About the role

This role will include developing the teaching material, delivery of lectures and seminars and tutorials. 

Alongside the supervision, assessment and marking of coursework and research dissertations, you will provide advice and support to students, as well as undertake teaching-related management and administration duties.    

About you

The postholder will:

• be committed to and have experience of delivering high quality teaching.
• show evidence of inclusive teaching practice and student engagement.
• Ideally be able to teach mixed methods.

Additional information

This post is offered on a full-time, fixed term basis (3 years). 

Informal enquiries can be made to the Deputy Head of Department (Education & Student Experience), Prof Richard Joiner (pssrj@bath.ac.uk).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 18 Nov 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered mental health nurse to develop clinical and research interests relevant to the mental health of young people (aged 14-25). 

The postholder will develop applied research in youth mental health in collaboration with the Bath MHRG and the Liaison Psychiatry Service at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.  

The broad remit of the research is applied research that will improve the understanding and provision of care directly impacting the mental health of young people. 

Topics of particular interest include nurse training and practice relevant to the care of young attendees at emergency departments presenting with self-harm, the mental health care of young parents, acute medical admissions and other underserved populations. 

The postholder will spend up to two days in direct clinical activity with the specific role negotiated with the services. 

This post offers an excellent opportunity to a nurse aspiring to further research training with the aim of developing a clinical academic career. 

Joining the Bath MHRG offers training and infrastructure to support such development including NIHR academy membership. 

There is support to complete a PhD during the period of the post.   

The partnership with Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol and Weston affords access to high quality ongoing clinical and professional development and the opportunity to develop clinical research that is relevant and embedded within services. 

It is possible to remain in the NHS pension scheme throughout the duration of this post. 

This 3-year post is an integral part of the NIHR funded Bath Mental Health Research Group https://bathmhrg.org/. 

This Clinical Research Fellow post is fully funded with academic grading reflecting the clinical pay equivalent up to NHS band 8a.

This post can also be as a secondment to the University of Bath subject to the agreement by the employing NHS trust.

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year. 

About you

This post is suited to applicants who are registered mental health nurses with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience with experience of crisis assessment.

Candidates will have a clear interest in youth mental health and a commitment to developing research relevant to understanding and improving clinical practice for this group.  

The ideal candidate will be an effective and organised professional with extensive knowledge of the range of approaches to mental health assessment and skills in assessing, implementing and evaluating mental health nursing interventions.

They will have experience of working autonomously. 

They will enjoy interacting with colleagues from a range of specialities and backgrounds and enjoy team working.

This post is ideally suited to clinicians who wish to further their research training and develop a clinical academic career.  

To this end, applicants will be able to demonstrate a track record of research activity indicative of a trajectory of future sustainable research in topics relevant to applied youth mental health.

Additional information

The Bath MHRG are partnering with Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol and Weston for this post. 

For further information or to discuss the post please contact Professor Ailsa Russell a.j.russell@bath.ac.uk

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 17 Nov 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £48,337 to £57,666 A market supplement, in accordance with a clinical pay scale is available for eligible applicants.

This innovative new post is an opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist to develop a clinical academic research role with a focus on the mental health of young people (aged 14-25) within our region. 

The postholder will develop applied research in youth mental health in collaboration with the Bath MHRG and pharmacy staff from the university’s Department of Life Sciences alongside the pharmacy team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. 

There will also be opportunities to collaborate with staff from neighbouring NHS organisations.  

The broad remit of role is the development applied research that will improve the understanding and provision of care directly impacting the mental health of young people. 

Topics of interest include medication access, adherence, and health service use in young people with mental health conditions during life transitions. 

The postholder will spend up to two days in direct clinical activity with the specific role negotiated with the services. 

This post offers an excellent opportunity for a clinical pharmacist aspiring to a future clinical academic career to develop a broad range of research skills. Joining the Bath MHRG offers training and infrastructure to support such development including NIHR academy membership. There would be support available to undertake a PhD as part of the post if desired by the postholder.   

The partnership with the Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust affords access to high quality ongoing clinical and professional development and the opportunity to develop clinical research that is relevant and embedded within services. 

It is possible to remain in the NHS pension scheme throughout the duration of this post. 

This clinical research fellow post is fully funded with academic grading reflecting the clinical pay equivalent up to NHS band 8a.

This post can also be as a secondment to the University of Bath subject to agreement by the employing NHS trust.  

This 3-year post is an integral part of the NIHR funded Bath Mental Health Research Group https://bathmhrg.org/. 

About you

This post would be suited to a pharmacist with clinical and service development experience who is motivated and committed to career progression as a clinical academic.

Candidates will demonstrate knowledge of subject relevant service evaluation and research methods and show a strong interest in applied research in youth mental health.

Candidates will be able to work autonomously with excellent organisational and self-management skills.

Candidates will be able to work effectively with clinicians and researchers across a range of specialisms and backgrounds.

A key remit of the post is the development of research skills which will become embedded in the clinical workforce. 

To this end, applicants will be able to demonstrate a track record of activity indicative of a trajectory of future sustainable research in topics relevant to applied youth mental health.

Additional information

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

Should you wish to discuss this post further, please contact Sarah Jones (Dept of Life Sciences) scm20@bath.ac.uk or Professor Ailsa Russell a.j.russell@bath.ac.uk (Dept of Psychology and Deputy Director of the MHRG).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 17 Nov 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £48,337 to £62,994 A market supplement, in accordance with a clinical pay scale is available for eligible applicants.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified clinical psychologist to develop clinical and research interests in the field of applied youth mental health. 

The Bath MHRG are partnering with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust for this post. 

The remit for research focus is broadly on the topics of health inequalities and underserved populations in respect of access to child and adolescent mental health services. 

The postholder will spend up to two days in direct clinical activity with the specific role negotiated with the services. 

This post offers an excellent opportunity to a clinical psychologist aspiring to further research training with the aim of developing a clinical academic career. 

Joining the Bath MHRG offers training and infrastructure to support such development including NIHR academy membership. 

The partnership with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust affords access to high quality ongoing clinical and professional development and the opportunity to develop clinical research that is relevant and embedded within services. 

It is possible to remain in the NHS pension scheme throughout the duration of this post. 

About Oxford Health

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. 

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. 

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team". 

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

About you

This post is suited to applicants who hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a minimum of 12 months post-qualification experience working in youth mental health settings.   

This post is ideally suited to clinicians who wish to further their research training and develop a clinical academic career.  

To this end, applicants will be able to demonstrate a track record of research activity indicative of a trajectory of future sustainable research in topics relevant to applied youth mental health.

In clinical practice, the candidate will be eligible to exercise autonomous responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, including those attached to doctoral trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists and graduate psychologists.  

Additional information

This 3-year post is an integral part of the NIHR funded Bath Mental Health Research Group https://bathmhrg.org/. 

There is support to complete a PhD during the period of the post.   

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

To discuss this opportunity further, please contact Professor Ailsa Russell a.j.russell@bath.ac.uk, Deputy Director Bath Mental Health Research Group.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 17 Nov 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £48,337 to £62,994 A market supplement, in accordance with a clinical pay scale is available for eligible applicants.