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We hope you have had a good start to 2024.
We hope you have had a good start to 2024.
We have lots of exciting news to share with you this month including the Experienced Practitioner Gateway, our upcoming CRP Event, Leadership e-learning modules, Webinars and our refresh of the CRP Community Website. Also a reminder if you have any stories you would like to share in this bulletin please contact us on workforceandprofessionscrn@nihr.ac.uk
CRP Community Website
CRP Community Website
Having spoken with the CRP community, we are redeveloping the CRP community website to make it more user friendly and provide a platform to support and guide new and experienced CRP's alike. This is continuing to evolve and latest developments are available for all to view.
https://sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/clinicalresearchpractitioners/home
Experienced Practitioner Gateway
Experienced Practitioner Gateway
Please see below for information regarding the upcoming Gateway panels, this information only applies if you are undertaking route two:
Friday 22nd March 2024
Tuesday 4th June 2024
Thursday 5th September 2024
Friday 31st January 2025
* Please note that these dates may change depending on demand for the Gateway.
For an application to be sent to panel, the applicant would need to fulfil entry requirements fully and submit their portfolio no later than 5 weeks prior to the upcoming panel date (see guidance for criteria). For instance, if you would like your application to be considered at the June panel, please submit your application no later than 20th April 2024.
Once the panel has taken place, you will hear from us within 28 days. If you receive an outcome two, you will have 28 days to amend your portfolio and resubmit. The panel with review your resubmitted application, and if passed, we will advise you.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact crpadmin@ahcs.ac.uk
Mentoring Workshops
Mentoring Workshops
NIHR Academy workshops and webinars
Our workshops have been designed to support the development of your leadership skills. Each workshop will offer you the chance to share, learn, and try practical tools and techniques to help you to become the leader you would like to be.
Courageous Leadership: 12:00-15:00 14/03/2024
Learn how to role model courage, build a more courageous culture, identifying the approaches that no longer serve you and ‘unlearn’ old ways.
Being At Your Best: 13:00-16:00 21/04/2024
Self-awareness and being at your best are meta-skills of the 21st century. Those who can understand their own behaviour and the impact it has on others will have a positive impact on the culture they inspire around them.
We regularly host webinars designed to support your leadership and management development. All of our modular resources have webinars associated with them. These are shorter versions of the workshops.
Optimising Performance: 13:00 - 14:00 04/03/2024
Presenting and Public Speaking: 13:00 - 14:00 26/03/2024
Imposter Phenomenon: 13:00-16:00 27/04/2024
This workshop explores practical tips for managing “Imposter Phenomenon”, from both an individual and systemic lens.
NIHR Leadership e-learning modules
New e-learning resources are available for health and care researchers to build new leadership skills.
The six self-led modules are suitable to you whether new to leadership or experienced. They are open to health and care researchers within the NIHR, NHS, UK universities, and other publicly funded organisations conducting and supporting clinical research within the UK.
The modules currently available cover:
a new leader toolkit
hybrid working
self awareness
inspiring others with a clear vision
strategic awareness
agile working and staying flexible
Log in or register on NIHR Learn and select Leadership Development and then Leadership e-learning Modules.
Webinars
Webinars
The webinars aim to support leadership and management development skills and it would be great if you could share them via your newsletter and any other suitable networks, please. It is open to NIHR leaders and publicly funded organisations conducting and supporting clinical research within the UK.
Optimise your performance
Leaders can learn three new rules to optimise their performance at a webinar on 4 March from 1-2pm. It will teach you how to change your mindset, become more efficient and delegate more successfully. It is open to NIHR leaders and publicly funded organisations conducting and supporting clinical research within the UK. Find out more.
Discover how to excel at presenting and public speaking
Overcome the fear of public speaking and improve your ability to present messages in an engaging way. Attend our webinar on 26 March From 1-2pm to learn strategies to deal with questions, build interaction and much more. It is open to NIHR leaders and publicly funded organisations conducting and supporting clinical research within the UK. Find out more.
CRP Leaders Strategic Summit: 26th - 27th March
CRP Leaders Strategic Summit: 26th - 27th March
As we approach 3 years of operation of AHCS Accredited Registration for CRPs, we also reach an important point of focus to ensure that strong CRP Leadership is in place to support the continuing emergence of CRPs as a profession, building a better understanding of the CRP role across the system, development of CRP roles and pathways, and growing benefits for the CRP Community through ongoing development of the CRP Directory.
A CRP Leaders Strategic Summit event will be held in Birmingham over 26th and 27th March, 2024, hosted by NIHR and delivered jointly with the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS), the R&D Forum, and UKRD R&D Leaders in the NHS. Attendees will include a group of invited CRPs who are registered with the AHCS and already visible as a leader in their region and area of research delivery practice. They will be sharing an update from this event and highlighting the next steps for CRP Leaders in a future CRP Bulletin.
