Lecturer or Lecturer in Nursing Education at King’s College London

Salary: Grade 6: 42,405 to 49,785 OR Grade 7, £51,174 to £60,221 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Job description

This role

This is an outstanding development opportunity for a talented individual who wishes to advance excellent and innovative research and education, especially in relation to Child Health.

This post is offered at grade 6 or 7. We particularly seek applicants with experience and expertise of child critical care. This postholder will play a key role in teaching on acute and critical care and skills modules. This postholder will also support pre-registration Child nursing programmes with an emphasis on clinical decision-making, professional development, clinical knowledge, evidence-based practice, leadership and interprofessional teamwork. The postholder will be part of the team developing innovative virtual and real time simulation (with accompanying evaluation or research) and engaging education with excellent student experience.

If on E& R contract with 40% teaching, 60% research responsibilities then the postholder will be expected to contribute to and develop a sustainable, high quality applied health care research programme in areas core to one or more of the Faculty’s research Divisions or Institute and relevant to the educational focus of this post. You will have opportunities to work with relevant health care, charity and industry/ commercial research partners. If E & R, the postholder will also contribute to development of the evidence based relevant to Child Health, in particular in the field of the acutely or critically ill child with a focus on the application and investigation of methodological approaches to the care of the Child and family.

The Faculty is made up of four Teaching Departments and three  Research Divisions. We’re also home to the  Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.

Why choose 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 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 and Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.

You should apply if

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who can make a distinctive contribution, bridge theory and practice, and drive forward collaborative sustainable high quality and impactful research. You should have excellent teaching and communication skills, able to inspire and inform students, and, if on an Education & Research contract, a demonstrable ability to deliver high quality impactful sustainable research.

Owing to the agility of our Faculty and King’s we are able to consider applicants who are interested in either an Education & Research pathway (teaching and research) or Academic Education Pathway (predominantly teaching with scholarship).

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce, and therefore we encourage applications from all groups. This includes from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, the LGBTQI+ community, those who are neurodiverse and those with a disability.

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract pending successful completion of probation (3 years) The post-holder is required to actively participate in academic performance development review (PDR) annually.

This is a full-time post – 100% full time equivalent. However, we offer flexibility for part-time working.