BHP Clinician Scientist - Department of Applied Health Sciences Clinical

Job-:
Academic Clinical

Location:

United Kingdom

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
Closes:
Position Details Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Location:

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Competitive salary for an outstanding candidate

Grade:
Clinical Full Time or Part Time, Fixed Term contract up to 5 years Closing date: 18th January 2027

There are 3 positions available

Background

The BHP Clinician Scientist scheme is hosted by the University of Birmingham on behalf of Birmingham Health Partners. Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) is a strategic alliance of six NHS Trusts (Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust), Health Innovation West Midlands, Aston University, and the University of Birmingham which aims to transform the health, wellbeing and economic growth of our city-region.

Our collaboration spans the full spectrum of the translational pipeline from basic science, through a complete range of NIHR experimental medicine infrastructure to cutting-edge clinical practice, creating one of the country’s most comprehensive Health Science Systems. This is now the fourth round of the pioneering BHP Clinician-Scientist Programme, a postdoctoral initiative to help develop the very best of the next generation of clinical academics.

Successful candidates will join a cohort of  eight postholders in specialties ranging from Public Health to Paediatric Medicine. The programme includes wrap-around career development to target fully funded, highly prestigious, external clinical intermediate fellowships such as the MRC Clinician Scientist, NIHR Advanced Fellowships or equivalent Wellcome schemes, amongst other funding opportunities. While we welcome enquiries from all types of postdoctoral healthcare professionals, the scheme particularly welcomes medically qualified applicants who are clinically active and who have recently completed specialist clinical training (or are about to).The

programme funds a 10PA consultant-level job plan with a 50:50 split between clinical service at a BHP member NHS Trust and academic activity at the University of Birmingham. We are open to all clinical specialties. The interests of the appointee will be allied to the needs of the relevant clinical service and defined following appointment. For those other healthcare professionals without a medical degree, appropriate job plans will be developed.

The programme is designed with two clear exits in mind. The first is a fully funded intermediate fellowship, or equivalent comprehensive funding, and subsequent transition to a permanent clinical academic contract in one of our partner universities. The second is a transition with a firm commitment to a permanent NHS consultant contract with one of our partner NHS Trusts. Recent successes for our postholders include the award of an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship and of an NIHR Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship.

To enable these outcomes, the initial contract will be fixed term for 5 years including a 3-year probation period with annual joint appraisal. Review with the appointee in the third year will assess individual future career trajectory and determine either continuation as a university-based staff member or transition within the remaining contract to a full-time permanent NHS consultant position.

Role Summary You will contribute at a senior level to clinical service and research. You will be expected to contribute to academic citizenship, likely to be demonstrated through generous, mutually respectful, and supportive working relationships with all staff and students. We welcome enquiries from all types of postdoctoral clinically active healthcare professionals. For hospital-based medically qualified appointees, clinical service will be defined by your discipline and area of specialty training and duties defined by agreement with your clinical service lead, to include time within the job plan as relevant to pursue a sub-specialty area of interest aligned with your research interests and clinical service needs.

Your research activity will involve development of your established national, and possible international, reputation through significant original research work and a clear record of impact.

Main Duties You will be…