Postgraduate Certificates Fund 2022/2023
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED.
GUIDANCE and PROCESS to apply for:
University of Exeter
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education
- Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Management
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health Research Methods
- Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine (Online)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health data Science
- Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health
University of Plymouth
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education
- Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Management, Leadership and Innovation
- Postgraduate Certificate in Global Health
Medics Academy in collaboration with University of Lancashire
- Postgraduate certificate in Clinical Practice, Management and Education
Contents
Introduction
Eligibility
The Application Process
The Award
Review of the Award
Review of the Process
Postgraduate Programmes
Introduction
Postgraduate Doctors in Training (DiT) on a recognised training programme within the South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn) who wish to study the following are invited to submit an application for funding support:
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University of Exeter |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership & Management |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Health Research Methods |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine online |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Health Data Science |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health |
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University of Plymouth |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Management, Leadership & Innovation |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Global Health |
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Medics Academy (in collaboration with the University of Lancashire) |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Practice, Management and Education (September 2022 intake ONLY) |
DiTs wishing to apply for any other postgraduate course please select “Bursary” on the website for relevant information and an application form.
The funding awarded can fund up to 50% of the training costs of one year’s fees (excluding residential components).
Only one application per person will be considered for any award offered by the South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn), at any time, in any financial year of funding.
Applications are considered and awarded in accordance with the guidance.
Eligibility
When allocating funding the emphasis is on enhancing professional development and, as such, more importance will be placed on how the course contributes to your development rather than the qualification attained on completion.
Applicants must not have received outcome 2 or 3 at most recent ARCP in your last clinical attachment/placement. The TPD/HoS must provide additional comments on the application form for all DiTs with an outcome other than 1 for their most recent (or last) clinical attachment.
The applicant must hold a recognised training post with the South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn) and a substantive contract of employment for at least 6 months from the start date of the course for which you have applied for funding.
Foundation DiTs are not eligible and must discuss with their Head of School any requests for such funding.
Where an applicant is unsure of their place of employment at the beginning of the course evidence must be provided that they will still be registered on a training programme with the South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn). DiTs who are considered out of programme (except OOPT) during the year of study for which they are applying will not be eligible.
DiTs on an OOPT will need to be employed in an NHS organisation in the South West region to be eligible for funding.
Applicants must secure a place with the appropriate University/provider and complete the University/provider application form separate to the Deanery application form. Your acceptance letter or official email must be attached to your application.
Funding will not be awarded to applicants who have already started the course in the academic year for which they are applying for the funding. Retrospective payment will not be made.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
Applicants must notify the Bursary Team via Bursary.SW@hee.nhs.uk if they defer or fail to take up the course for which they have applied. Failure to inform HEE may result in the applicant having to the pay the full amount of the course.
The applicant must obtain signatures of support from the following people when submitting their application:
Core Training
- Educational Supervisor (ES) OR
- Director of Medical Education (DME)
Specialty Training (including GP)
- Educational Supervisor (ES) OR
- Training Programme Director (TPD)
An email from the DME, TPD or ES in support of this application will be accepted in place of a wet signature.
The applicant must ensure that those supporting the application (as listed above) agree that the course represents an integral part of the DiT’s personal development plan (PDP) as identified through the NHS appraisal process.
The applicant must meet the required level of fluency in the English language.
Applicants must sign the GDPR authorisation form to enable the Deanery to request information from the relevant University / course provider relating to the course they are funding. This must be submitted with the application form.
Unsigned or late applications are unable to be considered.
The Application Process
Applications will be dated upon receipt.
An application is not an automatic guarantee to receive funding.
The application process for funding is consistent across all applicants and each application is considered on its own merit. The process for the application is listed below.
Notification of the funding opening window will be supported through:
- Websites
- Heads of Schools
- Postgraduate Medical Education Centre Managers
- Directors of Medical Education
- School Managers
Applications for the 2022/23 fund can be submitted from Wednesday 18th May 2022.
The application form is available here during the application window.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 12th June 2022.
Each application must be submitted on the standard application form and will be assessed against the scoring framework found at the end of the application form.
Completed applications must be submitted via email to the following address:
Scan & email to: Bursary.SW@hee.nhs.uk
With a Subject heading: PGC Fund
All applications will be acknowledged by an email stating confirmation of submission within 3-5 working days of receipt.
Any queries regarding the application process or an individual application should be emailed to Bursary.SW@hee.nhs.uk
The Award
The Senior Business and Education Manager is responsible for the funding allocation and is supported by an administrative team.
Each application will be assigned its own unique reference number.
Funds will only be awarded if successful with the application.
