NIHR Academic Training Post in Dental Core Training



The University of Leeds, in partnership with Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber has developed an exciting pathway of academic clinical training opportunities http://yh.hee.nhs.uk/ Applications are now invited for 2 x NIHR Academic Training Post in Dental Core Training.  The ACF post is eligible for dentists at DCT 1, 2 or 3 level.



The following post are available:

Two NIHR Academic Training Post in Dental Core Training at DCT1, 2 or 3 level



Please read through all the relevant information available on the Dental Core Training Webpage and associated links before beginning your application (link available through Oriel).



Applications open at 10am on the 14 November 2022 and the closing date is 4pm on the 11^th November 2022.  You will not be able to submit your application after this time. Please ensure that you have completed all the relevant sections of the application forms as missing information will deem your application incomplete and it will not be considered.



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 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and have an honorary contract with the University of Leeds.  ACF trainees undergo training in the generic skills required for a clinical academic: scientific methods, statistics, research governance, critical appraisal of research publication, grant writing etc. This training is via a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Research provided by the University of Leeds and for which funding is provided by NIHR.  Academic Clinical Fellows will join the well-established Leeds Integrated Clinical Academic Training programme within the Faculty of Medicine and Health (https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/8455/health-research-pgcert)



Trainees can use the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Research as a stepping stone to undertake further modules leading to a Postgraduate Diploma or Masters in Health Research. NIHR provide an academic training budget of £4,500 for each trainee, additional costs beyond this funding ceiling would be covered by the trainee. The major part of the academic placement will be the preparation of scientific research proposal for a PhD project, funding for which will be sought from an external body such as the NIHR, MRC or the Wellcome Trust. Generally the preparation of the proposal is based on preliminary experimental data gathered while on the research placement. Trainees are also are eligible for a £1,000 bursary per year to support research training activity (e.g to attend and present at academic conferences).



ACF trainees would be expected to submit an external funding application for a research fellowship to enable them to complete a higher degree (PhD).



All applicants will be required to undertake the national clinical recruitment process and attend an assessment/interview. This is for benchmarking purposes to ensure successful academic candidates are at a similar to their peers. Further details about DCT training are provided here (https://dental.hee.nhs.uk/dental-trainee-recruitment/dental-core-training-dct) 

 





We advise all applicants to read through all the relevant information available on the relevant  Webpage and associated links before beginning your application through Oriel.

Including

• The Job Description
• The Person Specification
• The Timeline
• Interview Structure and location

The qualifications and professional registration requirements plus other eligibility criteria can be found in the person specification. The person specification for this specialty is available from the Job Description or the Specialty Training website.

Please upload all required evidence of competences to your online application form when completing the application form online. For those experiencing difficulties when uploading evidence, please ensure you email the evidence to the following email address by the application deadline: academicrec.yh@hee.nhs.uk  with “your name” and “competencies” in the title of the email.

Eligibility requirements pertaining to UK Visas and Immigration are available on the Specialty Training Website in the Applicant Handbook.

Please note that there is a strict application policy that applications cannot be accepted after the deadline.

Pay scales

All trainees should be paid monthly at the rates set out in the national terms and conditions of service for hospital medical and dental staff and doctors in public health medicine and the community health service (England and Wales), “the TCS”, as amended from time to time. The pay scales are reviewed annually. Part-time posts will be paid pro-rata.

Current rates of pay for junior doctors may be viewed on the NHS Employers website

Enquiries

For any queries that cannot be answered by the methods above please contact; academicrec.yh@hee.nhs.uk  with “your name” and the “Question area” in the title of the email.

For further national information please visit the Specialty Training Website