Overview
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About us
King’s College London’s Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences is part of King’s Health Partners and works with NHS partners to advance education, clinical training and research in oral and craniofacial health. This NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship offers an integrated academic and specialist clinical training opportunity in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
About the role
This NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship is designed for a clinician undertaking specialist training in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at ST1-ST4. The programme combines clinical and academic development, with 50% of the weekly timetable allocated to Oral Pathology clinical training and 50% to research training. Clinical training is managed through the NHS England Health Education Team and will take place across London, with the base centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The programme provides broad macroscopic and microscopic management, and opportunities across King’s Health Partners. Clinical and research activity may be organised in blocks according to clinical experience.
The post also offers opportunities to present work at local, national and international pathology conferences.
This is a full time post (40 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31st August 2031.
Please note this post closes on at 10AM on Tuesday 17th November 2026.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience.
Please note NIHR guidance when completing Essential and Desirable Criteria: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/2027-clinical-lectureships-dentistry-guidance-recruitment-and-appointment#tab-supplementary-question-guidance
Essential criteria
- PhD, MD (research) or equivalent higher research degree in a relevant subject. Thesis must have been submitted by the application closing date; award of the degree is required before taking up the post. Evidence: degree details and doctoral research summary.
- Dentally qualified, with GDC registration by appointment; completion of foundation training or equivalent where applicable; evidence of general professional competencies and eligibility for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology specialty training at the advertised ST1–ST4 entry level, including clinical benchmarking/NTN requirements as applicable.
- Eligible to take up an NIHR Clinical Lectureship prior to the award of the Certificate of Completion of Specialty Training (CCST), with appropriate clinical progression at the advertised entry level. Applicants must not be in their final year of specialty training and must have more than 12 months of training remaining before their anticipated CCST date at the point of appointment.
- Appropriate clinical knowledge, skills and experience for the proposed entry level; ability to combine clinical training and research and provide a credible timetable for completing specialty training alongside academic development.
- Demonstrates understanding of, and sustained commitment to, a career in academic dentistry / Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, including educational reasons for applying for an NIHR Clinical Lectureship.
- Clearly articulated medium- and long-term academic career objectives, including planned development over approximately five and ten years and how the Clinical Lectureship will contribute to these goals.
- Ability to describe doctoral research accurately and critically, including research questions, methods, principal findings, significance and potential impact
- Evidence of appropriate research training, methodological knowledge and academic skills for postdoctoral development, with capacity to apply the training to a coherent future research programme.
- A feasible, clearly defined research direction that fits the candidate’s interests and can be supported by the host research environment at King’s College London and King’s Health Partners; clear understanding of how host supervision, facilities and mentoring support the research aims.
- Demonstrates academic achievement and potential for scientific independence, including the capacity to formulate research questions, develop research outputs, contribute to grant applications, and ultimately lead a research team or programme.
- Demonstrates potential to become a leader in the chosen academic field, with evidence of initiative, research development and appropriate judgement about future priorities.
- Demonstrates effective teamwork and communication in academic and/or clinical environments, including collaboration across professional and disciplinary boundaries.
- Demonstrates leadership potential and developing management skills, with relevant examples from research, teaching, clinical or other professional experience.
- Demonstrates ability to communicate and disseminate scientific work appropriately, supported by details of publications, abstracts, presentations or other relevant outputs where available; outputs will be judged relative to opportunity and career stage.
- Demonstrates an understanding of relevant research governance, research integrity and responsibilities associated with safe, ethical and effective clinical academic work.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of academic achievement, including relevant prizes, distinctions or additional research qualifications (where achieved); provide award titles, dates and awarding bodies.
- A track record of relevant peer-reviewed research publications, including original research, reviews or published abstracts; evidence of contribution and research impact.
- Experience of presenting scientific research at departmental, national or international meetings, with clear evidence of effective scientific communication.
- Additional research training and experience in methods relevant to the proposed research programme, including interdisciplinary or translational research.
- Experience of formal teaching, supervision or educational activity, and/or relevant teaching qualifications (for example, FHEA or equivalent).
- Examples of developing management and leadership skills, such as coordinating projects, teams, teaching activities or research resources.
- Experience of multidisciplinary clinical and academic collaboration, and an informed understanding of the research environment and support available within King’s and King’s Health Partners.
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 page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further information
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When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.
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 person specification section of the job description. 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.
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