NMAHP Researcher Development Institute – research internship opportunity

Regardless of which internship you apply for, the programme funds one day per week over a 6-month period to make space for you to undertake a work-based research project in your clinical area. This includes a short placement within clinical research, where you will shadow staff who provide research opportunities to patients and care for them during participation in a range of clinical trials and research studies.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from a range of internal and regional research training and learning opportunities including good clinical practice training and the opportunity to shadow an NHS REC committee.

The remaining time will be spent undertaking a project, either of your choosing in your own clinical area OR one of our themed projects, including those specific to BRC using research methodologies. You will be supported by an identified research mentor and buddied up with a previous intern to support you through the programme.

You will have access to regular meetings with your intern peers facilitated by the trust lead for NMAHP research. You will also have the opportunity to share your progress, results, and experiences of participating in the programme.

• Information about the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) and the NHS research landscape including clinical academic pathways and research delivery careers.
• Working within a partner organisation in the Newcastle Health Innovation Partners (NHIP) Academy there will be access to a range of other opportunities.
• Mentoring from a dedicated research active clinician to enable you to build networks, draw on perspectives beyond your team and plan for your future career.
• Introductions to a range of resources available to support research including accessing local and regional training opportunities.
• Peer support through participation at regular Internship meetings to discuss progress and experiences.

• Attendance at support meetings and engaging with your Mentor and buddy.
• Acting as a role model and championing research within your clinical environment
• Developing a plan for your next steps; whether that is formal education, exploring options to apply to research fellowships or funding applications, interest in a clinical research delivery career, or simply being able to influence research knowledge and awareness within your clinical area by acting as a champion for research.
• A written report (in the style of a journal article) and/or poster presentation and abstract submission to a relevant conference to enable you to share the progress and outputs of the internship (to be agreed with your mentor). This will also enhance your academic writing skills and confidence in presenting.
• Depending on the internship, opportunities to present the work to an appropriate audience of peers and/or academic colleagues may arise.

We now offer a small £1000 pot of funding, in addition to the salary backfill. This pot will fund activities in support of your project or your research related development during the fellowship. This might include, but not limited to, patient and public engagement expenses, training courses or conferences

• You must be employed by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Applications are open to Band 5, 6, 7 and 8a.
• Applications are invited from nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals, as identified by NHS England.

• We offer a Q & A session a few weeks after the fellowship goes live where you can ask questions and hear from others.  You can book via Eventbrite once events go live.
• Email us: [email protected]
• Book yourself onto one of the NMAHP Research 1:1 slots where you can seek advice and guidance on the fellowship(s) on offer and general research advice.