Each application will be scored on its own merit and scored against the scoring framework.
Applicants must ensure they have completed the relevant University application process and form for the University of Exeter or Plymouth or the Medics Academy (University of Lancashire).
The panel scoring the applications will be constituted from members of the South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn) Senior Education Teams.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email no later than Friday 14th July 2022.
Any funding awarded will be conditional on the applicant providing South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn) with a copy of their acceptance letter or email from the University or provider confirming their place on the course. This must be received by South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn) no later than Friday 9th September 2022. Failure to provide this evidence will result in funding being withdrawn.
A copy of the email from South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery will be provided to the Educational Supervisor/TPD of the training programme to inform them that the DiT has been successful and will be undertaking the course for which they applied.
The South West Postgraduate Medical Education Deanery (Peninsula & Severn) will have paid 50% of the courses in advance. The University/provider will invoice applicants for the remaining balance directly.
Applications will not be accepted if a DiT has started the course. Retrospective payments will not be made.
Review of the Award
Upon completion of the funded course, the successful applicant must provide evidence of completion by providing a copy of the awarded certificate or evidence of the required minimum attendance for the course, within 6 weeks of completion.
If the successful applicant is unable to provide satisfactory evidence of completion of the funded course, they may be asked to reimburse the sum of the awarded fund as provided via this process.
Within 6 weeks of completing the supported course, the successful applicant is requested to write a summary detailing:
- The course that was completed;
- Who the course has been completed with (the provider);
- What has been learnt on the course;
- What are the career benefits of the course;
- The quality of the educational content of the course;
- If the course would be recommended to a colleague and why.
- Your experience of the Funding Process
This should be sent to Bursary.SW@hee.nhs.uk
This document will aid the Panel to assess the benefits of the award and any future benefit of the course that was undertaken.
By accepting the funding, applicants agree to have published their feedback of the course.
Any concerns or issues relating to this process should be sent to Bursary.SW@hee.nhs.uk
Review of the Process
This process will be reviewed annually or as necessary.
Amendments may be made during the application and scoring process if inconsistencies, errors or areas of concerns are identified and this will be communicated to affected applicants accordingly.
Important Information
The decision of the Panel is final. Applicants who are unhappy with the bursary outcome can appeal against panel decision. The requests need to be sent to Bursary.SW@hee.nhs.uk ; please add in the subject line ‘appeal’. All appeals will be forwarded to the Deputy Postgraduate Dean. Requestors will receive a written response to their appeal. Please note that PSED Team Leader will be attending these meetings to take notes. Notes from the meetings will be shared with the applicant and kept as evidence of discussion.
The Deanery reserves the right to withdraw its funding or the application for a HLA Bursary award at any time.
Funding is not available to DiTs who are out of programme (excluding OOPT): for example, on a career break
Funding or sponsorship received other sources including from non-NHS sources (e.g. university or charity) must be declared.
Please note any sponsorship or funds received from another source will invalidate this application, e.g. Study Leave Funding
For more information about this opportunity please contact: Bursary.SW@hee.nhs.uk
Postgraduate Programmes
Postgraduate programmes offered by Peninsula Medical School
This information was updated on 16/05/2022
The Peninsula Medical School at the University of Plymouth offers a number of Masters-level programmes aimed at busy healthcare professionals. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, modules may be delivered fully or partially online from September 2022.
A brief description of each programme (Certificate stage only), along with provisional dates for face-to-face (or, as necessary) online teaching, and Programme Lead contact details, are as follows.
The closing date for international applications for all programmes listed is: 31st May 2022.
The closing date for home applications for all programmes listed is: 30th June 2022.
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Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education On this programme, you will develop your confidence and competence in teaching, and become familiar with the theory and evidence base associated with clinical education. The course is available as a face-to-face pathway (adapted for online delivery if necessary) or you can choose the distance learning pathway. At the Certificate stage, both pathways are accredited with the Academy of Medical Educators and Advance HE. |
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Face-to-face pathway |
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https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/pgcert-clinical-education |
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Distance learning pathway |
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https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/pgcert-clinical-education-2 |
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MSc Healthcare Management, Leadership and Innovation Whether your interests lie in leadership, quality improvement, innovation methodology, organisation development, patient safety or education, this programme is a highly flexible entry into management within the health and care service. |
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https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-healthcare-management-leadership-and-innovation |
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In this programme, you will gain the advanced knowledge, skills and leadership qualities to deliver quality care in multicultural or resource-constrained settings, ensuring the best outcomes for your patients., whatever your location. The programme has two pathways – ‘Leadership’ and ‘Remote and Rural’, both designed to complement the dynamic field of global health. |
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https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-global-health-2 |
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Postgraduate programmes offered by The University of Exeter Medical School
In the event of coronavirus-related restrictions preventing face-to-face delivery, all the following programmes will be delivered online.
