What is the West Yorkshire Global Fellowship?

The West Yorkshire Global Fellowship is a hybrid programme where you develop your skills and experience by spending three months overseas completing a global health project, either in Kerala (India) or in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Carribean). You then return to your organisation with protected time to put what you learned into practice.

The Fellowship supports you to develop your quality improvement and leadership skills and then use these to make a positive difference in West Yorkshire.

The Fellowship is hosted by the NHS Global Fellowship team. The NHS Global Fellowship has been on offer for nearly 15 years, and in that time, more than 350 NHS staff have undertaken fellowships abroad, many who have returned to the UK have drawn on their global health skills to become senior leaders across the NHS.

How does the Fellowship work?

The West Yorkshire Global Fellowship is a hybrid programme which involves completing QI projects overseas and in your organisation. The next intake for the Fellowship is February 2026. The total Fellowship period is six months, split into three phases.

Phase one – global project planning and induction (February – March 2026)

• Equivalent of one day per week (8 hours) for one month completing training, meeting your global colleagues, and planning your project.

Phase two – completing global project (March – June 2026)

• Three months living overseas and completing your global project, in Kerala or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Phase three – sharing your learning in West Yorkshire (June – August 2026)

• Equivalent of one day per week (8 hours) for two months designing and delivering your West Yorkshire project that benefits your organisation.

What are the benefits?

The West Yorkshire Global Fellowship develops your leadership skills, professional practice, personal development, resilience, cultural competence, and communication.

Spending three months overseas means you can immerse yourself in another culture, learning about health and care overseas and sharing your skills to support global health and development.

When you return, you are supported to use your skills and learning on a project in West Yorkshire. This consolidates and applies your learning, giving you further experience improving health and care outcomes.

Application form

You can register for the Fellowship through the West Yorkshire Global Fellowhip application form.

To complete your application, you need to send a copy of your CV and a completed manager consent form to wyicb-wak.wyglobal@nhs.net.