Organisational Ethnographer – NHS Trust (KTP Associate)

City St George’s, University of London (CSGUoL) is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

Background

CSGUoL and North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT) are seeking a candidate to develop evidence-based leadership practices for NHS leaders to optimise clinical and public engagement and decision-making in the context of hospital redevelopment - enhancing patient care and outcomes, clinical and public engagement, and effectiveness and productivity.

NWAFT runs three hospitals, delivering care to c850,000 people across East Anglia.

Responsibilities

The candidate will gather rich empirical data and analyse and synthesise prior research as well as the diverse viewpoints that will be captured in ethnographic and interview research done as part of this project. In addition, the candidate will reduce, focus, and translate this information into actionable advice, frameworks, and case study materials.

Specifically, the candidate will conduct stakeholder engagement and public participation activities tailored to healthcare infrastructure projects, develop a context-specific evidence base to guide decision-making and navigate the complex trade-offs involved in hospital redevelopment, and produce and test a managerial toolkit comprising case studies, teaching materials, and training sessions for NWAFT staff.

Person Specification

We are looking for a candidate with a PhD in Management. Experience of applying management and organisational theories in a commercial or academic context is essential, as is experience of qualitative research methods and in techniques of qualitative data analysis.

The ideal candidate will have practical knowledge of working within hospitals and healthcare systems and experience of operating in an academic environment to help the candidate develop case study and training materials.

Additional Information

Closing date for application: 23 November 2025 at 11:59pm.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The role is based at NWAFT’s hospital site in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, with visits to Bayes Business School (London) as required.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

The University of business, practice and the professions.

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