a project requiring ethical approval (see 10.)
10. What are the expectations for the Award Programmes? Clinical Scholars undertaking the Silver Award
are expected to:
Attend and participate in a bespoke educational programme. The dates of which are as
follows:
Wednesday 15th November 2017 Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Optional Refresher Wednesday 6th December 2017 Week 5 to 19 Bespoke Training & Protocol Presentations Friday 21st April 2017 CDT RHR Core Training Day 1 (input from a mixture of academics) April 2018 CDT RHR Core Training Day 2 (input from a mixture of academics) April 2018 Progress update meetings with clinical and academic mentors and scholars Dissemination event with scholars and invited clinical and academic mentors (present
proposal) TBC Submission Date Literature Review Aug/Sept 2018 Submission Date completed Fellowship Application Aug/Sept 2018 Presentations and feedback with mentors (RDS mock interview panels) October 2018
TBC
Commit 48 days to the programme over the course of 12 months
Produce the following outputs:
o A literature review of 5000 – 8000 words
o A PhD proposal including ethics
If you have any further questions please contact: Patricia Dziunka the Award Administrator
Tel: 0115 8230244
e-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for applications 30.6.17, Deadline for Mentor applications 1.9.17