A brief description of each programme, along with links to each page on our website are below.
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There is an increasing need for clinical teachers to hold formal qualifications. Our Clinical Education programmes are suitable for qualified health professionals or intercalating students who want to develop and accredit teaching skills. Our programmes look at clinical education from a new and practical standpoint, based on the reality of delivering clinical education in modern healthcare environments. It is specifically created for those wishing to develop their roles as clinical educators and is suitable for those from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds including medical researchers, academic clinical fellows, nurses, allied healthcare, public health professionals, and doctors. You will be learning with a diverse array of healthcare professionals; offering a substantially wider perspective than many other courses are able to offer. |
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Modules and provisional dates |
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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72 Web: Enquire online |
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https://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/medicine/clinicaledmsc/ |
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PGCert Healthcare Leadership & Management The challenges of maintaining a safe, accessible and sustainable health service require its future leaders to be inclusive, collaborative and possess critical skills in improvement and systems leadership. Our Healthcare Leadership and Management programme has been specifically created to offer the time, space, and support you need to become a compassionate, inclusive and effective leader of the future. It is suitable for all aspiring or established leaders in any health-related discipline which includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, commissioners, managers and doctors of any speciality including training grades, GPs and consultants early in their leadership journey. |
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Modules and provisional dates |
Click here for programme timetable
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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72 Web: Enquire online |
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Our Master of Public Health (MPH) will help you to become a compassionate and inclusive leader ready to address the biggest health challenges faced in our local and global communities. This course combines the expertise of our world-renowned public health experts with specialists in leadership and management in our outstanding Business School. |
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Modules and provisional dates |
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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72 Web: Enquire online |
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Practice in the clinical professions will be transformed by genomic technologies and information within the next decade. This MSc programme has been developed by Health Education England and is aligned with their vision to prepare the NHS for the legacy of the 100,000 Genomes Project. This will be achieved through education and training that is focused on developing skilled graduates who can apply genomic medicine for patient benefit. The programme is offered by a network of seven universities across England and includes study of the genomics and informatics of rare and common diseases, cancer and infectious diseases, which can be applied to clinical practice and medical research. The programme enhances knowledge and skills in this rapidly evolving field. You will learn from, with and about your peers, developing a mutual understanding and respect for the positive contributions that each will bring to Genomic Medicine. Students are likely to be clinical practitioners, diagnostic service providers, scientists, researchers and those aspiring to specialise within an academic career pathway. |
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Modules and provisional dates |
Click here for programme timetable |
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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72 Web: Enquire online |
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Our MSc Health Data Science will help you develop innovative skills needed to unlock knowledge from complex health data, to address some of the biggest health challenges that we face across the globe today. This course combines the expertise of our world-renowned health scientists with experts in mathematics and computer science to develop a better understanding of diseases and to find ways to prevent, treat and cure them. |
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Modules and provisional dates |
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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72 Web: Enquire online |
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http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/medicine/healthdatasciencemsc/ |
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PGCert Health Research Methods Our MSc Health Data Science will help you develop innovative skills needed to unlock knowledge from complex health data, to address some of the biggest health challenges that we face across the globe today. This course combines the expertise of our world-renowned health scientists with experts in mathematics and computer science to develop a better understanding of diseases and to find ways to prevent, treat and cure them. |
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Modules and provisional dates |
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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72 Web: Enquire online |
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https://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/medicine/health-research-msc/ |
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You can request a copy of our full Postgraduate Prospectus here.
Postgraduate programmes offered by The Medics Academy in collaboration with The University of Lancashire
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Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Practice, Management and Education (September 2022 intake ONLY) Achieve a PG Cert in Medical Education which includes clinical leadership and management training and certification. This postgraduate programme equips doctors at any stage of their training with the knowledge, skills and practice required to:
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Modules
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Modules Applied Clinical Education (20 credits) Applied Clinical Education introduces key concepts in clinical education theory as well as the techniques and methodologies used in the delivery and assessment of clinical education. The module explores lecture-based, ward-based, and on-the-job teaching in a blended learning environment. Students will develop and deliver a series of lessons to healthcare students or professionals.
Technology Enhanced Learning surveys the different types of technology used to facilitate medical education. Students will plan and deliver their own technology enhanced learning lessons.
This module introduces students to the key principles and theories of leadership within the healthcare profession and within the NHS. Students will develop tools for analytical and reflective thinking that will enable them to shape their own leadership style. |
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