Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPS), Pharmacists and Healthcare Scientists
Our support
NHRP Academy works with allied health professionals, nurses, midwives, pharmacists and healthcare scientists, including:
- Contributing to fellowship funding panels
- Mentoring and supervising talented individuals across the clinical academic pathway
- Providing support to the regional PCAF Community, a helpful resource for anyone working towards, or undertaking, this pre-doctoral award.
- Supporting the work of the new Newcastle Academic Primary and Community Care Unit (NAPCCU) – bringing together researchers and educators with an interest in primary and community care based health research.
We have a strong track record of securing national, competitive funding and have secured fellowships from NIHR, MRC, Wellcome Trust and major charities.
Our health and care professionals have international reputations for cutting edge, interdisciplinary research and providing exciting training opportunities for colleagues to join established research teams.
NMAHPS, Pharmacists and Healthcare Scientists Pillar Leads:
- Professor Lindsay Pennington
- Professor Annette Hand
NHRP coordinated and led programmes:
NIHR North East and North Cumbria Health and Care Professionals Internship Programme
Supporting health and care professionals (HCPs) to develop their understanding and skills in research via a tailored learning and development programme with the support of a mentor/supervisor.
BRAVE : Breaking ground in your practitioner- researcher career
Transform your leadership with this new cutting-edge programme tailored for allied health professionals, nurses or healthcare scientists aspiring to lead in practitioner-academic roles that connect healthcare and research.
NIHR INSIGHT (North East & North Cumbria) Research Masters
Expanding training and career development for final year students and newly registered healthcare, social work, and public health professionals who are interested in research careers – blending research and practice.
NIHR INSIGHT (North East and North Cumbria) Research Internships
A range of internships undergraduate student within the North East and North Cumbria region, in their 2nd or 3rd year of study, working towards their professional registration.
NMAHPs+ Research Career Development Awards
Pre-doctoral
research experience
1
2
PhD research
training
NIHR Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR Infrastructure PhD
MRC Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Fellowship
MRC Clinical research Training Fellowship
CRUK Clinical Research Training Fellowship PhDs
Wellcome 4Ward North
*NIHR Pre-application support fund
Charity eg British Heart Foundation, Alzheimer’s Society, Action Medical Research, Kidney Research UK, Versus Arthritis
Early post-doc
research period
3
NIHR IAT Clinical Lectureship
NIHR Development Skills Enhancement Award
NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF)
NIHR Advanced Fellowship
MRC Postdoctoral Clinical Research Training Fellowship
CRUK Postdoctoral Research Bursary for Clinical Trainees
Academy of Medical Sciences Starter grant
*NIHR Senior Clinical Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA)
4
Post-doctoral route
to independence
Independent
researcher
5
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