ACFs in conjunction with University of Manchester

ACF overview Lancaster Liverpool Manchester

The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester has a long established ACF programme as outlined at http://sites.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/icat/. We support a wide range of research opportunities and as part of your training you will receive bespoke academic training at the University and have the opportunity to undertake a range of postgraduate degree programmes. The Integrated Academic Training Team (ICAT) work with Health Education England North West and in close liaison with the NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre (NIHR TCC) to provide this programme.

ACFs in conjunction with University of Manchester

Current ACF Vacancies (anticipated start date is from 5th August 2020) NB. All applicants must be in post by 31st March 2021.

All 2019 Manchester ACF posts are now filled and so the next recruitment round will be for posts commencing from August 2020. The application window will open in Oriel on 7th October 2020. Details of available posts will appear here in the coming weeks.

*14 posts in total in conjunction with University of Manchester

Please click on the specialty name for the programme details

Specialty	Anticipated Number of Posts	ST1	ST2	ST3	ST4	Comments
Cardiology	Up to 3 *	√		√		Three posts: One in one of either either Cardiology, Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus or Paediatrics, with a research theme of Platform Science (omics) and Bioinformatics AND One in one of either Cardiology, Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus or Paediatrics, without a designated research theme AND One in one of either Cardiology, General Practice or Renal Medicine, with a research theme of Older People and Complex Health Needs
Clinical Oncology	Up to 2 *			√		Two posts One in one of either Clinical Oncology, Neurology and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, with a theme of 'Platform Science (omics) and Bioinformatics AND One post in one of either Clinical Oncology, Medical Oncology or Neurology, without a designated theme.
Dermatology	Up to 2 *	√	√	√		Two posts: One in one of either Dermatology, Gastoenterology or Rheumatology, with a research theme of Therapeutics or Clinical Pharmacology AND One in one of either Dermatology or Rheumatology, without a designated research theme
Emergency Medicine	Up to 1 *	√				One post in one of either Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care Medicine, without a designated reseach theme
Endocrinology and Diabetes	Up to 1 *	√	√	√		Two posts: One in one of either Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiology or Paediatrics, with a theme of 'Platform Science (omics) and Bioinformatics AND One in one of either Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiology or Paediatrics, without a designated theme.
Gastroenterology	Up to 2 *	√	√	√		Two posts: One in one of either Gastroenterology, Dermatology or Rheumatology, with a research theme of 'Therapeutics or Clinical Pharmacology' AND One in one of either Gastroenterology or Renal Medicine, without a designated research theme.
General Practice	Up to 4 *	√				Two NIHR funded posts: One post in one of either General Practice, Cardiology or Renal Medicine, with a theme of 'Older People and Complex Health Needs' AND On post in one of either General Practice or General Psychiatry, without a designated research theme. AND Two locally funded posts.
General Psychiatry	Up to 2 *	√			√	Two posts: One in one of either General Psychiatry, Neurosurgery or Paediatrics, with a theme of 'Mental Health' AND One post in one of either General Psychiatry or General Practice, without a designated research theme.
General Surgery	Up to 1 *	√		√		One post in one of either General Surgery, Neurosurgery or Plastic Surgery, without a designated theme.
Histopathology	Up to 1*	√	√	√		One post in one of either Histopathology or Respiritory Medicine, without a designated research theme.
Intensive Care Medicine	Up to 1 *			√		One post in one of either in Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care Medicine, without a designated research theme.
Medical Oncology	Up to 1*	√				One post in one of either Medical Oncology, Clinical Oncology or Neurology, without a designated research theme.
Neurology	Up to 2*	√	√	√		Two posts: One post of one in either Neurology, Clinical Oncology or Obstretrics & Gynaecology, with a theme of Platform Science (omics) and Bioinformatics AND One post in one of either Neurology, Clinical Oncology or Medical Oncology, without a designated research theme.
Neurosurgery	Up to 2*	√		√		Two posts: One post in one of either Neurosurgery, General Psychiatry or Paediatrics, with a theme of 'Mental Health' AND One post in one of either Neurosurgery, General Surgery or Plastic Surgery, without a designated research theme.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology	Up to 1 *	√	√	√		Two posts: One post in one of either Obestetrics & Gynaecology, Neurology or Clinical Oncology, with a theme of 'Platform Science (omics) and Bioinformatics' AND One post in one of either Obstetrics and Gynaecology or Ophthalmology, without a designated research theme.
Old Age Psychiatry	Up to 1 *	√			√	Not currently recruiting
Ophthalmology	Up to 1 *	√	√	√		One post in one of either Ophthalmology or Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatrics	Up to 3 *	√				Three posts: One post in one of either Paediatrics, Cardiology or Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus, with a theme of 'Platform Science (omics) and Bioinformatics' AND One post in one of either Paediatrics, Cardiology or Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus, without a designated research theme. AND One post in one of either Paediatrics, General Psychiatry or Neurosurgery, with a theme of 'Mental Health'
Plastic Surgery	Up to 1 *	√				One post in one of either Plastic Surgery, General Surgery or Neurosurgery, without a research designate theme.
Renal Medicine	Up to 2 *	√	√	√		Two posts One post in one of either Renal Medicine, Cardiology or General Practice, with a theme of 'Older People and Complex Health Needs' AND One post in one of either Renal Medicine or Gastroenterology, without a designated theme.
Respiratory Medicine	Up to 1 *	√	√	√		One post in one of either Respiritory Medicine or Histopathology, without a designated research theme.
Rheumatology	Up to 2 *	√	√	√		Two posts: One in one of either Rheumatology, Dermatology or Gastroenterology, with a research theme of 'Therapeutics or Clinical Pharmacology' AND One in one of either Rheumatology or Dermatology without a designated research theme.

