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.

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.

Applications are now open for an Engagement Officer to support the engagement and communications activities of the Hub. Reporting to the Centre Manager, the role will be split between supporting the Hub’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activities and supporting our Communications Manager with content creation, event delivery and implementing the Hub’s communications strategy. 

Focused on engaging multiple and varied audiences with the work of the Better Health & Care Hub, this role necessitates strong skills in stakeholder engagement and experience coordinating online and in person events. Candidates will need to have experience in PPIE, either through their studies or employment, and demonstrate their ability to write convincingly and create content for different audiences.

1. Educated to degree level or has relevant work experience

1. An understanding of the purpose of public engagement and best practice particularly for academic research

1. Experience of building strong relationships with various stakeholders, ideally including members of the public

1. Strong writing and content creation skills

1. Strong event and meeting coordination skills (online and in person)

1. Experience of working collaboratively as part of a team

1. Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively and work to deadlines

1. Experience of working in the higher education sector

1. Experience of delivering training in public engagement and/or patient involvement training

1. Professional qualification in communications, particularly science communication/public engagement

1. Educated to degree level or has relevant work experience