Senior Lecturer or Lecturer (Academic Education Pathway or Education and Research) in ​Prescribing for Healthcare Practice​

This is an outstanding development opportunity for a talented individual who wishes to advance excellent and innovative education. We are seeking an individual to contribute and deliver the PGT Nurse or Midwife Independent and Supplementary Prescribing module. The successful applicant will work collaboratively with our Health Faculties to deliver joint education and lead innovations in prescribing education for the pre and post-registration programmes.

Prescribing is integral to the established and highly evaluated MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme. The programme supports nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals to progress to senior practitioner level and beyond by providing a flexible and accessible framework from which they acquire and demonstrate 21st century transferable knowledge and competence.

The focus of the role is to deliver outstanding education on the Nurse or Midwife Independent and Supplementary Prescribing module, review and develop innovative education for pre-registration programmes related to prescribing practice and ensure the Nurse or Midwife Independent and Supplementary Prescribing module and related activity is compliant with the NMC (2019) standards for Prescribing programmes.

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As an Academic Education Pathway (AEP) Lecturer, the successful candidates would be expected to have a particular focus on education and teaching in their role. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated educator who can make a distinctive contribution, bridging theory and practice, and inspiring and informing students from a wide range of international backgrounds. As an Education and Research(E&R) Lecturer, the successful candidates would be expected to win high quality peer reviewed research funding, conduct research at internationally excellent and world-leading levels to be published in major academic journals, and deliver inspiring undergraduate and postgraduate education in their fields and of relevance to the Faculty.

The successful candidates will hold a PhD (E&R) or MSc (AEP) or equivalent in a healthcare discipline, with an excellent knowledge and understanding of a relevant field of expertise.

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 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.

For the last five years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe 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.

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.

Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. King’s is the largest provider of health care education in Europe. Our applied clinical and health research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for.

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 a Research and Teaching 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.

Those on the Academic Education pathway contract have an 80% teaching/20% scholarship contribution.

Those on the Education and Research pathway contract have a 60% research/40% education contribution.

This is a full-time post, however, we offer flexibility for part-time working.

Play an active role in NMPC and King’s undergraduate and postgraduate education, focussed on the programmes. This will include module and programme leadership, developing and delivering high quality innovative education and relevant materials, including incorporating King’s and Faculty research, pastoral support, supervision, and assessment and generating excellent student success and feedback. Have a clear forward plan for sustaining and enhancing NMPC education and/or PhD supervision consistent with our strategy, including to increase research and evidence informed education, multi- and interdisciplinary endeavours, digital offerings and improved student success and experience.

Main other responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding education for relevant programmes based on best evidence, health policy and research
• Actively participate in, and where appropriate plan and lead relevant modules and teaching programmes at King’s, with a strong focus on excellent student experience, seeking opportunities for efficiencies with other modules and programmes
• Communicate and collaborate with students, patients, families, the public, policy makers and clinical colleagues and in research and teaching, and its relevance to care and policy.
• Work in collaboration and partnership with key stakeholders, institutions, and organisations
• Actively participate in marking, course and programme development, assessment, module leadership, personal tutoring and project supervision
• Proactively collaborate with research and teaching staff within the Faculty, across the University, and where appropriate lead collaborative developments
• Actively engage in Patient and Public Involvement and imbed this into all research projects and teaching endeavours.
• Engage with the media, press, publicity, policy makers, practitioners, and others to deliver impact of the research and teaching to the benefit of patients, families, and society.
• Play a broader role in the Faculty, contributing to the growth and development of our people and the wider organisation as appropriate to role.
• Actively participate in relevant audit and clinical governance activity, including audit of research and teaching activity, and team building activities
• Champion, model and uphold King’s values and principles, and maintain highest standards of adherence to data protection, ethical and research governance principles and practices
• Have and maintain an honorary contract if required,  Good Clinical Practice in research, and complete all mandatory training
• Undertake relevant professional development in negotiation with line manager and PDR discussions.
• Act as a personal tutor for postgraduate and undergraduate students.
• If a registered nurse, act as a Link Lecturer

Research [if Education and Research contract]

• Contribute to the academic work of the Faculty, working with colleagues and clinical teams, with the aim of obtaining significant research funding and conducting research at an international and world-leading standard according to King’s performance framework
• Collaborate on, assist with and increasingly lead externally funded peer-reviewed collaborative research projects,  , programmes and fellowships, including winning funding by National Institute for Health and Care Research and UK Research and Innovation, industrial and commercial contribution and prestigious charities as  CO/ Principal Investigator
• Form and grow external collaborations to enhance the quality of reach of our research programmes, linking with world leading academics and groups in related fields.
• Supervise, co-supervise and nurture clinical and non-clinical researchers (including PhD students and fellowships) to build the field for the future.
• ​Publish research findings in high quality peer view journals, with 1 – 2 publications that are internationally excellent or world leading each year.

If Senior Lecturer (Education & Research contract) above plus

• Generate substantive external peer review contribution income  sufficient to support research group with 1-3 research staff and with 10% research time, steadily increasing, generated via external grants FEC

• Minimum of 3 research publications consistent with 3*-4* REF outputs over a rolling three-year period with unique role clearly identified in acknowledgements.

Scholarship [if Academic Education contract]

• Actively collaborate with Faculty research themes to enhance research informed education and evidence-based practice
• ​Act as a collaborator to design innovations or projects to enhance research and integration with education

If Senior Lecturer (Academic Education) above plus:

• Act as a coapplicant on one application for funding, which can involve working with research teams in the Faculty
• Design, implement and review innovations or projects to enhance educational provision, plus a first author publication each year

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Essential criteria (Education & Research or Academic Education Pathway)

Essential criteria (Education & Research)

Essential criteria (Academic Education Pathway)

The selection process will include a presentation and a panel interview. Scheduling of presentations will be confirmed once shortlisting has taken place.