About this role
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.
As of 2026, King’s is top-two in the world for Nursing and #1 in the UK for the 8th year in a row (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.
We are committed to staff development and offer opportunities to identify and access appropriate training and professional growth.
About the role:
This is an outstanding development opportunity for a talented individual who wishes to advance in education relevant to children’s nursing to join our faculty for a period from September 2026 to July 2027 to cover maternity leave. This appointee will contribute to a thriving multi-disciplinary department spanning biomedical, clinical, health services and implementation research in the UK and internationally. The post holder will join an established team of academics in the Department of Child & Family Health led by Dr Sam Bassett. The Faculty also has active collaborations with the Institute of Women and Children’s Health in the School of Life Course Sciences (SoLCS) of King’s College London and King’s Health Partners, making King’s one of the largest centres of research and education in maternal and Children care in Europe.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term (maternity leave cover) contract until 11th July 2027 or until the return of the substantive post holder.
Location: Hybrid – minimum of 2 days per week on Waterloo campus.
About you:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
Full NMC registration with valid license to practice, trained and able to undertake NMC SSSA roles. A qualification in education and/or a track record of teaching/education as a children’s nurse. Ability to work well as an effective member of teams and networks and to share and encourage good practice in teaching and research and to inspire and motivate others, including in challenging environments. Excellent written, verbal and digital communication skills, in all formats, face to face, presentation, email, reports, written and for teaching. Excellent administrative and organisational skills, underpinned by strong interpersonal skills and personal effectiveness, able to deliver high quality work and projects to deadlines, work efficiently and prioritise appropriately, and take individual responsibility for planning and undertaking work. Demonstrates a commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity for staff and students.