You will primarily be involved in the delivery of our MSc Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care and wider pre-registration curricula. We are also seeking someone who can lead the MSc programme for an initial period of 3 years following its recent revalidation. The existing team is experienced and can provide a transition to the programme and programme leadership. You will have an exceptional understanding of issues facing leaders in health and social care settings. We are looking for someone who shares our passion for outstanding education and has a dynamic vision for how education and research can transform health care.

You will facilitate teaching, learning and assessment, provide academic guidance to students, and drive recruitment activity both onto the MSc programme and at the module level for continuing professional development. You will have a commitment to excellence in the development of future leaders. You will be challenging, innovative and creative, using these skills to further advance the delivery of the programme. You will have the opportunity to work with highly experienced academics to support your own ongoing professional development.

Ideally, you will have considerable experience of working in a higher education institution and will have been involved the delivery of a Leadership and Management in healthcare programme. However, an experienced clinician, working in clinical leadership but with proven educational skills and experience. Ideally you will hold a PhD or be working towards such a qualification.

With a generous holiday allowance, as well as additional university closure days, we are committed to supporting our people and are open to a flexible working approach.

For informal enquiries, please contact Jane Prichard J.S.Prichard@soton.ac.uk. 

Please include a covering letter and full CV in your application.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Section: Education, Research & Enterprise

Salary: £46,049 to £58,225 per annum
Full Time Permanent

1 post available with at 0.4FTE. Flexibility in FTE for the Knowledge Mobilisation role may be possible depending on current priorities. Fixed Term for 18 months with the possibility of extending subject to funding.

The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex is one of ten ARCs across England awarded a total of £157 million funding over five years from April 2026 to deliver applied health and care research that improves patient outcomes, enhances service delivery, and supports sustainable health and social care systems. 

Our vision is to lead transformative applied health and care research, building on regional strengths while delivering scalable, inclusive solutions nationwide. Across our themes, Healthy Communities and Prevention, Mental Health, Living Well with Long-Term Conditions, Integrated Care, and Data and Technology, we aim to create care that is inclusive, community-based, preventative, digitally enabled, and equitable. 

We support the Government’s ambition for a future-fit NHS, focusing on healthier lives, reduced inequalities, and resilient systems with a workforce ready to drive change. 

This fellowship offers individuals interested in Knowledge Mobilisation the opportunity to work within NIHR ARC Wessex and support our research and its engagement with communities and neighbourhoods, while developing their academic careers. Knowledge Mobilisation focuses on getting the right information to the right people, in the right format, at the right time to support the use of research.

Knowledge Mobilisation works across themes to produce accessible, practical, and tailored outputs for local and national needs. Activities include engaging with non-academic partners, co-production, evidence synthesis, dissemination, implementation, and influencing policy and decision-making. 

The opportunity is aimed at individuals with the potential to become leaders in Knowledge Mobilisation who are health and/or care professionals, with a publication track record or equivalent, well-developed communication, relationship building skills, and willingness to build skills in knowledge mobilisation, implementation, or research engagement.

Applicants will be ambitious individuals with confidence and experience engaging with collaborators and stakeholders at all levels across different geographies and sectors of the health and care system; a willingness to work with ARC Wessex research partners across local health and care systems. You will be self-motivated, have excellent communication and writing skills, ability to meet project milestones, produce work of high quality. 

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge mobilisation expertise, through targeted training opportunities and their own practice, and will support capacity building in knowledge mobilisation among researchers and organisations working with ARC Wessex.

As part of this role, you will have the optional opportunity to join the NIHR Academy if: 

The post fulfils at least 25% of your total working week 

AND 

A formal training and career development plan is developed and incorporated within the post, agreed with support from your line manager within three months of commencing. 

Postholders will be based at Chilworth and employed by University of Southampton Secondments may be considered.

For informal discussions, please contact ARCWessex@soton.ac.uk . 

We are also currently recruiting for a Senior Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Fellow: (Knowledge Mobilisation & Community Connector). You can view the details and apply here: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/3464426CF 

Closing Date: 07 Sep 2026

Section: Education, Research & Enterprise

Salary: £46,049 to £58,225 Pro rata per annum
Part Time Fixed Term - 14 hours a week for 18 months

1x0.6FTE post (0.4FTE KM/0.2FTE Community Connector). FTE flexibility may be possible depending on priorities. 18-months Fixed-Term with the possibility of extending subject to funding.

The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex is one of ten ARCs across England awarded a total of £157 million funding over five years from April 2026 to deliver applied health and care research that improves patient outcomes, enhances service delivery, and supports sustainable health and social care systems. 

Our vision is to lead transformative applied health and care research, building on regional strengths while delivering scalable, inclusive solutions nationwide. Across our themes, Healthy Communities and Prevention, Mental Health, Living Well with Long-Term Conditions, Integrated Care, and Data and Technology, we aim to create care that is inclusive, community-based, preventative, digitally enabled, and equitable. 

We support the Government’s ambition for a future-fit NHS, focusing on healthier lives, reduced inequalities, and resilient systems with a workforce ready to drive change. 

This fellowship offers individuals interested in Knowledge Mobilisation the opportunity to work within NIHR ARC Wessex and support our research and its engagement with communities and neighbourhoods, while developing their academic careers. Knowledge Mobilisation focuses on getting the right information to the right people, in the right format, at the right time to support the use of research.

Knowledge Mobilisation works across themes to produce accessible, practical, and tailored outputs for local and national needs. Activities include engaging with non-academic partners, co-production, evidence synthesis, dissemination, implementation, and influencing policy and decision-making. The postholder will specifically champion resources that are accessible, relevant, widely used, grounded in lived experience, accessible to all, and deliver meaningful improvement across the region. 

The opportunity is aimed at individuals with the potential to become leaders in Knowledge Mobilisation who are health and/or care professionals, with a publication track record or equivalent, well-developed communication, relationship building skills, and willingness to build skills in Knowledge Mobilisation, implementation, or research engagement.

Applicants will be ambitious individuals with confidence and experience engaging with collaborators and stakeholders at all levels across different geographies and sectors of the health and care system; a willingness to work with ARC Wessex research partners across local health and care systems. You will be self-motivated, have excellent communication and writing skills, ability to meet project milestones, produce work of high quality. 

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge mobilisation expertise, through targeted training opportunities and their own practice, and will support capacity building in Knowledge Mobilisation among researchers and organisations working with ARC Wessex.

As part of this role, you will have the optional opportunity to join the NIHR Academy if: 

The post fulfils at least 25% of your total working week 

AND 

A formal training and career development plan is developed and incorporated within the post, agreed with support from your line manager within three months of commencing. 

Postholders will be based at Chilworth and employed by University of Southampton. Secondments may be considered.

For informal discussions, please contact ARCWessex@soton.ac.uk. 

We are also currently recruiting for a Senior Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Fellow (Knowledge Mobilisation). You can view the details and apply here: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/3464326CF

Closing Date: 07 Sep 2026

Section: Education, Research & Enterprise

Salary: £46,049 to £58,225 Pro rata per annum
Part Time Fixed Term for 18 months (0.6FTE, 21 hours per week)