King's College London

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.  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, KCL is ranked as 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 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.   

About the role

King’s College London is seeking an exceptional academic to join the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care as a Lecturer in Applied Digital Health (Research & Education).

This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the future of digital health within one of the world’s top faculties for nursing and health sciences. You will contribute to cutting-edge research and innovative education that harnesses digital technologies to transform health and care delivery.

We are looking for a dynamic individual with expertise in applied digital health, health informatics, data analytics, or technology-enabled care who can bridge research and practice. You will conduct high-quality, externally-funded research, build collaborations across academia including the King’s AI Institute, the NHS and industry, and publish in leading journals. You will also contribute to designing and delivering engaging undergraduate and postgraduate teaching that integrates digital health concepts into nursing and healthcare education.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in a relevant field, demonstrate a growing track record of research outputs, supervise PhD and Masters students, and show commitment to inclusive, student-centred teaching. Experience in interdisciplinary or applied healthcare research, and collaboration with clinical or industry partners, will be highly valued.

At King’s, you will join a vibrant, supportive community committed to excellence in research, education and impact. We offer outstanding career development opportunities, mentorship, and access to world-leading research networks.

Join us in advancing applied digital innovation in health and care — helping to prepare the next generation of practitioners and researchers to lead in a digital future.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD or equivalent relevant to themes of the Faculty and this role
2. Evidence of ability to secure research grant funding, demonstrated by previous experience or track record, involvement in research active teams, responsibilities, plans, awareness of funding schemes relevant to Faculty research themes
3. Track record of peer-review publication and presentations that demonstrate international excellence or are world-leading in terms of originality, rigour, and significance in areas relevant to Faculty research themes and this role
4. Evidence of continued development in research methods in health services or clinical research, with increasing expertise in specific areas relevant to the Faculty (e.g. statistics, implementation science, co-design, trial designs, mixed methods study designs and patient and public involvement)
5. Experience of the planning and delivering high-quality evaluated education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels with a strong focus on a high-quality inclusive student experience and success
6. Ability to work well as an effective and inclusive 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 

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of co-leading/leading research projects, education activities or clinical service
2. Experience of and training in PhD supervision, as first or second supervisory and/or as part of supervisory progression panels
3. Experience of innovative and effective approaches to teaching, including distance learning, blended learning, digital learning and or simulation (virtual and/or face to face), with appropriate training completed
4. Registration as a nurse with the NMC or a registered healthcare professional with HCPC or General Pharmaceutical Council; or other international equivalence and an MSc or equivalent relevant to the themes of the Faculty and this role

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.