1. Opportunities for Academic Public Health
Dr Jennifer Mindell
Educational Supervisor
Research Dept. Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL
14th September 2017

2. Welcome

3. Why work in academe? To give you a different perspective
To learn specific skills
To investigate pertinent links that other people haven’t noticed;
- or to find out why they occur,
- whether they’re important,
- and how that information can be used to improve health.

4. Types of academic posts and attachments
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows
NIHR Clinical Lecturers
Attachment during general public health training
Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training
ICA HEE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme for non-medical healthcare professions

6. NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows
Purpose
Start specialist training in Public health (ST1)
Spend 25% of time in academe
Apply for PhD funding or post-doc fellowship

7. NIHR Clinical Lecturers
Purpose
Complete specialist training in Public health (ST3+)
Spend 50% of time in academe
Build CV as independent researcher / educator
Apply for Post-doc fellowship or senior lecturer post

8. Attachment during general public health training
Purpose
Continue specialist training in Public health
usually in penultimate year (but could be ST2+)
Spend a period of time in academe
To fill gaps in CV eg obtain publications
To meet missing ARCP competencies eg complex data handling
Taster session for academic work
Apply for PhD funding

9. Attachment during Academic F2 / GP training / Sports & Exercise Medicine
Purpose
Spend a period of time in academe
Taster session for academic work
Taster session for public health / epidemiology
To meet missing ARCP competencies eg data handling
To fill gaps in CV eg obtain publications

10. Which post is right for me – and how do I get it?

11. ICA HEE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme for non-medical healthcare professions
The Health Education England (HEE) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) Programme
Personal research training awards for healthcare professionals (excluding doctors and dentists) who wish to develop careers that combine clinical research and research leadership with continued clinical practice and clinical development.  

12. ICA HEE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme for non-medical healthcare professions
The new ICA Programme replaces the previous Clinical Academic Training (CAT) and Healthcare Science Research Fellowships programmes.  

13. Integrated Clinical Academic Programme
Applicants must belong to one of the eligible professions. 
Eligible professions:
Details:

14. Integrated Clinical Academic Programme
5 levels of award:
Internships
Masters
Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship
Clinical Lectureship
Senior Clinical Lectureship
Details:

15. NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows

16. Academic Clinical Fellows: Content of post
≤ 3years
Masters – usually in PH at LSHTM or Imperial
25% academic / 75% service PH training
Pass Part A MFPH (and Part B)
Writing papers, presenting research, teaching
Fellowship application

17. Academic Clinical Fellows – Eligibility
Must be medically qualified and registered with the GMC
Must be eligible for general public health training
At least 12 months supervised clinical work after full GMC registration (eg FY2)
Meet Foundation competencies or evidence of equivalent
Acceptable for the general PH training scheme
Can have a PhD or MD if not already on PH training
But not always eligible – need to check
Can be an existing PH trainee if no PhD / MD

18. Academic Clinical Fellows – Eligibility (2017 round for 2018 start)
FAQs:

19. Academic Clinical Fellows What we’re looking for
Evidence of academic achievement
Prizes, awards, degrees
Evidence of research ability / potential
publication(s), especially peer-reviewed papers
presentation(s) at national conferences
Evidence of numeracy and literacy
Evidence of interest in PH / Epidemiology / Health service research
Understanding of the posts

20. ACFs – Who should NOT apply
Those with no interest in or aptitude for an academic career
Those who do not wish to undertake a PhD or MD
The general public health training provides opportunities to obtain all the relevant knowledge and skills for public health work.
Do not apply for an ACF post in the mistaken belief that it is needed to pass MFPH or to acquire all PH specialist training competencies.

21. ACFs – then what? Obtain PhD funding
Temporarily leave the training scheme while working for PhD (OOP-R) – return to general scheme
Decide don’t want / not suited academic career
Transfer to general public health training scheme 100% (give notice)
PhD funding not (yet) obtained
Change to be 100% on general public health training scheme until CCT or funding arrives or further application successful (give notice)

22. Recruitment: ACFs Applications open 9th October 2017 (BMJ advert)
Closing date 6th November 2017
Interviews 8th November to 22nd December 2017
Also need to do the gen PH written assessments Jan 2017
Initial offers 8th Jan 2018; Hold deadline 15th Jan 2018
Application pack will be on South London HEE website

