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CAT Pathway
Clinical Academic Training Pathway for Nurses, Midwives and Allied
Health ProfessionsDr Janice Bailie
Programme Manager for Allied Health Professions
&
Dr Nicola Armstrong
Programme Manager for Nursing
25 February 2009
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Context• Political developments within NI
• Organisational reform across the HSC
• Professional initiatives eg Modernising Nursing Careers, Modernising AHP Careers
• National developments eg Cooksey review, UKCRC
• International developments including new EU directives
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Clinical Academic Careers
• Report of UKCRC sub-committee chaired by Janet Finch
• 11 recommendations themed around:– education and training – facilitating careers – better information on researchers– implementation
• Consultation period – 8 January 07 – 30 March 07
• Consultation extended to include AHPs – broadly welcomed by all ~190 respondents
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Clinical Academic Careers
• Amendments made following consideration of the consultation responses
• UKCRC Board endorsement received
• Final Report published along with a timetable for adoption and implementation
• Recommended a new way forward for professionals to develop clinical academic careers
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Clinical Academic Training (CAT) Pathway for Nurses, Midwives and AHPs
• Implementing recommendations from Finch report – Developing the Best Research Professionals
• NIHR Implementation Group in England currently meeting on a monthly basis, Northern Ireland HSC R&D Office Programme Managers for Nursing and Allied Health Professions sit on committee
• Proposed multi-level, flexible entry career pathway for professionals wishing to integrate research into their clinical career pathway
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CAT Pathway for England – Award Scheme 1
• Tender issued December 2008 inviting proposals for Masters courses in Clinical Research
• Enable graduates to manage and deliver research in a clinical setting
• Up to 70 places per annum in England funded by NIHR
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CAT Pathway in England – Award Scheme 2
• Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship (C-DRF) aimed at NM&AHPs who:– have at least 1 year’s experience of clinical
practice since graduating– have had sufficient research experience or
research training to prepare them to undertake a PhD
– wish to obtain a PhD whilst still developing their clinical skills.
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CAT Pathway in England –Award Scheme 3
• NIHR Clinical Lectureship scheme• Nominated by both a healthcare organisation and a
higher education institution. • One nomination must be from applicant’s current or
intended employer.• Proposed that breakdown of clinical and academic
commitments for the duration of the award will normally be 50:50.
• Funding for 50% salary from employer; remainder from NIHR
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CAT Pathway in England – Award Scheme 4
• NIHR Senior Clinical Lectureship programme still under development
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CAT Pathway in Northern Ireland
• Implementation in Northern Ireland will be taken forward by HSC R&D Office,
• Project board with representation from nursing and AHPs to be convened
• Work will commence in early 2009 with a view to advertising new nursing and AHP funding schemes in 2010
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CAT Pathway in Northern Ireland
• Joint Chairmanship: Professors Bernie Hannigan and Martin Bradley
• Fundamental challenge is to have employment contracts that recognise research workload
• Attitudinal change and supportive culture within the HSC to allow staff to undertake research
• Beyond the Doctoral training phase into Post-doctoral research activity
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Contact Details
Address: R&D Office12-22 Linenhall StreetBelfast BT2 8BS
Tel: (028) 9055 3617Fax: (028) 9055 3674e-mail: [email protected]
www.rdo.centralservicesagency.n-i.nhs.uk/display/rdo