Job Description

The School of Nursing & Midwifery at Queen's University Belfast, is currently seeking to recruit a Professor in Health and Social Care.
The successful candidate, at Professorial level, will have expertise in research, teaching and learning in health and social care, and will lead, support, and initiate collaborative research on a variety of projects. The postholder will bring research, teaching and learning expertise relevant to nursing and midwifery practice and will be expected to contribute to multiple research and capacity strengthening projects across the School / Faculty, further building on national and international collaborative links with health and social care services and service users and/or their families and carers.
Established in 1991, the Queens School of Nursing & Midwifery is a leading centre for nursing and midwifery research and education nationally and internationally. Within the School we have three innovative research themes (Maternal and Child Health; Chronic Illness and Palliative Care; and Education and Practice), which encapsulate lifespan health research from conception to end-of-life.
The School provides a range of innovative programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, which prepare nurses, midwives and healthcare professionals for leadership roles in clinical care, teaching, management and research. With approximately 3,500 students, the School has one of the most extensive portfolios of programmes of any nursing and midwifery school in the UK or Ireland.
The overall vision of the School is to provide a learning community committed to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and practice that contributes to local and global efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of society.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be a key contributor to the School and Faculty.
About the person:
The successful candidate at Professorial level must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Honours degree.
• PhD or equivalent in a relevant discipline. (e.g. nursing, midwifery, medicine, pharmacy, public health, psychology, social sciences, health services research, or a related field).
• Experience in: Health Services and Social Care research relevant to nursing and midwifery practice.
• Extensive and sustained record of publications in peer reviewed journals that are impactful in practice and REF returnable at an international level of excellence.
• Sustained record of leading successful bids for competitive, peer-reviewed national or international grants or other awards with significant external peer reviewed research funding related to own area of health and social care expertise as a Principal Investigator over a sustained period.
• Recognised international expert in health and social care as evidenced by a track record of, for example, invited presentations at national and international conferences, events, invited keynote and plenary lectures at conferences. Strong research collaborations outside current institution and experience in leading or making significant contribution to interdisciplinary teams.
• Research profile that complements the research priorities of the School and contributes to the School's international profile.
• Successful, sustained student supervision as primary supervisor normally at postgraduate/PhD level.
• Experience of teaching students and in the supervision of students at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Substantial experience of providing support and guidance to students.
• Evidence of making a positive contribution to the development of teaching.
• Experience of management in the research context and administration of teaching and research in a university setting.
• Contribution to leadership and administrative activities at a strategic level.
• Extensive experience of mentoring/training/management of colleagues.
• Design and impactful delivery of a wider range of programmes or initiatives which support organisational priorities e.g. relating to EDI, widening participation, internationalisation, community outreach.

Please note that whilst the preference is to appoint at Professorial level, appointment at Reader level will also be considered. Please indicate in your application which grade you wish to apply for and refer to the relevant Candidate Information document for the full list of essential and desirable criteria for the post.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
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