ACF Respiratory Medicine (Themed Post) 2021 HYMS.
1 post available in Respiratory Medicine ST1 or ST3 (Theme) Therapeutics or Clinical Pharmacology
Hull York Medical School, in partnership with Health Education England Yorkshire and the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has developed an exciting opportunity for clinical academic training in Respiratory Medicine.
Applications are now invited for an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship in Respiratory Medicine at ST1 or ST3 level. This post is funded and approved by the National Institute for Health Research and offers candidates a comprehensive experience of clinical academic medicine working alongside internationally renowned clinicians and researchers.
We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with the potential to excel in both their clinical and academic training and who has the ambition to be the next generation of academic clinicians.
This Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) in Respiratory Medicine is run by Hull York Medical School (HYMS) in conjunction with the Core Medical Training (North and East Yorkshire) Programme and the East Yorkshire Respiratory Medicine Training Programme and Health Education England Yorkshire and the Humber.
Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACFs) are 3 year fixed-term national training posts. Trainees undertake 75% clinical and 25% academic training over the term of the post. They are employed by the NHS Trust and have an honorary contract with the University at whose Medical School their academic research is supported.
ACF trainees also undertake a research training programme provided by the University. They are eligible for a £1,000 bursary per year to support research training activity (e.g. to attend academic conferences and other training).
ACF trainees would be expected to complete and submit an external funding application for a research fellowship to enable them to complete a higher degree (PhD or research MD) during/following the completion of their ACF fixed-term post, which higher degree would then be completed as Out-of-Programme-Research (OOPR).
All Academic Clinical Fellowships are run-through posts, regardless of specialty, with the exception of ‘Medical Education’ ACFs. A trainee entering ACF at ST1 or ST2 in a specialty with a Core Training period would therefore be guaranteed continued training to CCT in the eventual specialty, as long as they progress satisfactorily through both their academic and clinical training. Run-through status is withdrawn if ACFs do not complete the academic component.
This post is being offered under the NIHR theme of Therapeutics or Clinical Pharmacology
The full Job Description for this post is availbale to download from the right of this page.
NIHR have produced some Frequently Asked Questions for applicants. You are advised to read this document in full before submitting your application.
Further sources of information
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- Yorkshire and the Humber Academic Training webpages
- Hull York Medical School
Details of the recruitment process are provided below.
To apply for this recruitment process, please visit the Oriel online recruitment system.
Contact the Specialty Recruitment Helpdesk
The recruitment process for this Academic Clinical Fellow post will follow the timeline below:*
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Activity |
Date(s) |
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Applications Open |
10:00 on 1st October 2020 |
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Application Deadline |
16:00 on 4th November 2020 |
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Interviews |
December 2020 |
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Initial Offers Released |
From 21st January 2021 |
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Holding Deadline |
13:00 on 28th January 2021 |
*Please note that all dates are indicative and subject to change.
Applications will only be accepted through the Oriel online application system.
For guidance on creating an account, registering and submitting your application using the system please refer to the Oriel Applicant User Guide which can be downloaded from the Oriel Resource Bank.
Application Deadline
The deadline for submitting applications is 16:00 on 4th November 2020. After this time no applications will be accepted. There will be no exceptions to this deadline. You are advised to complete and submit your application ahead of the deadline to allow for any unforeseen problems.
Applicants for this post will be required to meet the relevant Clinical eligibility criteria for the appropriate specialty and level listed at:-
- Please note - (applicants applying for Surgical, Medical or Psychiatry specialties at ST3 or above may be required to consult the relevant Core Training person specification):-https://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/Recruitment/Person-specifications
AND the Academic eligibility criteria listed at:
It is an applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that they meet the eligibility criteria. All applications will be assessed against the eligibility criteria during longlisting. Any applications which do not meet the eligibility criteria will be longlisted out of the process and will not progress to the next stage.
For more information about eligibility please refer to the Applicant Handbookand the NIHR website.
Please note: By allowing applicants to progress to the interview stage, Health Education England working across Yorkshire and the Humber DOES NOT accept or confirm that applicants meet all eligibility requirements. This includes immigration status, evidence of achievement of core competencies or equivalent, and requisite length of time in training as per the national person specification. This list is not exhaustive, and is applicable to all eligibility criteria.
Applicants may still be withdrawn from the application process at any stage, including after the interviews have taken place, if the evidence pertaining to an eligibility criterion is found to be unsatisfactory by Health Education England working across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Shortlisting will take place following the completion of longlisting. Where possible we aim to give applicants at least one week's notice to attend an interview. However, unforseen delays in shortlisting mean this is not always possible.
Interview Dates and Venue
The interviews for this post will take place on 9th December 2020 Online via Microsoft Teams.
View the interviews page for further information about the venue and for directions.
Documents Required at Interview
You will be required to send a copy of your passport prior to your interview
These documents will be checked against a checklist and the photocopies will be retained on your recruitment file. If you are appointed to a training post, these documents will be transferred to your trainee file.
Interview Format
The interviews will consist of a single panel interview with both academic and clinical components. The interview panel will be made up of academic and clinical panel members.
The panel may wish to review your portfolio so you should bring this with you to the interview.
All recruitment offices will be using Oriel to make offers to Academic Clinical Fellow training posts. Oriel can be accessed at https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/
Please refer to the Oriel Applicant User Guide which can be downloaded from the Oriel Resource Bank for further information about receiving and responding to offers.
Receiving and Responding to Offers
If you are offered a post you will have 48 hours from the time of your offer, including weekends and bank holidays, to decide whether to accept, reject or hold it. You must respond to the offer through the UK Offers System. No other form of response will be accepted.
IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO YOUR OFFER WITHIN 48 HOURS, THE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AND THE POST WILL BE OFFERED TO ANOTHER APPLICANT. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FURTHER OFFERS.
Any offer made through this recruitment process is an offer of an allocation to a training programme; it is not an offer of employment. Offers of employment can only be by an employing organisation following completion of satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Holding Offers
You may hold your offer until 13th January 2020 if you are waiting for an offer from another recruitment process. During this time you may continue to receive offers from other recruitment processes.
You can only hold one offer at a time. If you hold your offer, any other held offers will be rejected. If you hold your offer and subsequently hold an offer from another recruitment process, your original held offer will be rejected.
Before the holding deadline you must confirm whether you wish to accept or reject the offer. If no action is taken by the hold deadline, the held offer will expire and will be REJECTED.
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