Dipping your toes into research: experiencing the transition from pure clinical work to combining clinical and research roles

Abstract

Sophie Chalmers is a clinical academic and registered allied health professional working in collaboration with an NHS Trust and Higher Education Institution to enhance research capacity building across alied health professional teams in Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, with support from the University of Central Lancashire. Sophie describes her experience of transitioning from a full-time clinician to dipping her toes into research through a 2-year research secondment.