Workforce, training and education
East of England
Welcome to Academic Clinical Fellowship recruitment at Health Education England – East of England. 
Applications are invited from talented and enthusiastic doctors in training who seek a career combining research, teaching and the care of patients. The Academic Clinical Fellowship provides integrated academic and clinical training. Within the programme, Fellows should develop skills allowing them to compete successfully for funding to study for a higher research degree (MD/PhD). Only applicants who can demonstrate that they have outstanding potential for development as a clinical academic will be considered for this programme. These integrated academic training programmes will be associated with the award of a relevant NTN (a). 
 
​Applicants must ensure they check the advert of the vacancy before they start to apply
Applications must be made through Oriel. 
Applications open on Thursday 03 October 2024 at 1000hrs and close on Thursday 31 October 2024 at 1600hrs. It will NOT be possible to submit an application after the closing time stated. Applications will only be accepted if submitted electronically and online via Oriel. 
A number of these posts are in direct competition with each other. Please refer to the tables below.. 
 
Further information on University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, and Anglia Ruskin University is available below: 
  • NIHR ACF Recruitment FAQ’s 
  • NIHR ACF Academic Person Specification 
  • Structured Reference Form 
  • Shortlisting Scoresheet 
  • NIHR ACF Interview Evaluation Forms 
If you are interested in applying to be a clinical lecturer, information is available on the NIHR Website.  
 
Foundation Competences

Please ensure you check  the guidance carefully to confirm the appropriate method to demonstrate your foundation competence.  If you are required to submit a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST) form with your application and do not do so then you will not be offered another opportunity to upload it and your application will not proceed to the next stage of the process. More Information can be found on the Foundation Competences webpage linked for you

Important Information: 
 
A limit has been set on the number of ACF applications that can be submitted, with applicants limited to submitting a maximum of three applications to ACF vacancies. Applicants who submit more than three applications in one national round of recruitment will have the additional applications withdrawn by the recruitment offices after the application window has closed and only the first three submitted applications will be processed. This includes all regions, specialties and universities.

 

 

2025 ACF Recruitment 

 

University of Cambridge

Oriel Vacancy #

NIHR/

Post

Specialty

Theme

Level

Interview Date

5203 General (Internal) Medicine NIHR ACF-2025-14-001 Respiratory Medicine Response Mode 1 IMT1,2

17 Dec

All Day

Cardiology
Gastroenterology

5203 General (Internal) Medicine NIHR ACF-2025-14-003 Neurology Response Mode 3 IMT1,2

17 Dec 

All Day

Haematology
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
 

5203 General (Internal) Medicine NIHR ACF-2025-14-011 Cardiology Multiple Long Term Conditions IMT1,2

17 Dec

All Day

Rheumatology
Renal Medicine

5203 General (Internal) Medicine Local Local Respiratory Medicine N/A IMT1,2

17 Dec

All Day

Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
Gastroenterology
Neurology
Haematology
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Infectious Diseases
Medical Oncology
Renal Medicine

5202 NIHR ACF-2025-14-002 Medical Microbiology Response Mode 2 ST3

20 Dec

AM

5201 Infectious Diseases IMT3, ST3, ST4
5200 Histopathology ST1,2,3

5198 NIHR ACF-2025-14-004 Ophthalmology Response Mode 4 ST1,2,3

13 Jan

PM

5197 Clinical Oncology ST3
5196 Immunology ST3
 

5195 NIHR ACF-2025-14-005 Neurosurgery Response Mode 5 ST1,2

11 Dec

AM

5194 Vascular Surgery ST1
5188 Clinical Radiology ST1

5193 NIHR ACF-2025-14-006 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Response Mode 6 ST1

18 Dec

PM

5192 Urology ST1
5190 General Surgery ST1

5182 NIHR ACF-2025-14-007 Gastroenterology Response Mode 7 IMT3/ST4

11 Dec

PM

5189 Acute Internal Medicine ST1,2,4/IMT3
5188 Clinical Radiology ST1

5187 NIHR ACF-2025-14-008 Emergency Medicine Digital ST1,2,3,4

12 Dec

AM

5186 Renal Medicine IMT3/ST4
5184 Paediatrics ST1,2,3

5183 NIHR ACF-2025-14-009 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Prevention and Public Health ST1

12 Dec

PM

5158 Public Health Medicine ST2
5181 Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus IMT3/ST4

5166 NIHR ACF-2025-14-010 Medical Oncology Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry ST3  
5182 Gastroenterology IMT3/ST4
5171 Respiratory Medicine IMT3/ST4

5169 NIHR ACF-2025-14-012 Old Age Psychiatry Dementia ST1,2,3

16 Dec

AM

5168 Neurology IMT3/ST4
5167 Clinical Genetics ST3

5166 NIHR ACF-2025-14-013 Medical Oncology Clinical Education Research ST3

16 Dec

PM

5165 Dermatology IMT1,IMT2, IMT3
5160 Otolaryngology ST1,2

5159 NIHR ACF-2025-14-014 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mental Health ST1,2,3,4

18 dec

AM

5158 Public Health Medicine ST2
5157 General Practice ST1,2,3

5156 Local   Anaesthetics N/A ST3

10 Dec

AM

5156 Local   Anaesthetics N/A ST4

5155 Local   Palliative Medicine N/A ST4

19 Dec

AM

 

 

 

University of East Anglia

5097 NIHR ACF-2024-15-001 Haematology Response Mode IMT1,2

18 Dec

AM

5098 Medical Oncology IMT1,2

5099 NIHR ACF-2024-15-002 General Surgery Response Mode ST1,2

12 Dec

AM

5100 Urology ST1,2

5101 NIHR ACF-2024-15-003 Infectious Diseases dual with MM Response Mode IMT1,2

12 Dec

PM

5102 Medical Microbiology IMT1,2
5103 Medical Virology IMT1,2

5104 NIHR ACF-2024-15-004 Rheumatology Digital    IMT1,2

18 Dec

PM

5105 Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus IMT1,2
5106 Respiratory Medicine IMT1,2

5107 NIHR ACF-2024-15-005 Cardiology Prevention and Public Health   IMT1,2

13 Dec

AM

5109 Gastroenterology IMT1,2

5110 NIHR ACF-2024-15-006 General Practice Dementia  ST1,2

19 Dec

AM

5111 Public Health Medicine ST2
 
 

Anglia Ruskin University

5089 NIHR ACF-2025-30-001 General Practice Response Mode ST1,2

08 Jan

AM

5090 Paediatrics ST1,2,3
5091 General Psychiatry ST1,2

5089 NIHR ACF-2025-30-002 General Practice Prevention and Public Health  ST1,2

07 Jan

AM

5092 Ophthalmology ST1,2,3
5093 Public Health Medicine ST2,3

5259 NIHR ACF-2024-30-002 Ophthalmology   ST1,2,3

09 Jan

AM

5260 Public Health Medicine ST2,3

5094 Local 2 xLocal Clinical Radiology N/A ST1,2

10 Jan

AM

 
 
 
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