The clinical academic careers strategy in England is a
new initiative in the National Health Service to develop
a stronger clinical research ethos in nursing and Allied
Health Professions and promote research and ensure
collaboration between Higher Education Institutions
and NHS. In response to the above strategic drive and
the need to support new roles, the Mental Health,
Health and Social Care (MH2aSC) research group at the
University of Lincoln developed a bespoke programme
to support clinicians seeking to build a clinical academic
career. This paper presents data from the evaluation of
the programme from the perspective of the first cohort
of clinical academic scholars
