AHP Careers Fellowship Scheme
The AHP Careers Fellowship Scheme supports career development for the AHP workforce in the public health and social care sector in Scotland.
It does this by funding AHP staff to:
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The Scheme facilitates the following outcomes for a Cohort of Fellows:
The AHP Careers Fellowship Scheme will accept applications from Allied Health Professionals, AHP Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) and AHP Assistant Practitioners employed in health and social care in Scotland (health boards and local authority) from the following professions:
If you are an AHP working within the Third or Independent Sectors, and further or higher education, you can apply for a Fellowship if your proposed project is in partnership with health and social care AHP colleagues/ organisations and where there is anticipated benefit to people using/ delivering health and social care services.
We will consider applications for up to two people to co-lead a project. In this instance, submit separate applications forms, making it clear on your form that you are applying to co-lead a project and name who your co-lead is. Further information available in the Guidance and FAQs.
How are AHP Fellowships awarded?
The AHP Careers Fellowship is a competitive process. All applications are reviewed by a panel who make recommendations. Decisions are based on:
The panel may agree a straight yes or no. It may also agree “yes with conditions” or suggest adaptations or adjustments to proposed Fellowships. If this is the case, NES will have further discussions with the applicant(s) and their line manager to agree if it is possible to progress or not. The panel may also have further clarification questions which need to be explored.
AHP Careers Fellowship Advisory Group
The Advisory Group provides strategic and operational advice on the management, development and delivery of the AHP Careers Fellowship Scheme.
NES administer the group and it's composition reflects key stakeholders including representatives from the AHP Directors Group, Scottish Government Health Directorates Officer, Team manager/service lead from NHS Boards/Health and Social Care Partnerships, AHP Fellows (previous and/or current cohort, further/higher education and NES AHP Team.