2026 ACF Recruitment

Please see below for ACF recruitment details. Dr Lukas Foggensteiner Associate dean for Academia lukas.foggensteiner@hee.nhs.uk

Applications Open 02/10/2025
Applications Close 30/10/2025
Interview window 08/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
Initial Offers out from 20/01/2026
Hold deadline 27/01/2026
 

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ACF 2026 Interviews W/C: 8th December 2025

Status Medical School Specilaity Funding Level

Benchmarking

 Theme Post Y/N Date of Interview
Open Birmingham Respiratory Medicine/ Urology/ Gastroenterology NIHR     N TBC
Open Birmingham Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus/ Anaesthetics/ Acute Internal Medicine NIHR     N TBC
Open Birmingham Neurosurgery/ Intensive Care Medicine/ Medical Oncology NIHR     N TBC
Open Birmingham Paediatrics/ Dermatology/ Obstetrics and Gynaecology NIHR     N TBC
Open Birmingham

Clinical Oncology/ Ophthalmology/ Infectious Diseases

 NIHR     N TBC
Open Birmingham Renal Medicine/ General Surgery/ Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery NIHR     N TBC
Open Birmingham Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus / Cardiology / Vascular Surgery NIHR     N TBC
Open Birmingham Anaesthetics / Obstetrics and Gynaecology/ Urology NIHR     Y - Digital TBC
Open Birmingham Haematology / Cardiology/ Histopathology NIHR     Y - Digital TBC
Open Birmingham Public Health Medicine / General Surgery / Vascular Surgery NIHR     Y - Prevention and Public Health   TBC
Open Birmingham General Practice / Infectious Diseases/ Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery NIHR     Y - Prevention and Public Health   TBC
Open Birmingham Gastroenterology / Paediatrics/ Haematology NIHR     Y - Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry TBC
Open Birmingham Neurology / Ophthalmology/ Clinical Oncology NIHR     Y - Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry  TBC
Open Birmingham Acute Internal Medicine / Geriatric Medicine / Rheumatology NIHR     Y - Multiple Long Term Conditions TBC
Open Birmingham Public Health Medicine / General Psychiatry / General Practice NIHR     Y - Mental Health TBC
               
               

 

Status Medical School Specilaity Funding Level

Benchmarking

 Theme Post Y/N Date of Interview
Open Keele Renal Medicine / Rheumatology NIHR     N TBC
Open Keele Paediatrics / Obstetrics and Gynaecology NIHR     N TBC
Open Keele Cardiology / Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery NIHR     N TBC
Open Keele Cardiology / Public Health Medicine / General Practice NIHR     Y - Digital  TBC
Open Keele

 General Practice

 NIHR     Y - Clinical Education Research  TBC
Open Keele General Psychiatry / General Practice NIHR     Y - Mental Health  TBC
               
               
               

 

Status Medical School Specilaity Funding Level

Benchmarking

 Theme Post Y/N Date of Interview
Open Aston Neurology / Paediatrics  NIHR     N TBC
Open Aston Neurology  / Paediatrics/ Clinical Genetics NIHR     N TBC
Open Aston Neurology / Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus NIHR     N TBC
Open Aston Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus / Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery NIHR     Y - Multiple Long Term Conditions  TBC
Open Aston

General Psychiatry / General Practice 

 NIHR     Y - Mental Health  TBC
Open Aston General Psychiatry / General Practice NIHR     Y - Mental Health  TBC
               
               

 

Status Medical School Specilaity Funding Level

Benchmarking

 Theme Post Y/N Date of Interview
Open Warwick Anaesthetics/ICM NIHR     N TBC
Open Warwick Obstetrics & Gynaecology NIHR     N TBC
Open Warwick Obstetrics & Gynaecology NIHR     N TBC
Open Warwick Public Health Medicine / General Practice NIHR     Y - Prevention and Public Health TBC
Open Warwick

Cardiology / Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus

 NIHR     Y - Digital  TBC
Open Warwick General Psychiatry / General Practice NIHR     Y - Mental Health TBC
               
               

 

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