23. Recruitment: ACFs ACF posts to start August 2018
UCL x 1 (EPH or DAHR or IPH or Farr)
UCL x1 themed post in old age (could be in public health, geriatrics, or primary care)
GKT x1

24. NIHR ACF in NIHR priority theme 'Older People and Complex Needs'
A collaboration between three specialties: General Practice, Public Health and Geriatric Medicine. Post based at IEHC, UCL.
ACF to develop research in older people with complex needs that crosses boundaries in primary care, geriatrics and public health/social care.
Supervisors:
Kate Walters (Primary Care)
Daniel Davis (Geriatric Medicine)
Rosalind Raine (Public Health) (ES Nora Pashayan)

25. NIHR Clinical Lecturers

26. NIHR Clinical Lecturers: Content
≤ 4 years
50% academic / 50% service PH training
Pass Part B MFPH if not already obtained
Writing papers, presenting research, teaching
Fellowship application eg NIHR Clinician Scientist
Posts approved:
UCL x1 in 2018/19: funded by PHE

27. NIHR Clinical Lecturers: Eligibility (April 2017 – Mar 2018)
Must:
be medically qualified and registered with the GMC
have relevant PhD or MD (or MB PhD), or have submitted thesis (but doctorate must be awarded before starts post and by 31 Mar 2019)
be eligible for ST3 or above in PH training scheme
have passed Part A MFPH

28. NIHR Clinical Lecturers: Eligibility (April 2017 – Mar 2018)
FAQs:

29. When does the ACL post end?
After 4yrs or CCT, whichever occurs earlier
“NIHR expects assessment of clinical progress by academic trainees to be competence-based rather than simply time-based. After discussions with the GMC, Postgraduate Deans and others, the NIHR stance is that setting a target CCT date is best determined flexibly, and tailored to the needs of the individual trainee.”

30. Recruitment: Clinical lecturers
Posts advertised later than ACFs:
Usually April to August 2018 to start by 31/03/19
Adverts often not in BMJ - or tiny!
Application pack on S London HEE website
Guidance (March 2017):

31. Attachment during general public health training

32. Attachment during general public health training
Duration and content of attachment by agreement
Open to all registrars on general PH training scheme, if appropriate
Can be used by non-medics to have support for PhD funding applications
Mostly used by people intending local public health career
Any academic PH dept in London / KSS

33. Attachment during general public health training
Informal discussion between the registrar, current trainer/educational supervisor (ES), and potential project supervisor and ES
what the registrar wants / needs to achieve
what opportunities are available
Attachments can be formally arranged only if agreed by the Training Programme Director
Generally for 12 months FTE but can be shorter (occasionally longer)

34. Recruitment to general Public Health training scheme FPH website www
Recruitment to general Public Health training scheme FPH website
For both medics and non-medics
Eligibility
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For enquiries about the recruitment and selection process, contact
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35. The recruitment timeline for ST1 training in 2018:
Adverts: 2nd November 2017
Applications open 10am 8th November 2017
Applications close:4pm 30th November 2017
Assessment centre: January 2018 (date TBC)
Selection centre: w/c 12th February 2018 (TBC)
Initial offers by 5pm 5th March 2018

36. ST3 Opportunities in Public Health
ST3 entry in 2017 possible if you:
have the passed the Part A MFPH  examination at the time of application, and:
are not be on a public health training scheme but fulfil the person specification requirements for ST3 entry, or
are on training schemes and will be at least at the end of ST2 by August 2017, and who wish to move to another region/country’s training scheme.
See ST3 person specification:

37. Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training

38. Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training
Similar to attachments during general PH training but generally shorter and doing simpler work
Need to make contact and plan in advance to identify suitable project / time / supervisor

39. Recruitment: Attachments
Speak to your TPD and to us

40. Finding out what the training programme is really like
Helen Skirrow & Rachel Scantlebury run the public health taster and shadowing programme.
See School of Public Health website: for information.
Date of the next seminar: Wednesday 11th October 2017, evening

41. Recruitment: General If you don’t apply, you won’t be appointed
But don’t apply for posts you’re not suited for or don’t want
If you don’t follow the instructions, it will make life difficult (eg application form vs CV)
To be shortlisted:
You must meet all the essential criteria
You need evidence of some of the ‘desirables’
If you don’t tell us on the form, we won’t know
GOOD LUCK!