Job id: 120187. Salary: £105,504 per annum, plus £2,162 London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 17 July 2025. Closing date: 24 July 2025.
Business unit: IoPPN. Department: Psychological Medicine.
Contact details: Victoriya Nikolova, Postdoctoral Research Associate,. viktoriya.nikolova@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Denmark Hill Campus. Category: Research.
About us
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) has been fundamentally changing and shaping how we understand, prevent and treat mental illness and other conditions that affect the brain. The legacy, ethos and drive of the IoPPN has ensured its position at the forefront of mental health care, redefining mental illness, its treatment and its place in society.
The IoPPN is divided into 14 academic departments across three major academic Schools: Academic Psychiatry, Mental Health & Psychological Sciences, and Neuroscience.
The Department of Psychological Medicine, part of the School of Academic Psychiatry, focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military, and psychiatry in different settings.
Within the Department of Psychological Medicine, the Centre for Affective Disorders (CfAD) is a vibrant centre of expertise dedicated to research into affective disorders, primarily depression and bipolar illnesses. CfAD is a centre of excellence for both understanding the science related to these illnesses, and application of this knowledge to help develop new treatments of all types including psychological and pharmacological. We are based in Denmark Hill, South London.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to join the Centre for Affective Disorders (CfAD). The postholder will serve as the Clinical Research Lead for the Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Mood Disorders workstream at KCL – part of a major NIHR-funded national initiative to improve outcomes for individuals affected by mental health conditions.
This role will work closely with Professor Allan Young and Professor Anthony Cleare. The postholder will bring deep expertise in mood disorders and will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership across the Mood Disorder research portfolio at KCL. They will work closely with South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust clinical services, other MH-TRC Mission sites and KOLs, patient representatives and industry partners to deliver high-impact, translational research aligned with the Mission’s priorities.
This is a full-time post, and you will be offered an fixed term contract for 12 months with a proposed start date of 01/09/2025.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a valid license to practice and on the Specialist Register (or before start date)
- Substantial clinical experience in mood disorders within secondary or tertiary care.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic planning skills.
- Experience in leading and managing multidisciplinary clinical teams.
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, including with NHS partners, academic collaborators, and patient groups.
- Demonstrated experience embedding Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in clinical practice and/or research
Desirable criteria
- Experience in clinical trial governance, including CTIMP and GCP compliance
- Familiarity with SLaM systems and research infrastructure.
- Academic experience related to mood disorders and/or clinical trials.
- Supervision or management experience in a clinical academic setting.
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 page. 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. As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
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.
Interviews are due to be held during the week 28th July.
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health Clearances.