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East of England NIHR Health and Care Professional Internship Programme

Applications are invited from health and social care professionals across the East of England for the new National Institute for Health and Care Research HCP Internship Programme.

For more information about making an application please read:

The new NIHR Health and Care Professional (HCP) Internship Programme has increased eligibility and scope as part of the NIHR Academy’s expanded portfolio.

This programme will;

  • Provide three years of funding at a regional level (three one-year cohorts)
  • Provide tailored learning and development to registered health and care professions (not including doctors and dentists)
  • Support individuals across the full range of research related career aspirations
  • Develop collaborative partnerships and networks between organisations at a regional level
  • Embed a positive and inclusive research culture within health and care services.

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The NIHR HCP Internship for the East of England is hosted by the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with the University of East Anglia and Anglia Ruskin University as the Primary Academic Partners.

Promotional webinars and internship information, including live Q&A and FAQs

Please see below for links to webinars and our Frequently Asked Questions document

How to apply

The programme will be open for applications from Monday 1 September.

Applications are submitted through a competitive process.

Please see below for timescales. 

A table giving dates for the programme - including applications close on Friday 17 October 2025 , that successful applicants should hear week commencing 24 November 2025 and that there will be compulsory workshops on Thursday 8, Monday 12 and Thursday 15 January 2026.

For application support please contact -
Mehar Shiju

Deputy Programme Director - EoE NIHR HCP Internship. Research and Evaluation Associate - James Paget University Hospital

Email

eoeNIHRinternship@jpaget.nhs.uk

Meet the team

Meet the core team

Our EoE HCP partnership is made up of a number of organisations; hosted by The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with primary academic partnership from the University of East Anglia and Anglia Ruskin University.

The core team are:

Current collaborator group partners 

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