Lecturer in Midwifery

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in the United Kingdom seeks a passionate midwifery educator to join its teaching team for innovative pre-registration programs. Candidates must be registered midwives with a master's and significant teaching experience. This full-time role offers a hybrid work environment and emphasizes educational excellence and student success.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Inclusive workplace

Health benefits

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with significant experience in midwifery education.
• Experience in curriculum design and delivery.
• Evidence of commitment to research and practice.

Responsibilities

• Teach on pre-registration BSc, MSc, and CPD programmes.
• Support student projects and research.
• Promote education research within the Faculty.

Skills

Registration as a midwife with the NMC

Planning and delivering evaluated education

Commitment to continued development

Excellent administrative and organisational skills

Experience of innovative teaching approaches

Education

MSc or equivalent relevant to the role

PhD or equivalent relevant to the themes

Job description

Organisation/Company KINGS COLLEGE LONDON Research Field Sociology Ethics in health sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 24 Aug 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

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, our Faculty is 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.

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

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Midwifery teaching team at King’s College London teaching students on our innovative pre-registration BSc (Hons), MSc and CPD programmes and modules. The Department of Midwifery comprises staff who are actively engaged in education, research, and service development across a range of areas relevant to the field.We have adiverse team ofclinical teachers, teaching fellows, lecturers, senior lecturers, and an internationally renowned professor

Committed to teamwork with excellent communication skills you will be passionate about midwifery and education, demonstrating an ability to inspire the next generation of midwives.

Academic citizenship through academic related activities that underpin excellence in education will be an expectation of the role as well as the promotion of education research conducted within the Department and Faculty.

Educated to Master's level, you will need to be a registered midwife on the appropriate part of the NMC professional register with significant experience within midwifery, including the teaching of pre-registration students. Appointment to the higher grade will be dependent on significant experience in curriculum design and delivery, as well as doctorate or demonstrable equivalence in professional experience and status.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30/08/2028.

Location: Hybrid – minimum of 2 days primarily on waterloo or Guys campus dependent on teaching commitments.

About You

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

• Registration as a midwife with the NMC and an MSc or equivalent relevant to the themes of the Faculty and this role
• 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
• Evidence of commitment to continued development in evidence-based practice, research methods and evidence relevant to care, with up-to-date knowledge, skills and accomplishments, able to supervise MSc and undergraduate student projects and critically appraise a wide range of relevant research, including data presentation and basic analysis
• 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
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills, underpinned by strong interpersonal skills and personal effectiveness, as well as excellent written, verbal and digital communication skills with the ability 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 promote equality, diversity and inclusivity for staff and students
• Publications, conference presentations and/or applicant on funding to support educational enhancement, service improvement, research and/or scholarship
• PhD or equivalent relevant to themes of the Faculty and this role
• 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
• Experience of co-leading/leading research projects, education activities or clinical service
• Experience of course development, with creative approaches to assessment, providing robust, developmental and constructive feedback at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels
• Proven commitment to innovation and student learning in education, to support student welfare, and enabling students’ personal and professional development, and providing academic advice and pastoral support

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 next page after you click “Apply Now”. 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.

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.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.

Grade and Salary:£44,355 - £62,422 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Job ID:121725

Close Date:24-Aug-2025

Contact Person:Dr Sam Bassett

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