Research Training
SUPPORTING YOUR JOURNEY
We are committed to providing and supporting you to find the right training for you, whether it be developing your skills to critique a paper about your clinical area, training to take part in a specific research study, or undertaking more formal research training towards an Masters in Research (MRes) or PhD.
We run and host a number of workshops throughout the year, covering a wide range of topics and themes. Take a look at what's coming up in the future.
The RDP programme focuses on providing participants from clinical and non-clinical backgrounds with the confidence and understanding of research to get more involved.
External training
More advanced research training is available in the form or Masters programmes, fellowships or doctoral schemes. Many of these can buy you out of your clinical post on a part or full time basis so that you can learn about research and link it to your clinical or health care work. We are on hand to advise which might be the most suitable for you.
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Opportunities can be found online:
It's also worth exploring your professional bodies or council as they also award career development grants.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
If you are working with the Academy to deliver a research project within the NHS, you will need to undertake research training. The extent of the training will depend on the project you are involved with and can vary from a workshop in informed consent, to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
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GCP is the international ethical, scientific and practical standard to which clinical research is conducted. Familiarisation of the principles of GCP is required for all researchers undertaking their projects in Solent NHS Trust.
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These sessions include: the practicalities of undertaking a research project, informed consent for research, being a Principal Investigator, adverse events and documentation. These sessions provide guidance based on the principles of GCP and NHS research governance, but do not go into detail about the clinical trials regulations that cover research involving medicines and devices.
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We are really lucky to have two regional NIHR GCP Training Facilitators and they are able to provide the full day NIHR Introduction to GCP course which covers the clinical trials regulations. GCP training is transferable between organisations and is mandatory for those who undertake clinical trials involving medicines or devices. To access the full GCP training, or to access the online training, you will need to create an account on the NIHR Learning Management System.
Would you like to find out more about the research training we provide?
Get in touch with the research team and we can help you identify training that would fit your needs, or tailor something specifically for you and your team.