ACN2 scale for pre-CCT trainees (£43,504 - £64,461), GP salaries dependent upon career stage.
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
Fixed-term, full-time (40 hours per week)
6 August 2025 until CCT date + 6 months, or 2 years post-PhD (as appropriate)
Up to 5 posts available
We are seeking to recruit up to five outstanding health professionals for an August 2025 start.
The opportunity:
Joining the prestigious ECAT-i programme (Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track – inclusive) involves undertaking a Wellcome PhD for Health Professionals in a world-leading research centre at the University of Edinburgh, with combined clinical training and practice in association with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and NHS Lothian.
Vacancies are open to:
1. Trainees in all GMC-recognised medical and surgical specialties
2. Primary care practitioners
3. Candidates from across the UK
In order to maximise flexibility for individual trainees, two types of post are available: ECAT Clinical Lectureships (with combined clinical training or experience; Wellcome Trust PhD for Health Professionals; and mentorship) and ECAT PhD Fellowships (with Wellcome Trust PhD for Health Professionals and mentorship). Before beginning the 3-year PhD project, funding is provided for a preparatory period when selection of supervisors and planning of the PhD project are optimised with the support of the ECAT directors – 12 months for the former, 3 months for the latter (although this could be open to negotiation depending on personal circumstances).
Your skills and attributes for success:
4. You must be able to demonstrate a commitment to a research career and should have a track record appropriate to your career stage in basic, translational or clinical research
5. You must have (or obtain by the start date of the post) a specialty training position with a National Training Number (NTN) in your chosen discipline in the UK (if you are a GP it is anticipated that you will join the programme post-CCT)
6. You must be GMC registered and must be practicing clinically in the UK
7. You must have relevant clinical experience in your chosen specialty
8. You must be eligible for higher specialist clinical training
Non-UK citizens are welcome to apply, but you must be suitable for sponsorship under a Skilled Worker visa. If you already have the right to live and work in the UK, you may be eligible for a 'home' PhD fee status. Otherwise the programme will only cover the cost of ‘home’ postgraduate tuition fees and you must cover the balance between ‘home’ and ‘international/EU’ fees.
Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check required.
Interviews will be held in person in Edinburgh 4 & 5 December 2024.