Academic Learning Disability

2 Year Fixed Term

Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Canterbury and Medway

This exciting opportunity to develop an innovative clinical–academic role, where you will combine practice, teaching and research to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people, is your chance to develop your academic career, influence the future workforce, and make a real impact.

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most

Are you ready to combine clinical practice, education, and research to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people? This is an exciting opportunity to help shape nursing education and develop the future workforce while driving innovation in care. You will deliver high-quality education, support students in practice, and help shape future nursing programmes while contributing to innovation and service improvement.

This unique post offers the chance to:

• Deliver inspiring, student-centred teaching.
• Support learners in practice as a Practice Supervisor/Assessor.
• Influence and innovative learning disability nursing curricula.
• Develop and strengthen practice learning environments and placements.
• Contribute to research and service improvement.

Who We are Looking For

We are looking for a NMC Registered Nurse whose clinical experience is substantively within learning disability services. You should have a passion for education, innovation and improving outcomes and be motivated to develop as a clinical academic leader.

Why Join Us?

We can offer you a genuine clinical–academic career pathway, and an opportunity to shape future nurses and midwives. You will work across clinical, academic and research environments and be part of a team committed to reducing health inequalities.

We want to hear from you if you are driven to educate, innovate and transform care.

How to apply

Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above.

Start date for applications: 16th of July 2026
Closing date for applications: 8th of July 2026
Interviews are to be held: 22nd of July 2026

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Dr Paula Kuzbit paula.kuzbit@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06204.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU