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.

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.