Personal Clinical Academic Training Awards

15/11/2013

Personal Clinical Academic Training Awards

Dr Mal PalinProgramme Manager

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre

Infrastructure

Clinical Research Facilities, Centres &

Units

Clinical Research Networks

Research

Research Projects & Programmes

Research ManagementSystems

Research InformationSystems

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Patients&

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Universities

Investigators &Senior Investigators

Associates

FacultyTrainees

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Research Schools

NHS Trusts

Personal Research Training Awards Within The NIHR System

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NIHR TCC Research Career PathwaysNurses, Midwives,

AHPs Clinical Academic

Training Programme

NIHR/HEE Masters in

Clinical Research

NIHR/HEE Clinical Doctoral Research

Fellowships

NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical Lectureships

NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureships

MethodologistsMethodologyProgramme

NIHR Research Methods Fellowships

and Internships

NIHR Masters Studentships in

Health Economics or Medical Statistics

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Doctors and DentistsNIHR Integrated

Academic TrainingProgramme

NIHR Clinical Lectureships

NIHR Clinician Scientist Awards

NIHR In-Practice Fellowships

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships

Healthcare Scientists

HCSProgramme

NIHR/HEE Health Care Science

Doctoral Fellowships

NIHR/HEE Health Care SciencePost-Doctoral Fellowships

NIHR/HEESenior Clinical Lectureships

NIHR Doctoral Research

Fellowships

NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowships

NIHR Career Development Fellowships

NIHR Senior Research

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NIHR Research Professorships

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All ProfessionsNIHR Fellowships, Professorships

and Other Awards

All submitted proposals must fall within NIHR Remit

• NIHR supports training in clinical and applied health research, including social care research.

• The proposal must have clear potential for benefitting patients and the public within 5 years of its completion (but recognising the training element of the research).

• The research can involve: patients; samples or data from patients; people who are not patients; populations; health technology assessment; or health services research.

• NIHR does not support basic research or work involving animals or their tissue.

NIHR Remit (2)

• If the work involves biomarkers:

- research that tests whether application of new knowledge can improve treatment or patient outcomes, and has obvious potential benefit within 5 years, is within remit; This might include application of known biomarkers, or other prognostic factors, to refine and test novel therapeutic strategies.

- research that aims only to elucidate mechanisms underpinning disease, or identify risk factors for disease or prognosis (including search for biomarkers) is out of remit.

• NIHR is also prepared to support research into medical education.

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Training Programme

NIHR/HEE Masters in

Clinical Research

NIHR/HEE Clinical Doctoral Research

Fellowships

NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical Lectureships

NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureships


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HCSProgramme


and Other Awards

NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining (CAT) Programme

Supports registered nurses, midwives and allied health professionals committed to developing a career which combines research and continued clinical practice.

Eligible professions:

Nurse Orthotist

Midwife Music Therapist

Art Therapist Paramedic

Dietitian Physiotherapist

Diagnostic Radiographer Podiatrist/chiropodist

Drama Therapist Prosthetist

Occupational Therapist Speech and Language Therapist

Orthoptist Therapeutic Radiographer

NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme

• Programme funds HEIs to advertise and award places

• 147 funded places p.a.

• For NHS/NHS funded staff

• Backfill costs and course fees covered

• Leeds• St Georges• Brighton• City• Birmingham• Kings• Newcastle• UEA• Nottingham• Manchester• Sheffield• Southampton

• PhD research whilst also working and developing clinically

• 3 years FT (4 or 5 years PT)

• Salary, PhD tuition fees, research, training & development costs covered (100% NHS, 80% HEI except training & development @100%)

• Must be based at an English NHS trust, other health care organisation or HEI

• Min 1 yr clinical experience and current registration with NMC or HCPC

• Need good academic and clinical support

NIHR/HEE Masters in Clinical Research

NIHR/HEE Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship


• 3 year (4 or 5 years PT) post-doctoral award for clinical practice and academic research (50:50)

• Requires support from a partnership of a HEI and an NHS trust, which must both commit to support the applicant post award

• Up to 50% of salary plus research, training and development costs

• ˂5 years WTE post-doctoral research experience

• Min 1 year WTE in clinical practice, current registration with NMC or HCPC and PhD or submission

• Senior (pre-Chair) 5 year award for clinical practice and academic research (50:50)

• Requires support from a partnership of a HEI and an NHS trust, which must both commit to support the applicant post award

• Up to 50% of salary plus research, training and development costs

• >5 years clinical experience and high research output

• Excellent or exceptionally promising track record as clinical academic researcher (outputs & grants)

NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureship NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical Lectureship

CAT Masters CAT Clinical DoctoralResearch Fellowship

CAT Clinical Lectureship

CAT Senior Clinical Lectureship

Round 1(2009)

70/yr for next 3 years(across 7 HEIs)

100 applied15 awarded

22 applied 10 awarded

4 applied1 awarded

Round 2(2010)


12 applied6 awarded

18 applied5 awarded

Round 3(2012/13)

147/yr for next 3 years(across 12 HEIs)


18 applied6 awarded

13 applied6 awarded

Round 4(2013)

62 applied 14 applied 3 applied






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Training Programme


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NIHR Doctoral Research

Fellowships

NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowships

NIHR Career Development Fellowships

NIHR Senior Research

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and Other Awards

• Salary (100% NHS, 80% HEI)• PhD tuition fees (for DRF)• Research costs (100% NHS, 80% HEI) • HEI employers also receive indirect costs e.g. estates, facilities at 80%• Training and development costs (100%)• CDFs and SRFs may apply for Research Assistant support

• DRF/PDF/CDF - 3 years full-time or 4/5 years part-time• SRF – 5 years full-time or part-time

Annual competitions for all levelsLaunch - October Close - January

NIHR Fellowships

What does a NIHR Fellowship provide?

NIHR Fellowships

• Doctoral training award to individuals of outstanding potential, early in research career

• To undertake a PhD

• To increase research skills

Applicant:

• Some previous research experience

• Some outputs from research

• Evidence of commitment to research career

• If already registered PhD < 1 yr FT

• Early post-doc training award to individuals of outstanding potential as researchers

• To develop postdoctoral research experience & skills

• To increase independence

Applicant:

• PhD/MD (or submitted)• < 3 yrs WTE post-doc research

experience• Research output (publications, grant

applications)• Clear commitment to research career

Doctoral Research Fellowship Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship

NIHR Fellowships

• Later post-doc award

• To gain full research independence

• Develop research capacity of self and others

Applicant:

• PhD/MD and significant postdoctoral experience (˂ 7 yrs WTE post-doc research experience)

• Significant research output• Evidence of increasing independence• Experience of developing research

skills of others

• 5 years ( aiming towards Chair)

• Potential to become academic and research leader within award time

Applicant:

• Significant postdoctoral experience

• Outstanding publication record

• Independence

• Leadership potential

• Record of research capacity

• development

Career Development Fellowship Senior Research Fellowship

NIHR Fellowships

DoctoralResearch

Post Doctoral

Career Development

Senior Research

Total

Round 1 (Awarded2008)


577

267

183 29


15229

549

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158 32

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Round 4(Awarded2011)

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217 34

10516

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Round 6(Awarded2013)

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Training Programme


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HCSProgramme

NIHR/HEE Health Care Science

Doctoral Fellowships

NIHR/HEE Health Care SciencePost-Doctoral Fellowships

NIHR/HEESenior Clinical Lectureships


and Other Awards

NIHR/CSO Healthcare ScienceResearch Fellowships

Supports individuals in the NHS healthcare science workforce who wish to bridge clinical/service careers and research. The research proposed must be of direct relevance to the NHS with the potential to improve service and/or clinical outcomes.

Eligible working areas: biology, physiology, physics and engineering

Within seven healthcare science themes:•Cardiac, vascular, respiratory, sleep•Neurosensory•Infection•Blood•Cellular•Medical physics•Clinical engineering

Round Applied Awarded

1: 2008-09 41 10 (1 Doctoral, 9 Post-Doc)

2: 2009-10 37 15 (7 Doctoral, 8 Post-Doc)

3: 2012 21 10 (8 Doctoral, 2 Post-Doc)

NIHR/CSO Healthcare ScienceResearch Fellowships

Doctoral Research Fellowship

•3 years FT (4 or 5 years PT)

•Must be employed by NHS & supported by academic partner

•Must have completed professional training (HPC)

•Need to register PhD at HEI

•Research experience and/or training (e.g. MSc, BSc, publications)

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship

•2 years FT (3 or 4 years PT)

•No more than 3 years WTE postdoctoral research experience

•Evidenced of research output

•Develop potential to be an independent researcher (collaborations, grant applications, publications)

Award covers: salary, direct research costs; training & development costs and tuition fees (doctoral)

NIHR/CNO/HEFCE Senior Academic Clinical Lecturer (Round 3 - 2012)

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Training Programme


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NIHR Clinician Scientist Awards

