National Institute for Health Research

National Institute for Health research (NIHR) has now opened recruitment rounds for Academic Clinical fellows (ACF) and Clinical Lecturers (CL)  in Dentistry. Individual centres will be advertising posts in the upcoming months, so people who may be interested may wish to visit the NIHR website and familiarise themselves with the process and requirements in advance. Please find below some helpful links:

Academic Clinical Fellowships in Dentistry 2021: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/.../nihr-academic-clinical.../25725

Academic Clinical Fellowship (Dental) Guidance for Recruitment and Appointment: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/.../2021-nihr-academic.../25787

Clinical Lectureships in Dentistry 2021: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/.../nihr-clinical.../25726

Clinical Lectureship (Dental) Guidance For Recruitment and Appointment:https://www.nihr.ac.uk/.../2021-nihr-clinical.../25771

The ACF represents the first substantive phase of integrated clinical and academic training for dental graduates whom have completed foundation training. The ACF is a 3 year fellowship comprising 75% clinical training and 25% research training, with a flexible entry level tailored to the individual career stage of the applicant. LTFT ACFs can be extended up to a maximum of 5 years, with a stipulation that the academic component remains at 25% of Full Time Equivalent. The primary purpose of the ACF is to provide a clinical and academic training environment for a dentist to prepare an application for a Training Fellowship leading to a PhD (or equivalent) or, in cases where the applicant has already undertaken a relevant PhD, a postdoctoral fellowship.  The award of a National Training Number (NTN) will be made to applicants who are successful in the appointment process that enter a GDC-recognised specialty training programme. The launch of the 2021 dental ACF recruitment round will be advertised nationally by the NIHR Academy. Details of the available posts will be available on the NIHR website (www.nihr.ac.uk/IAT). Potential applicants will be asked to make contact locally via an identified IAT partnership contact. The NIHR Academy will direct ACF applicants to the relevant HEE Local Office websites and Oriel (www.oriel.nhs.uk).

The CL represents the second substantive phase of integrated clinical and academic training for dental graduates whom have completed foundation training and already hold a PhD (or equivalent). The CL is a four year fellowship comprising 50% clinical training and 50% postdoctoral research, with a flexible entry level tailored to the individual career stage of the applicant. LTFT CLs can be extended up to a maximum of 6 years, with a stipulation that the academic component must not fall below 33% of full-time equivalent. The CL phase normally ends at the acquisition of a Certificate of Completion of Specialty Training (CCST). The primary purpose of the CL is to provide a clinical and academic training environment for a dentist to further develop their postdoctoral research portfolio and establish themselves as an independent researcher and leader in their chosen field. Applicants for a NIHR CL must be able to demonstrate that they have outstanding potential for development as a clinical academic in research and/or educational research. The award of a National Training Number (NTN) will be made to applicants who are successful in the appointment process that enter a GDC recognised specialty training programme.  The launch of the 2021 dental CL recruitment round will be advertised nationally by the NIHR Academy. Details of the available posts will be available on the NIHR website (www.nihr.ac.uk/IAT). Potential applicants will be asked to make contact locally via an identified IAT Partnership contact. The NIHR Academy will direct CL applicants to the relevant HEE Local Office websites, university websites, and Oriel (https://new.oriel.nhs.uk/Web).