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Clinical Academic Training & Careers Hub (CATCH) website
The Clinical Academic Training & Careers Hub (CATCH) is a UK-wide, free online platform designed to make clinical academic career pathways clearer and more accessible for healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, by bringing together information on training routes, funding opportunities, and career progression in one place.
It highlights the role of pharmacy clinical academics in combining practice with research and education to improve medicines use, patient outcomes, and healthcare policy, while showcasing diverse career options such as teaching, research, and leadership roles. The site also provides practical guidance, real-world case studies, and step-by-step support across all career stages, aiming to strengthen the pipeline and visibility of the pharmacy clinical academic workforce and support evidence-based innovation in healthcare.
Features of the CATCH website include:
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National career hub for clinical academia
- Central UK resource bringing together career pathways, training routes, funding, and guidance for healthcare professionals, including pharmacy
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Promotes clinical academic careers in pharmacy
- Highlights how pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can combine clinical practice with research and education roles
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Supports career development across all stages
- Provides step-by-step guidance, opportunities, and case studies for early-career to established professionals
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Showcases diverse pharmacy career options
- Careers include teaching (clinical/social pharmacy), scientific research, and progression to senior academic or leadership roles
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Improves visibility and accessibility of pathways
- Designed to make often complex clinical academic routes clearer and more navigable for the pharmacy workforce
Resource details
| Contributed by: | NHS England Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme |
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| Licence: | More information on licences |
| First contributed: | 19 June 2026 |
| Audience access level: | General user |
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