Post Title: Reader in Mental Health and Care Research

Essential Criteria

• PhD or equivalent Doctoral qualification in a discipline relevant to the Better Health & Care Hub (e.g., psychology, nursing, health services research, population science, etc.). • Evidence of external research funding as principal investigator and/or co-investigator, and potential to secure future external research funding and lead on applied health and care research grant delivery. • Track record of published research of national and international quality relevant to the Better Health & Care Hub activities. • Experience of a range of education contributions, including undergraduate or postgraduate teaching, assessment and curriculum development, alongside ability to deliver excellent quality teaching and student supervision. • Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, with emerging evidence of collaborations across organisations. • Experience of line managing academic and/or research staff and demonstrated excellence in mentoring and supporting early career staff and students. • Emerging evidence of contributions to academic planning and strategic development. • Commitment to research impact and dissemination of own work beyond academia, including emerging evidence of delivering wide reaching and significant impact from research.

Desirable Criteria

• Relevant clinical, health or social care expertise or registration in fields relevant to this role. • Emerging track record of successful capacity building. • Experience of undergraduate or postgraduate module or programme leadership.

Post Title: Professor of Mental Health and Care Research

Essential Criteria:

• PhD or equivalent Doctoral qualification in a discipline relevant to the Better Health & Care Hub (e.g., psychology, nursing, health services research, population science, etc.). • Established track record of external grant funding as principal investigator and applied health and care research grant delivery. • Established track record of published research of an outstanding international quality relevant to the Better Health & Care Hub activities. • Significant contributions to education with proven ability to deliver excellent quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and evidence of successful taught and research student supervision. • Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and across organisations. • Experience in leading and managing a research team and demonstrated excellence in mentoring and supporting early career academics, clinical and non-clinical researchers. • Ability to contribute to academic planning and strategic development. • Commitment to research impact and dissemination of own work beyond academia, including evidence of delivering wide reaching and significant impact from research.

Desirable Criteria:

• Relevant clinical, health or social care expertise or registration in fields relevant to this role. • Track record of successful capacity building. • Experience of undergraduate or postgraduate module or programme leadership.

About the Health Service & Population Research Department

The overall goal of the Department of Health Service & Population Research (HSPR) is to conduct world-leading research and education using the social and health sciences to better understand and to improve health outcomes, systems, and care both locally and globally, with particular focus on disadvantaged and marginalised populations. HSPR is multi-disciplinary, including health care professionals, epidemiologists, economists, implementation scientists, qualitative methodologists, service users, social scientists, and statisticians. We work with academic, clinical, and policy organisations locally in London and the UK, and internationally in low, middle, and high-income countries.

HSPR aims to:

• Understand the onset of mental health problems • Develop strategies for prevention and influence policy • Improve access to evidence-based mental health services • Improve the quality of mental health services • Achieve the best outcomes for service users and their families • Promote service user recovery and the rights of service users • Challenge stigma and discrimination Our research involves the rigorous application of the methods of mental health sciences to better understand population health and health systems and to evaluate the efficacy and implementation of services and treatments. This is carried out in seven research groups.

About the Better Health & Care Hub

Spearheading research to solve global challenges in health and care We are a world-leading, cross-faculty hub for research and education, dedicated to transforming health and care on a global scale in partnership. Led by the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, in collaboration with the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, our hub harnesses interdisciplinary expertise from across King’s College London, bolstered by strategic partnerships with NHS, social care, community, patient-led, charitable and international organisations. Together, we aim to accelerate high-quality growth in research, education, and impact all focused on improving the quality, equality and value of health and care worldwide.

Our aims:

Pioneer novel evidence-based approaches • Drive groundbreaking, evidenced solutions in community, self-care and co-design approaches, to solve the pressing health and care challenges faced by local, national and global communities. • Focussing on those with the most complex illnesses, aiming to deliver solutions at scale. Spearhead research and education • Leading fundamental redesign of health and social care interventions, systems, pathways and education around the world. • Leveraging the distinctive expertise, interdisciplinary acumen from across King’s and our local, national and international partners. Enable rapid responses • Collaborating to rapidly respond to NHS and international careforce challenges and opportunities. • Developing interdisciplinary approaches and training to support health and care needs of the future, and equipping future leaders of modern health and care.

To apply for this post you will need to register on the King’s College London job opportunities page and submit the application form, along with the following: • a concise statement setting out your reasons for applying for the post and highlighting the particular skills and experience which you feel you would bring to the role (two pages maximum) • a curriculum vitae Please ensure you quote reference number: 125265

Equal Opportunities

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion are central tenets of King’s Vision 2029 which sets out the roadmap for King’s ambition to provide an exceptional student experience and to be an employer of choice. Integral to this is ensuring equality of opportunity and outcome, recognising, celebrating and improving our diversity and inclusion. As a responsible employer we aim to provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation. Our commitment to inclusion means that King’s aims to create an environment where differences are not just respected, but also valued and celebrated. Everyone should be able to bring their whole self to King’s. All King’s students, staff and affiliates are responsible for meeting these commitments to value diversity and create an inclusive environment. King's will support and equip all members of its community to do this, embedding inclusion throughout the university’s policies, procedures, and practices.  

Our Expectations

There are some key duties and responsibilities that we ask all employees to adhere to. We ask that the successful candidate: • Positively contributes to an environment at King’s that truly represents Our Principles in Action where every individual feels safe, secure, and supported. • Complies at all times with the requirements of health and safety regulations to ensure their own wellbeing and that of their colleagues. • Develops an understanding of sustainability, including its impact on the University and the work we do, and engages in sustainable practices in the workplace. • Ensures they are working in a safe environment, complying with policies and regulations, ensuring confidentiality and only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity. • Complies with King’s protocols on the appropriate use of telephone, email and internet facilities.