We are pleased to invite applications for INSIGHT Research Residencies hosted by ACORN (A Centre of Research for Nurses and Midwives) at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT).

This scheme aims to support undergraduate and qualified nurses, midwives, Allied Health Care Professionals (AHPs), Pharmacists and registered Healthcare Scientists to develop research-related skills, knowledge and competence.

Research residencies of up to four weeks between January - March 2025, taken as a block of time or broken into parts (minimum of 2 days a week).

• Any nurse, midwife, allied health professional or other professional allied to health registered with an appropriate UK professional body and employed within the South London RDN footprint

OR 

• Any student on a health care programme leading to professional registration (excluding medicine and dentistry). Students must be in their second or third year of an undergraduate degree or on a post graduate degree at Kings College London, London South Bank University, Kingston University or the University of Greenwich.

• A desire to learn more about clinical research with a view to potentially including it in their career.

Residents will have access to a range of research related opportunities across GSTT and the NIHR South London Research Delivery Network (RDN).

Participants will be allocated a research active clinical mentor who they will meet at the start and end of the residency. They will be introduced to NHS clinical research in practice and to research active clinicians and clinical academics. Alongside placements and self-directed activities, residents will have access to a range of potential opportunities, enabling them to complete their personal objectives.

Participants will familiarise themselves with the work of ACORN and participate in appropriate opportunities for learning, support and development. Each participant will have an agreed number of hours of placement with a clinical research delivery team, in addition to time for other self-directed learning and engagement in wider events and opportunities. 

Below are some of the research engagement opportunities that may be available:

Individuals will develop an increased understanding of the different clinical research career pathways and how these can be accessed and will also have opportunity to develop some practical research skills.

Participants will agree a set of personal objectives, which align with their placement period and their individual development goals. 

Apply online here. Please do not submit this application more than once; applications submitted more than once cannot be considered. If you want to make changes to a submitted application, please contact (email lsbushortcourses@lsbu.ac.uk).

For information on our policies (payment, cancellation, terms, and conditions, etc.) visit our general information page.

If you have a question that we have not answered here, please contact lsbushortcourses@lsbu.ac.uk and we will respond to your query within 24 hours.