ACF General Psychiatry -Themed Post  (Sheffield)

1 post available in General Psychiatry - Themed Post ST1/4, Dermatology - Themed Post at ST3 or Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Themed Post at ST1-3.

The University of Sheffield, in partnership with Health Education England Yorkshire and the Humber and the Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (SHSC) has developed an exciting pathway of academic clinical training opportunities. 

Applications are now invited for an Academic Clinical Fellowship in General Psychiatry at ST1 or ST4 level. This new post has been created as part of the Health Education England (HEE))/National Institution for Health Research Trainee Coordinating Centre (NIHRTCC) programme of Integrated Academic Training and offers candidates a comprehensive experience of clinical academic medicine working alongside internationally renowned clinicians and researchers. 

Please note:- Applicants looking for an ST2/ST3 Psychiatry ACF post and who are not eligible to apply at ST4 are encouraged to apply to this vacancy at CT1/ST1. If successful your experience will be assessed upon commencing in post enabling you to work at the appropriate level. 

We are seeking highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals with the potential to excel in both their clinical and academic training and who have the ambition to be the next generation of academic clinicians. 

This Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) programme in General Psychiatry will be run by the University of Sheffield, the Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (SHSC) and Health Education England Yorkshire and the Humber. 

Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACFs) are 3 year fixed-term national training posts.  They attract an NTN(A) and 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 for which funding is provided by NIHR.  They also are eligible for a £1,000 bursary per year to support research training activity (e.g to attend academic conferences). 

ACF trainees would also normally complete and submit an external funding application for a research fellowship to enable them to complete a higher degree (PhD or research MD) following the completion of their ACF fixed-term post, which would 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 offered as part of NIHR’s theme of Mental Health.  

The successful post holder will be based in the Mental Health Research Unit (MHRU) at ScHARR (School of Health and Related Research), Sheffield University. The MHRU specialises in mixed methods applied mental health research, and undertakes studies concerned with enhancing patient outcomes and experiences through the development and evaluation of innovative and personalised treatment approaches at both patient and service level. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their own research interests supported by colleagues with expertise in epidemiology and health informatics, clinical trials, evidence synthesis, qualitative and experiential research and the use of assistive technologies to improve recovery and other health outcomes. 

The full Job Description for this post is available to download from the right of this page.

Please note:  All applicants who 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 be required to undertake the national clinical recruitment process and attend an assessment/interview for that GMC specialty as appropriate.

Only the following applicant groups will be considered in this round of Academic recruitment. Applicants that do not meet the criteria of these applicant groups may be removed from the recruitment process during longlisting or at any other stage of the recruitment process:-

•Applicants that are scheduled to be clinically benchmarked in the current round

•Applicants who have previously been successfully benchmarked in the current recruitment year

•Applicants who hold an appropriate NTN/DRN

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
• University of Sheffield

Details  of the recruitment process are provided below.

Please note: This is a multi-specialty vacancy.  An appointment may not be made in this specialty.