Delivery of a clinical academic career programme: a collaborative approach

The clinical academic careers strategy in England is a new initiative in the National Health Service to develop a stronger clinical research ethos in nursing and Allied Health Professions and promote research and ensure collaboration between Higher Education Institutions and NHS. In response to the above strategic drive and the need to support new roles, the Mental Health, Health and Social Care (MH2aSC) research group at the University of Lincoln developed a bespoke programme to support clinicians seeking to build a clinical academic career. This paper presents data from the evaluation of the programme from the perspective of the first cohort of clinical academic scholars.