Overview
The IGH Programme recruits NHS employees from across England, from clinical or non-clinical backgrounds, with an interest in developing their leadership skills in a challenging resource-poor environment.
The IGH Programme currently works with overseas partners in:
- Anguilla
- Cambodia – Battambang
- Lesotho – Mapoteng
- Myanmar – Yangon
- South Africa – Western Cape and Eastern Cape
- Uganda – Gulu
- Zambia – Lusaka
Models of Fellowship
Two models of fellowship participation are possible: full-time overseas placements and part-time virtual, when the Fellow works from home, typically on a one-day per week equivalent basis. Both models are subject to availability.
How to Apply
The application window for the Improving Global Health Programme is now closed. Please keep checking the website for future recruitment rounds.
To be informed of updates on all programmes, including when recruitment windows open, please email global.learning@hee.nhs.uk and request to be added to the mailing list.
Resources
Recruitment Resources
Papers
Global health partnerships: leadership development for a purpose
Improving Global Health: a win-win for leadership development and a fairer world?
The Improving Global Health Programme – leadership development in the NHS through overseas placement
Videos