Reader (Education & Research), Better Health & Care Hub
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About Us
King’s College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. As part of King’s Health Partners, we have an excellent environment for health care interaction and a strong focus on mentoring and career development.
About Us
King’s College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. As part of King’s Health Partners, we have an excellent environment for health care interaction and a strong focus on mentoring and career development.
The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4*(joint), Grade Point Average and Power. REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.
As of 2025, King’s is ranked number 1 in the world for Nursing (QS world rankings). King’s produces more highly cited research outputs (top 1% citations) on palliative care than any other centre internationally (SciVal), and is second in the world on the same metric for nursing and midwifery. King’s is the largest provider of health care education in Europe.
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.
Our applied clinical and health multidisciplinary research develops and transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for. Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes.
We are committed to staff development, and offer opportunities to identify and access appropriate training and professional growth.
About The Role
King’s College London’s Better Health & Care Hub (BH&CH) is a new world-leading, cross faculty initiative to develop research and education dedicated to supporting the transformation of health and care, in partnership, on a local, national and international scale. BH&CH aims to support research and education which radically redesign interventions, systems, and pathways to address the most pressing challenges faced by people living with complex illnesses, and the healthcare systems that support them.
Led by the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC), in collaboration with the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy (SSPP) and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), our initiative harnesses interdisciplinary expertise from across King’s College London, bolstered by strategic partnerships with NHS, social care, community, patient-led, charitable and international organisations.
Applications are invited for a Reader to join the Better Health & Care Hub with the skills and commitment to drive an ambitious vision for research and education relevant to the aims of BH&CH. The successful candidate will be based in NMPC with the expectation that they will develop and execute collaborative, internationally leading research and education to further the aims of BH&CH. We welcome applications from clinical and non-clinical academics for this role.
The role requires a strong research and education track record, demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement. The appointed Reader will be ambitious and successful in capturing external peer review grant income, delivering world leading publications and gaining significant and wide-reaching impact from their research. The Reader will contribute to the management and academic leadership of the BH&CH, building its capacity and collaborating with others to promote the aims and work of BH&CH. They will be involved in delivering high quality education and also develop and lead a research programme sustained through external peer-review funding. The Reader’s interests and activities should align with and shape at least one of the three key BH&CH themes: Careforce, Frugal Innovation, and Communities.
They should also align with the strategic aims of BH&CH, ensuring that research and education benefits individuals (adults or children) affected by multiple long-term conditions, complex care needs, advanced illness, or requiring palliative care with solutions that address inequities and are scalable.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential Criteria
* Higher academic degree (PhD or medical equivalent) and relevant clinical, health or social care expertise with proven commitment to one or more of the fields relevant to BH&CH
* Clear upward trajectory of peer-review publications with sustainable track record consistent with world-leading or internationally excellent REF outputs, with originality, rigour, and significance in areas relevant to BH&CH research themes. These should demonstrate growing international recognition of research excellence in their field or internationally recognised leadership in their field of research with new knowledge and innovation
* Proven ability to secure research funding, with a sustainable track record or clear potential, aligned with BH&CH research themes. Demonstrated leadership in delivering innovative, well-funded research programmes and associated outputs alongside a track record of successful capacity building, attracting PhD/MSc fellowship funding, and growing post-doctoral teams
* Evidence of commitment to continued development in evidence-based practice, research methods and evidence relevant to BH&CH, with up-to-date and internationally recognised knowledge, skills and accomplishments
* Demonstrated leadership in education or assessment initiatives. Experience planning and delivering high-quality evaluated education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels with a strong focus on a high-quality student experience and success. Able to attract and supervise PhD students; and to additionally supervise MSc and undergraduate student projects
* Appropriate academic standing to gain and retain credibility as a leader with a track record of developing others to achieve the criteria for success in UK academia including experience of encouraging and fostering development of junior members of academic staff. This should supported by proven ability to form good professional relationships at all levels
* Be a pragmatic problem solver with knowledge of strategic development and change management/ delivery with experience of higher education senior management and the ability to work across organisational boundaries with self motivation
* Have a strong personal commitment to the principles and practice of equality, diversity and inclusion for staff and students
Desirable criteria
* An existing network of national and international successful collaborations that will benefit BH&CH future directions
* Ability to identify new research opportunities and collaborative partnerships to enhance the research of BH&CH, NMPC and King’s
* Experience of serving on grant giving and funding committees
Downloading a Copy Of Our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.
Grade and Salary: £65,907 - £73,529 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 120189
Close Date: 10-Aug-2025
Contact Person: Glenn Robert
Contact Details: glenn.robert@kcl.ac.uk
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