NIHR In-Practice Fellowships



HCSProgramme


and Other Awards

• 250 places per year• Academic and clinical training • For entrants to specialty training• 25% academic research• Support in making application for training fellowship

leading to higher degree• Up to 3 years (4 for GPs)• £1000 bursaries• Structured Research Training Programme (RTP)


• Academic and clinical training (ST3 and above) for those with a higher degree

• Available to qualified GPs and GDPs• 50% academic research• Support in making application for Clinician Scientist Award

or similar• Up to 4 years• End point marked by CCT and substantial piece of post-

doctoral research.• £1000 bursaries• Generally advertised by HEIs (March-March)


Postdoctoral award open to StRs/SpRs/consultants -medics or dentist

•5 years duration•Applicants retain clinical duties appropriate for gaining CCT•Up to 4 NHS clinical sessions a week post CCT•Pays for salary, research costs and training•Pays research assistant salary (3 years only)

Applicant:PhD/MD (or have submitted) with good output from researchEvidence of commitment to research careerExpectation of ongoing employment at the end of award

Launch annually (Round 13 - April 2013 Closing July 2013)

NIHR Clinician Scientist Award

Assessment

Applications are assessed on strength of :

• Candidate

• Research Proposal

• Training and Development Plan

• Environment / Supervision / Mentorship

• Value for Money

Full assessment criteria are published in the applicant guidance notes

Assessment

Full assessment criteria are published in the applicant guidance notes

The criteria published are the very same (and the only) criteria we ask our review panel members to score your application against.

Make sure all of the listed criteria are addressed – don’t leave any gaps or your scores will suffer.

Advice to Applicants

The applicant:

Demonstrate your trajectory / potential for research leadership

Describe your research experience / awareness and commitment to research leadership as expansively as possible

If you think you lack experience then get some – volunteer to help out on existing research and audits, posters, presentations etc

Answer the questions that pertain to your career intentions carefully – these are not designed to catch you out but remember the purpose of the programme!

Sell yourself and use the space provided


The research proposal:

The proposal must be appropriate to level and carefully constructed with a clear hypothesis and achievable aims and objectives

Your research MUST fit the NIHR remit and address important areas for the NHS

The proposal should not be dependent on funding from other sources or other larger project receiving and maintaining funding

Make sure to explain HOW you will proceed – if a panel member cannot determine inclusion criteria, recruitment approaches or sample sizes from your proposal they cannot approve your methodology


The Training and Development Plan:

Remember that the purpose of the programme is to develop the research leaders of the future

Tailor your plan – don’t just propose the generic programme offered by your host HEI

Take the opportunity to address your weaknesses as well as the needs of the study with a view to your career development post-award

If your proposal involves methods you are not familiar with then seek training in this area – but don’t be tokenistic


The Environment / Supervision / Mentorship:

Base yourself strategically - the purpose of the award is to support your development and research career - there needs to be local scope and support for this

Build a team of mentors/supervisors that can, between them, afford expert guidance on every aspect of your study

Justify your choice of mentors/supervisors

If applying for a doctoral fellowship then your supervisor must have good experience of supervision to completion AND the time to supervise you.


Value for money:

NIHR personal awards do not have a maximum value

Funding requests vary greatly as a result of varying salaries, approaches, and fields of study

All costs must be justifiable and fully justified – research your options

The total cost must represent and appropriate and reasonable price for what is being proposed and what will be gained

Common Mistakes

“We will….”

Your stated career intentions are not supported by the programme

Your training and development plan is copied from your Post Doc brochure

You have no idea why your sample size is X “My statistician said…..”

Your required sample size is very (too) ambitious

You have not considered the impact of unanticipated outcomes on related / dependent work streams

You have not considered alternative approaches and analytical techniques

Your supervisors have never supervised to completion before

You haven’t contacted Professor Z for mentorship (do you even know who she is?!)

Advice Summary

Understand the process – visit our website (www.nihrtcc.org.uk), read the guidance notes and talk to those with experience

Give yourself enough time – to be fair to those that meet deadlines, we reject applications from those that don’t

You WILL need input from your department, supervisors, mentors and finance office – allow for sickness, competing priorities and overseas holidays

Have your application speed and/or proof read if possible - can the reader describe your methodology?

Seek help – Supervisors, the RDS, your Local Research Office etc. Arrange internal peer reviews, mock panels and interviews.

http://www.nihrtcc.org.uk/

www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk

NIHR Trainees Coordinating CentreLeeds Innovation Centre

103 Clarendon Road Leeds LS2 9DF

Tel: 0113 3466260 Fax: 0113 346 6272

http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk

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Personal Clinical Academic Training Awards