NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Scheme
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Thursday 3rd March 2022
The NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Scheme has been established to expand opportunities for aspiring clinical leaders to gain the necessary experience and skills for future system leadership roles.
The scheme is a partnership between NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management.
There is an opportunity for early career pharmacists for a part-time (0.6wte) secondment into the NHSEI regional team for one year to develop system leadership insight and skills. The regional fellows are multi-professional and lead on key projects that contribute to regional and national priorities. For example our current pharmacist regional fellow is working in the Greener NHS programme and has recently been supporting the COVID vaccination programme.
The deadline for application is 5pm on 23rd March and there is a webinar on 8th March for those who may be interested. All details are on this link.
More information
What is it?
The NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Scheme offers the opportunity to work in regional systems, leading improvement projects across clinical pathways and increasing their leadership capabilities.
The scheme is open to the following professional groups that meet the essential eligibility requirements: dentists, pharmacists, nurses, midwives, healthcare scientists, allied health professionals and doctors (including public health specialty trainees from a background other than medicine and trust grade, staff grade or associate specialists). Full eligibility requirements can be found in the information pack.
How it works
Clinical Fellows will be based in the NHS regional teams across England for 12 months from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023. Posts are part time (0.6FTE) and clincal fellows will lead on key projects that contribute to regional and national priorities including the recovery, reset and implementation of learning from Covid-19.
What it offers
The scheme offers clinicians the opportunity to work within NHS Regional Teams in England to gain experience of system leadership, transformation, and service improvement, which will equip them with the skills they need to lead within a complex and integrated NHS of the future.
