ACF Psychiatry 2018.
The University of Leeds, in partnership with Health Education England Yorkshire and the Humber, the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Public Health England, has developed an exciting pathway of academic clinical training opportunities.
Applications are now invited for an Academic Clinical Fellowship in Psychiatry at ST1 level in Leeds from August 2018.
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.
This Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) programme in Psychiatry will be run by the University of Leeds, the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Public Health England 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 Run-through status is withdrawn if ACFs do not complete the academic component.
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.
Please note:- 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 Leeds
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:*
Activity |
Date(s) |
| Applications Open | 16:00 on 4th May 2018 |
| Application Deadline | 16:00 on 1st June 2018 |
| Longlisting | From 25th May 2018 |
| Interviews |
TBA Leeds |
| Initial Offers Released | TBA |
| *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 1st June 2018. 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 in December at Health Education England, Willow Terrace Road, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT. The date will be confirmed shortly.
View the interviews page for further information about the venue and for directions.
Documents Required at Interview
There are a number of documents that you are required to bring with you to interview.
Please bring the following original documents:
- Photo identification (passport or driving licence including paper part) AND 1 COPY
- Evidence of your current immigration status AND 1 COPY
- Evidence of your GMC registration and Licence to Practise AND 1 COPY
- Your primary medical degree certificate AND 1 COPY
- Your postgraduate degree certificates (if applicable) AND 1 COPY
- Evidence of your Foundation and/or Core Competences as detailed in your application form AND 1 COPY
- Evidence of your English Language competency as detailed in your application form AND 1 COPY
- 3 original reference forms in sealed envelopes from referees who have supervised your clinical/academic training within the past three years. At least one of your referees must be an academic referee. References must be completed on the standard template which is available to download on the right of this page.
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.
Travel and Subsistence Expenses
Applicants attending interviews are entitled to a travel and subsistence allowance. A claim form can be downloaded from the section on the right of this page. You are advised to read the guidance document in full before incurring any expenses.
Claim forms must be received within three months of your interview date. Claim forms received after three months will not be processed. Receipts must be attached for all travel and subsistence claimed except mileage.
All recruitment offices will be using Oriel to make offers to Academic Clinical Fellow training posts in 2018. 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.
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