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Anglia Ruskin University is seeking a Primary Care Research Director in Chelmsford to lead a joint Academic and Clinical appointment. The role blends two days in academia with three days in clinical practice within Community Mental Health Services, bridging research and patient care.

You will foster a robust research profile, secure external funding, and supervise postgraduate work while contributing to teaching and curriculum development.

Job Title: Primary Care Research Director

Location: Chelmsford

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 17/08/2026

We are delighted to offer an exciting joint Academic and Clinical appointment, combining research leadership with hands‑on clinical practice. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who is passionate about advancing research in primary and community care while maintaining a strong clinical contribution within Community Mental Health Services.

You will spend two days per week in an academic role within the University and three days per week in a clinical role, ensuring a dynamic portfolio career that bridges theory, research, and practice.

Research & Income Generation;

• Lead and develop the School of Medicine's new Primary Care Research Centre, including securing external funding through grants, consultancy, and research contracts.
• Undertake high‑quality research that delivers demonstrable impact within the University and wider society.
• Produce internationally recognised research outputs.
• Contribute to Faculty‑wide research activity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and external partnerships.

Teaching & Student Experience;

• Teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, incorporating your professional and research expertise.
• Design, develop, and update teaching materials across a range of modules and courses.
• Supervise postgraduate, PhD, and professional doctorate students.
• Act as an Academic Tutor, providing academic guidance and pastoral support.

Leadership & Curriculum Development;

• Contribute to curriculum development, reviews, and the design of new course proposals.
• Support strategic priorities including student recruitment, marketing, quality assurance, NSS outcomes, and retention.
• Champion widening participation, equality of opportunity, health and safety, and high‑quality educational delivery.

Clinical Practice;

• Attend and actively contribute to CMHT and PCN MDT meetings to support ongoing patient care.
• Deliver regular patient review clinics in line with the CPA framework.
• Provide flexible emergency medical support to patients under the care of the service.
• Support patients subject to the Mental Health Act (MHA) and manage associated statutory processes.
• Work collaboratively with Primary Care to ensure integrated, patient‑centred care.
• Liaise with internal and external services to optimise patient outcomes and care pathways.

Supervision & Governance;

• Provide clinical supervision and support for training doctors.
• Contribute to clinical governance, including setting, monitoring, and maintaining clinical standards.Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, and local assurance processes.
• Support the development and planning of future service improvements.

You will be a committed academic‑clinician with;

• A strong research profile aligned to Primary and Community Care or related fields.
• Demonstrable experience in clinical mental health practice within community settings.
• A collaborative approach to multidisciplinary working and academic teamwork.
• A proven or emerging track record in research output, funding, and/or consultancy.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skills.

• A unique portfolio career combining academic leadership and clinical impact
• Supportive environments across both University and Clinical services
• Opportunities to influence research, education, service development, and policy
• A shared commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and professional development

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI's Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Please click on APPLY button where you will be redirected to our website where you can find out more about this opportunity.

Candidates with experience in roles such as Academic Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Academic will also be considered for this role.

Job Title: Primary Care Research Director

Location: Chelmsford

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 17/08/2026

We are delighted to offer an exciting joint Academic and Clinical appointment, combining research leadership with hands‑on clinical practice. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who is passionate about advancing research in primary and community care while maintaining a strong clinical contribution within Community Mental Health Services.

You will spend two days per week in an academic role within the University and three days per week in a clinical role, ensuring a dynamic portfolio career that bridges theory, research, and practice.

Research & Income Generation;

• Lead and develop the School of Medicine's new Primary Care Research Centre, including securing external funding through grants, consultancy, and research contracts.
• Undertake high‑quality research that delivers demonstrable impact within the University and wider society.
• Produce internationally recognised research outputs.
• Contribute to Faculty‑wide research activity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and external partnerships.

Teaching & Student Experience;

• Teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, incorporating your professional and research expertise.
• Design, develop, and update teaching materials across a range of modules and courses.
• Supervise postgraduate, PhD, and professional doctorate students.
• Act as an Academic Tutor, providing academic guidance and pastoral support.

Leadership & Curriculum Development;

• Contribute to curriculum development, reviews, and the design of new course proposals.
• Support strategic priorities including student recruitment, marketing, quality assurance, NSS outcomes, and retention.
• Champion widening participation, equality of opportunity, health and safety, and high‑quality educational delivery.

Clinical Practice;

• Attend and actively contribute to CMHT and PCN MDT meetings to support ongoing patient care.
• Deliver regular patient review clinics in line with the CPA framework.
• Provide flexible emergency medical support to patients under the care of the service.
• Support patients subject to the Mental Health Act (MHA) and manage associated statutory processes.
• Work collaboratively with Primary Care to ensure integrated, patient‑centred care.
• Liaise with internal and external services to optimise patient outcomes and care pathways.

Supervision & Governance;

• Provide clinical supervision and support for training doctors.
• Contribute to clinical governance, including setting, monitoring, and maintaining clinical standards.Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, and local assurance processes.
• Support the development and planning of future service improvements.

