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. 

For the last six years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe 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.

The Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy (SSPP) is home to one of the largest, most diverse and international communities for social research and education in Europe. The faculty has world-leading expertise across social science disciplines, with recognised strengths in security studies, political economy, global health, social risk and resilience, and education and social justice.

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

The Dementia Community Research Network (DCRN) is a team comprising community, public and research partners from across South London, working together for inclusive dementia care by facilitating equitable research partnerships with people from minoritised ethnic communities.

The primary purpose of this role is to oversee the co-production and management of the DCRN, engaging with community partners and people with lived experience of dementia to bring research and public communities closer together for meaningful involvement of people from minoritised ethnic communities. This will involve close liaison with current DCRN members and relationship-building with prospective members from diverse communities across South London. The postholder will also lead the day-to-day management of the DCRN, arranging meetings and maintaining social media engagement.

In addition, the postholder will support established dementia research projects across both the Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit and the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation. This will include coordinating public engagement activities, including events as part of the Festival of Applied Dementia Research, and supporting dementia research activities, including data collection, analysis, and manuscript and grant writing. The postholder will support three NIHR Dem-Comm Fellows, receiving regular supervision and mentorship with training opportunities.

The postholder will have demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all activities.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract to 28 Feb 2026.

We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, the LGBTQI+ community, those who are neurodiverse and those with a disability.

About You

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

Essential criteria

1. A degree in health or social sciences or similar, awarded to a high level (e.g. first or 2:1).
2. Experience in public engagement, or a commitment to work with people living with dementia and/or their relatives, and/or community service providers
3. Highly organised, self-motivated, ability to work independently as well as part of a team, ability to work to deadlines and prioritise competing workloads, flexible and able to meet tight deadlines, ability to manage and support other staff.
4. Excellent written, verbal and digital communication skills, in all formats
5. Utilising online platforms and social media to promote and engage diverse communities and the public in research and share and promote resources and outputs.
6. Commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity for staff and students

Desirable criteria

1. MSc/MA in health or social sciences
2. Research or clinical experience in dementia care
3. Expertise in coordinating research networks
4. Publications, including blogs, reports, web content, academic papers
5. Experience of supporting submissions to funders for research grants

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.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.