Recruitment

There are three categories of Clinical Academics employed by the University of Exeter. These are:

Clinical Lecturers/Clinical Research Fellows (Junior Doctors/Doctors in Training)
Clinical Consultants/Senior Academic GP's (fully qualified clinicians who are working at Consultant level) and
(Occasionally) GP Tutors who are not working at Senior Academic GP level.

With the exception of Clinical Lecturers who are appointed through the Deanery, recruitment should be directed to the Recruitment Team in HR Services to work with the Medical School (and jointly with the Trust for Consultant level appointments).

Process for recruiting clinical academics

Clinical Academics are recruited using the normal Recruitment Process for Clinical Academics.

You may also wish to see the process for appointing NIHR Clinical Lecturers appointed through the Deanery.

Job Description

Before the role can be advertised the job description needs to be confirmed. Once the job description has been agreed then, for consultant level posts, including Senior Academic GP's, the relevant Royal College must be contacted and written approval given. The specific professional qualifications needed for the post and the relevant Royal College should be included on the Job Description. Your HR Partner will be able to support with this.

Advert

For Consultant level posts, the advert should state that the post is a consultant level appointment and the grade level but salary level should not be specified.

Selection panel

The membership for the selection panel for a Clinical Academic (Consultant level) post should be:

Vice Chancellor to Chair Panel (or nominated representative)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Medical School
Vice Dean of Research or Education
Representative of Council (depending upon level of appointment)
Medical School HR Business Partner (or nominated representative)
Head of Institute and/ or line manager of the post
NHS Trust Medical Director or their nominated representative
NHS Trust clinician, in a relevant specialty
Royal College representative

Confirmation of details

After interview and selection the Recruitment Lead will obtain consent to contact the candidate's current employer to confirm their current NHS scale point, their years of seniority and pay threshold, the date of transfer to the consultant scale and if the candidate has any allowances, such as for Clinical Impact awards.

The Recruitment team will arrange for the following checks to be carried out, and once completed will contact the NHS Trust to confirm.

the right to work in the UK
GMC registration and a license to practice
Disclosure and Barring
Medical Clearance

The Recruitment team will also request a copy of the honorary contract for the appointee's University of Exeter HR file, confirm the number of PAs for the honorary role (if appropriate) and request a copy of the person's clinical job plan (if appropriate).

The Recruitment team will issue the employment contract and the healthcare provider issues the honorary contract. This should then be provided in one pack to the candidate.