The NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has funds available to support Clinical Master's Research Fellowships for health care professionals in the Perioperative and Critical Care (PCC) Theme.

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Scheme Outline

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The funds [1] will support Healthcare Professionals from within the University of Southampton/University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Partnership at 0.4 FTE of the successful applicant’s salary for up to 3 years (personnel external to the partnership can apply but it will be necessary to identify suitable contractual arrangements and/or a funding mechanism).  This will enable the applicant to conduct clinical research leading to the award of a master’s degree. It is hoped that the award will make applicants competitive for a Research Leaders Programme, or doctoral training application (e.g. MRC, NIHR, Wellcome Trust) which would then support the applicant beyond the funded period.

 

The fellowship research topic is Perioperative and Critical Care Data Analysis; the research falls within the PCC Theme at the BRC. The successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary team including clinicians, data scientists and industrial partners1 to deliver cutting edge clinical research using large scale datasets.

 

It is a requirement that the successful applicant registers for a suitable master’s degree [2] at a recognised UK Higher Education Institution (HEI). To ensure the chosen degree aligns with the research output of the fellowship, potential applicants are required to discuss the suitability of the proposed master’s with the Theme Leads (Mike Grocott, Denny Levett or representative) before applying for this fellowship (please send all related messages and enquiries to BRC-applications@uhs.nhs.uk).

 

Student fees for the master’s course will be met by the BRC at the UK/Home Student level. All successful awardees are expected to be active in conducting research suitable for publication. This award can be combined with clinical commitments/training, but applicants will need to have secured permission to be released and considered their position beyond the end of BRC support.

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Essential criteria

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To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

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• Be a registered healthcare professional with perioperative and/or critical care experience

• Hold a primary medical qualification or a UK 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a health-related area or in a relevant subject appropriate to the programme of study (such as life sciences, social sciences, mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science or other related discipline)

• Meet the entry requirements for the master’s course at their chosen HEI

• Not already be registered for an MD or PhD programme

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Desirable Criteria

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• Interest or experience working with large datasets or computational methods (e.g. ‘Python’ or ‘R’).

• Interest or experience in clinical or biomedical research
   

Application 

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To apply, please send the following to BRC-applications@uhs.nhs.uk by 12:00 on 27th January 2025:

 

• Clinical Master’s Research Fellowship application form with all sections completed and word limits respected.

 

• A summary CV (max two sides of A4, size 11 font). The CV should contain basic information about education, employment history, current source of funding, job plan and academic responsibilities, as well as a list of the most relevant publications from the last five years.

 

• A letter of support from the appropriate Clinical Division/Manager confirming that the applicant can be released for this period (if appropriate).

 

Applicants will be notified of outcomes by late February.

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For further information, please contact Associate Professor Mr Malcolm West (Academic Career Development Lead) or the Capacity and Capability Project Manager via BRC-applications@uhs.nhs.uk.

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 [1] Funding for this fellowship is drawn from a contractual collaboration between the BRC and BD Advanced Patient Monitoring. Successful applicants will therefore be partly supported by an external company.
[2] Such as: Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev | The University of Edinburgh.
 

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