Date: ______

CLINICAL LECTURER - KEY INDIVIDUALS/CONTACT LIST FOR

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Name and Contact Details / Role / Responsibility
University Personnel
Head of Department /
  • Has ultimate responsibility for all individuals employed in the Department.
  • Reviews all probation meetings in conjunction with the Line Manager.
  • Responsible for ensuring all appraisals are carried out.

Line Manager (maybe referred to as academic supervisor). /
  • Responsible for carrying out regular probation review meetings and discussing these with Head of Department.
  • Draws up an Academic Training Programme with the trainee, and a realistic/achievable timetable for delivery.
  • Ensuring appropriate induction programme for the individual is in place
  • Required to identify development needs relating to generic academic skills and specific academic goals for each individual as appropriate.
  • Ensures that annual appraisal meetings are carried out with the individual to inform the ARCP process.
  • Provides advice regarding grant application and career progression

Departmental Administrator /
  • First point of contact for all HR related queries.
  • Responsible for co-ordinating the induction programme with the Line Manager
  • Ensures that regular probationary review meetings are held.
  • Responsible for Departmental finance, research grants and buildings administration.

Mentor
Mentor (Cont’d) /
  • A mentor is an individual outside of the direct line management structure and can be external to the employing Department.
  • Shares particular areas of expertise and knowledge that suits individual needs.
  • Supports the individual so that they can identify strengths and potential and widen their support network.
  • Supports the individual to identify professional development, and next career steps.
  • Many CLs use the mentorship programme offered by the Academy of Medical Sciences and find this to be extremely helpful:-
The Academy Mentoring Team can be contacted on Tel +44(0)20 3176 2160 or by email: mentoring @acmedsci.ac.uk
Website:
Professor Edwin R Chilvers PhD, FMedSci **
Department of Medicine
University of Cambridge
Box 157, Level 5,
Cambridge University Hospitals
Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ
Email:
Tel: 01223 762007/331531
Dr Susan Wan
Tel: 01223 761493
Email: / Director,
Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO)
Administrative head of CATO /
  • Responsible for the overall administration of the programme
  • Liaise with Academic Clinical Lecturersabout training, grant opportunities and networking events
  • Responsible for administering, authorising, and reporting on training funds such as the Bursary scheme for NIHR-funded CLs
  • First port of call for guidance on time out of Clinical Lecturerships
  • Secretariat for the Academic Clinical Lecturer Working Group
  • Facilitate recruitment and appointments to ACL posts
  • Liaise with University and Trust departments, NIHR, and LETB with reference to the funding of ACL posts
  • Can facilitate resolution of problems through appropriate channels/people/organisations
  • Assistance with academic training bursaries
**Prof Chilvers is always willing to meet with ACLs on a confidential basis to help resolve problems, especially in relation to clinical training and interactions with the Trust and HEEoE.
Mrs Sarah Hickling
HR Adviser - Recruitment
Tel: 01223 769257
Email:
Mrs Caroline Newman
HR Adviser
Tel: 01223 767836
Email:
Ms Katherine Willcox
HR Advisor
Tel: 01223 761447
Email: / Clinical School HR Team
(Recruitment Team)
Clinical School HR Team (Employee Relations)
Clinical School HR Team (Employee Relations) (cont’d) /
  • Recruitment and advice on clinical contracts and pay.
  • Administration of banding/on-call instructions received from Medical Staffing
  • Supports individual and Department with complex HR matters for example
Dignity@Work concerns and sickness /ill health concerns or queries relating to other ER policies i.e. probation, capability and disciplinary
NHS Personnel
NHS Educational Supervisor /
  • Responsible for overseeing an individual’s clinicalwork and providing constructive feedback to the individual and Line Manager.
website
Training Programme Director /
  • Responsible for managing the specific training programme which includes
recruitment, rotations and trainee progression and organising the ARCP process.
  • Provides career progression advice.
  • Communication with respect to training changes e.g. maternity leave

Louise Biggs
Tel: 01223 274037
Email:
Mrs Zoe Searle
Medical Workforce Manager
Tel: (01223) 217512
Email: / Honorary Contracts Administrator
Medical Workforce Manager /
  • Responsible for CUH Honorary contract to include ID/OH/DBS checks,
  • Responsible for organising corporate induction to include e-hospital and mandatory training
  • Facilitates out of hours commitments and associated instruction to pay.
  • Offers advice on the contract aspects of the training contract OOPE / LTFT etc.

East of England LETB
Health Education / Oversight of the Training Programme.

KEY TO ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS

ACL – Academic Clinical Lecturer

CUH – Cambridge University Hospitals

LETB – Local Education and Training Board

ARCP – Annual Review of Competence Progression

NIHR – National Institute for Health Research

ID – Identification

OH – Occupational Health

DBS – Disclosure and Barring Service

OOPE – Out of Programme Experience

LTFT – Less than full-time working