ARC West and UWE launch research internship programme for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals

23 February 2021

NIHR ARC West and the University of the West of England (UWE) have joined forces to create an innovative research internship programme for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs).

This internship offers new or recent NMAHP graduates the opportunity to be involved in health research in a clinical or applied setting. It is an opportunity for NMAHPs to broaden their experience of healthcare research.

If you are interested in clinical research as part of your future career and would like to work with teams of experienced health researchers, please consider applying.

You will:

  • Be employed by the University of the West of England as a Research Intern
  • Have a fixed term contract for 30 hours per week for 8 weeks at a salary of £18,036 pro-rata
  • Get to work with established research teams and make an identifiable contribution to a current project
  • Be part of a group of interns working with different teams and have the opportunity to share your experiences
  • Gain insight into health research in clinical and applied settings and help to plan a clinical academic career.
  • Have a line manager to support you and a project lead to provide you with guidance.

Find out more about this opportunity by downloading the call for applications (PDF). The deadline for applications is 2pm on Monday 22 March 2021.

Dr Mary Cramp, Associate Professor at UWE and ARC West’s Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Lead, said:

“We are delighted to be able to offer this internship, which is an exciting new initiative for the ARC West region. The research career paths for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals aren’t as well established as those for other clinicians. We hope that offering this internship can help budding NMAHP researchers forge an exciting career for themselves.”

For enquiries and the application pack, please email Dr Mary Cramp.