Organisation: 

Salford Talking Therapies Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust

Job title: 

CBT Therapist

Why were you interested in research and this ARC-GM Internship? 

I am considering undergoing a professional doctorate in future and would like to gain more experience with health and social care research, and determine if it is something I could see myself making a career out of in future.

What are you hoping to achieve over the course of the Internship?

I want to gain an insight into how research happens in the real world, including how funding is obtained, the process of ethical approval, data collection and analysis, and how this is disseminated. I also want to figure out how I can make research a part of my role as a therapist to improve services and interventions.

Organisation: 

Community Adult Learning Disability Service - Manchester Local Care Organisation (Manchester Foundation Trust)

Job title: 

Locality Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Why were you interested in research and this ARC-GM Internship? 

I am undertaking an ARC-GM Internship because I would like to identify whether I wish to become involved in research and whether it is possible to mix my clinical role with research. I also want to know more about the skill set for research and methodologies/methods involved.

More specifically i'd like to explore qualitative outcome measures in clinical settings and the commissioning of specialist learning disability health services using more inclusive (and focused) approaches led by learning disabled people, which move away from an impairment focused or medical model to a social focus e.g. social determinants of health/ public health approach.

What are you hoping to achieve over the course of the Internship?

I hope to get closer to developing a research question which will translate into tangible differences in the lives of learning disabled people and also understand more about my next steps in my career.

Organisation: 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job title: 

Dietitian

Why were you interested in research and this ARC-GM Internship? 

I am interested in research and undertaking the ARC-GM Internship because, as a newly graduated dietitian, I want to explore and learn how to conduct research within the NHS. This internship offers a fantastic opportunity to develop my research skills and serves as a stepping stone for my career as a research dietitian.

What are you hoping to achieve over the course of the Internship?

Over the course of the internship, I hope to network with researchers working in fields related to mine and build professional connections. I also eager to gain hands-on experience in conducting research within my area of work.

Organisation: 

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job title: 

Safeguarding Families Specialist Practitioner

Why were you interested in research and this ARC-GM Internship? 

I am interested in developing skills and knowledge in conducting research to enhance the work I currently do, but also with a view to possibly pursuing a career path in research. 

What are you hoping to achieve over the course of the Internship?

I have a number of interests that relate to safeguarding, but particularly have interest in how we understand domestic abuse and the ‘public story’, in terms of impact on assessment and intervention.

Organisation: 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job title: 

Clinical Nurse Specialist Practitioner

Why were you interested in research and this ARC-GM Internship? 

I believe the research internship will provide me an opportunity to develop hands-on experience to enhance my ability to critically analyze the existing research in my area of expertise, identify gaps, and propose innovative solutions to improve direct patient care in the healthcare systems. I understand the research internships will facilitate me to refine my research skills and knowledge under the mentorship of experts in the field of research.

It will give me a golden chance to collaborate with researchers in other areas of expertise and foster interdisciplinary knowledge and skills.

What are you hoping to achieve over the course of the Internship?

By doing the research internship, I hope to meet research scholars and professionals in the healthcare sector which will give me a chance to establish relationships and build collaborations for networking. The research internship will provide me a platform to create actionable insights that can be applied in my clinical settings which will contribute to improve the quality of care provided for the patients in my clinic. I realize the research internship will serve as a stepping stone for me in pursuing my future career aspirations.

Organisation: 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job title: 

Paediatric Metabolic Dietitian

Why were you interested in research and this ARC-GM Internship? 

Working at one of the largest paediatric metabolic centres in the UK, I provide dietetic support to patients with the rarest inherited metabolic disorders, yet understandably, the evidence-base underpinning their dietetic treatments is limited. I want to help change this.

Undertaking this internship is allowing me to dedicate specific time to improve my research skills, including my ability to systematically review and critically appraise current available literature. It is providing me with the opportunity to complete a Masters of Research module in critical appraisal and evidence synthesis and learn from experts in research methodology. This will help me to identify and justify the key areas where further research is vital in order to improve our dietetic practice.

My future goal is to pursue a Pre-doctoral Fellowship and a PhD, moving towards a clinical academic career. I want to use research to help inform dietetic practice in inherited metabolic disorders, to improve efficiency, quality, and safety of dietetic patient care.

What are you hoping to achieve over the course of the Internship?

I want to improve my knowledge, understanding and skills within clinical research. Specifically, by the end of the internship I would like to be equipped with all the necessary knowledge and skills to be able to conduct a systematic review, design my own research project within inherited metabolic disorders and apply for a Pre-doctoral Fellowship.