Programme Details will be available via Oriel from Monday 7 October 2020

General Contact Details:

For all University of Manchester queries, except for General Practice, please contact:

Email: acfrecruitment.nw@hee.nhs.uk or call 0161 268 9598

The Academic Lead for University of Manchester is Tracy Briggs

Specialty	Academic Lead Please click on the relevant name in order to contact them by email	Clinical Programme Lead Please click on the relevant name in order to contact them by email
Cardiovascular Medicine	Luigi Ventucci	Sanjay Sastry
Clinical Genetics	William Newman	Kate Chandler
Clinical Oncology	Ananya Choudhury	Joanna Coote
Diabetes and Endocrinology	Rachel Jennings	Ambar Basu
Dermatology	Richard Warren	Helen Young
Emergency Medicine	Rick Body	Richard Parris
Gastroenterology	Shaheen Hamdy	Chris Summerton
General Practice	Tom Blakeman	Rebecca Baron
General Psychiatry	Nav Kapur	Roshelle Ramkisson
General Surgery	Nigel Bundred	David van Dellen
Histopathology	Richard Byers	Edmund Cheesman
Intensive Care Medicine	Paul Dark	Ajmal Eusuf
Medical Oncology	Andrew Clamp	Saifee Mullamitha
Neurology	Andrew King	Tahir Majeed
Neurosurgery	Andrew King	Ankur Saxena
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Edward Johnstone (Obstetrics) Richard Edmondson (Gynaecology)	Liz Haslett
Old Age Psychiatry	Nav Kapur	Margaret Campbell
Ophthalmology	Paul Bishop	Jane Ashworth
Paediatrics	Peter Arkwright	Sunil Bagewadi
Plastic Surgery	Adm Reid	Srinnivasan Iyer
Renal Medicine	Sandip Mitra	Ajay Dhaygude
Respiratory Medicine	Tim Felton	Mark Wilkinson
Rheumatology	Anne Barton	Rachel Gorodkin

Last updated: 17 July 2019