You will be a committed academic‑clinician with;

• A strong research profile aligned to Primary and Community Care or related fields.
• Demonstrable experience in clinical mental health practice within community settings.
• A collaborative approach to multidisciplinary working and academic teamwork.
• A proven or emerging track record in research output, funding, and/or consultancy.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skills.

• A unique portfolio career combining academic leadership and clinical impact
• Supportive environments across both University and Clinical services
• Opportunities to influence research, education, service development, and policy
• A shared commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and professional development

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI's Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Please click on APPLY button where you will be redirected to our website where you can find out more about this opportunity.

Candidates with experience in roles such as Academic Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Academic will also be considered for this role.

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

As part of this exciting project, we are developing our associate lecturer staff base. These hourly paid roles complement the permanent academic staff base, providing expertise in specialist areas and input from industry and practice to give our students the benefit of a wide range of professional experience and specialism. You will need a degree or relevant professional qualification.

The areas we are looking for expertise in are:

• Veterinary physiotherapy/musculoskeletal therapy
• Land-based sciences including agriculture
• Conservation and horticulture
• Animal sciences and related subjects

If you would like to apply, please complete our application form and upload your CV and a covering letter.

Informal enquiries can also be directed to Caroline Flanagan, Head of School at

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from Shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any prior disciplinary action or investigation related to sexual misconduct or abuse.

This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.

Anglia Ruskin University in Writtle is seeking associate lecturers for hourly paid roles. Candidates should possess a degree or relevant qualification and have expertise in areas such as veterinary physiotherapy, land-based sciences, conservation, and animal sciences.

The role aims to enhance our academic staff with industry experience, contributing to the education of diverse student groups. The position supports an agile working culture and offers a range of benefits including generous leave and training opportunities.

About ARU

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

The School of Architecture sits within the School of Engineering and the Built Environment, which delivers successful undergraduate, postgraduate and degree apprenticeship courses.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team delivering excellence in architectural education. We are already delivering a successful BA(Hons) Architecture programme and have recently added a new MArch programme. We are seeking to recruit an experienced lecturer/senior lecturer with expertise in design studio teaching who can teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and assist with course leadership.

You will be an ARB/RIBA-qualified registered architect and an experienced lecturer and design studio tutor with a proven record in curriculum design and the development of innovative teaching materials.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Maria Vogiatzaki, Head of the School of Architecture and Planning

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI's Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Anglia Ruskin University is seeking an experienced Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to join the School of Architecture within the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. The successful candidate will deliver excellence in architectural education, teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and assist with course leadership. A proven record in curriculum design and innovative teaching materials is essential.

The role requires ARB/RIBA qualification and offers an agile working culture with extensive benefits, including generous holiday entitlement and occupational pension schemes.

Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge invites applications for four Schools & Colleges Engagement Officers (HE Recruitment) to support our Student Recruitment strategy. You will deliver high-quality customer service to stakeholders and run a variety of events across campuses and regions.

With a degree or be part-qualified in a relevant qualification, you will be confident developing and maintaining relationships with Sixth Forms and partner colleges.

About ARU

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

The UK Schools and Colleges Engagement team, based in the cooperate marketing directorate, is recruiting four Schools & Colleges Engagement Officers (HE Recruitment) to help deliver our Student Recruitment strategy.

Primary responsibilities will include delivering high-level, high-quality customer service to our stakeholders and partners as well as the successful delivery of a variety of student recruitment events (including taster days, workshops, talks and presentations) to our target audiences across our campuses, the East of England or occasionally wider afield (e.g. UCAS Fairs).

With a degree, or partqualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level, or appropriate experience, you will be confident developing, implementing, and maintaining high quality working relationships between ARU and your focus Sixth Forms and Colleges. This will include, but is not limited to, organising the logistics of on- and off-campus visits, collecting, handling and utilising data to show impact and reasoning, tracking against budgets and building a strong network of colleagues within ARU and external to support you in the successful delivery of your role. As an innovative, creative thinker you will have an enthusiastic proactive approach, demonstrating excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. You must be highly organised, with experience of working in a fast-paced environment, and it is important that you can develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds.

• Norfolk - 37 hours per week, permanent role, based at our Cambridge campus
• Suffolk - 37 hours per week, permanent role, based at our Chelmsford or Cambridge campus
• Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough) - 37 hours per week, permanent role, based at our Cambridge campus
• Cambridge - 37 hours per week, permanent role, based at our Cambridge campus

Candidates should live within a reasonable commuting distance of both their allocated campus and region, as regular travel to schools and colleges within the designated area will be required. Travel between campuses and regions will also be expected.

Informal enquiries can be made to Alastair Harman, Schools and Colleges Engagement Manager at

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

Location: Cambridge, Chelmsford

Salary: £31,236 to £36,636 per annum

Employment Type: Full time, Permanent

Job Category: Administrative

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This appointment is subject to an enhanced level children's and adults barred list disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, and shortlisted candidates will also be required to disclose any prior disciplinary action or investigation related to sexual misconduct or abuse. Further information can be obtained from

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI's Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note that applicants applying from outside the UK: at this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa. Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.