If you have any questions about this event in the meantime, please contact janice.paterson@nihr.ac.uk, CRP Programme Lead, NIHR CRN National Coordinating Centre
Could you be a Research Delivery Leader?
Could you be a Research Delivery Leader?
A virtual event is being held on the Wednesday 20 March 2024 (12.30pm to 2.00pm)
Registration is now open via the link below:
Learn more about our Master’s level clinical research delivery leadership qualifications at this event.
Suitable for all healthcare professionals who have no or limited research experience and those currently working in research delivery.
All courses are designed for part time learning to fit around busy schedules.
All courses consist of theory-based online learning modules and a research practice experience module. The ‘research practice’ module helps learners to develop their skills and expertise by working on research projects alongside experienced mentors.
A number of DHSC funded bursaries for course fees will be available. Further details will be provided at the event.
Further information, together with the event registration form can be found on the event home page using the link below:
You can also register for updates, such as course application deadlines by completing this form.
The contact for any queries is credentials@nihr.ac.uk
Continuing your CRP Directory listing and your CRP registration
Continuing your CRP Directory listing and your CRP registration
Are your details accurate and your CPD records up-to-date?
Are your details accurate and your CPD records up-to-date?
Have you have signed up to the CRP Directory or been accepted onto the CRP Accredited Register? Please take a few minutes to check that your details are correct. Perhaps you've had a name change, or changed employer or maybe there is a slight error in your details. Take a look and then if any details need changing please contact crpadmin@ahcs.ac.uk and they will be able to amend your details for you. Thank you.
Not sure about next steps?
Not sure about next steps?
Come along to our CRP drop in sessions
Come along to our CRP drop in sessions
Need help completing your Clinical Research Practitioner register application or you are supporting someone to complete their application? Then come along to one of our drop in sessions. No need to book, just turn up and stay as long as you like. Bring along any questions or reflections you may have.
Monday 18 March 2024 between 13.00 – 14.00: Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 28 May 2024 between 10.00 – 11.00: Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 30 July 2024 between 16.00 – 17.00: Click here to join the meeting
Friday 26 September between 09:30-10:30: Click here to join the meeting
Friday 29 November 2024 between 15.00 – 16.00: Click here to join the meeting
Any questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us crpadmin@ahcs.ac.uk or you can check out the resources on our website
Step-by-step Guidance for Accredited Register for applicants
Model templates
And if you would like to connect with your local CRP Engagement Lead find their details on the CRP community site.
How to start a Clinical Research Practitioner Register application
How to start a Clinical Research Practitioner Register application
Once you have successfully joined the Clinical Research Practitioner Directory, the next step is to join the Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) Register. A summary of the routes to CRP Registration can be viewed here.
If you fulfill the criteria to apply to join the Register without firstly going through the Experienced Practitioner Gateway, see the steps below. If you are firstly confirming your eligibility through the Experienced Practitioner Gateway, these will come later.
1. Log onto your AHCS account using your login credentials - https://crpregister.ahcs.ac.uk/
2. Once you are logged into your account, you will see a 'New Application' icon on your home screen page, please click on this.
3. The next page will load, from there, please click on the ‘Start Application’ button next to the ‘Clinical Research Practitioner Register’ box.
4. From here, you will have access to your application where you will be able to complete and submit your register application.
All your progress is saved automatically and you don't need to start and complete your application in one sitting. You will be able to log-on to your account and see the outstanding register modules that need completing, you will be able to continue updating your register application at any time.
Next time you want to access your application, you will need to login to your account and your Register application will be accessible from their dashboard.
FAQs
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. I am a member of the Clinical Research Practitioner Directory, am I automatically registered?
No. Joining the Clinical Research Practitioner Directory can be considered a first step to setting your intent to become a registered CRP, but you are not automatically registered with the AHCS Clinical Research Practitioner Register. The CRP Directory is a community platform for pre-registered and registered Clinical Research Practitioners to be identified, enable connection with CRPs as a community of practice and receive information regarding developments for CRPs as a profession. The CRP Directory serves as a ‘pre-registration’ space for those CRPs who are intending to apply to join the AHCS Accredited Register for CRPs, and is monitored closely so that support for development can be offered in an appropriate way.
If you are already listed on the CRP Directory, you can begin your application for registration through your online AHCS portal site. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in contact with crpadmin@ahcs.ac.uk
CRPs on social media
CRPs on social media
Check out the latest tweets on Twitter using the hashtag #CRPractitioner
Follow the @CRPractitioners twitter handle run by a group of CRPs
Join the Facebook page (CRP Support Group) to share questions, achievements and more
Join this CRP Group on Linkedin
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