Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC) is seeking a Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow. This role involves delivering the Knowledge Mobilisation agenda in collaboration with the NENC Integrated Care Board (ICB) and working with Embedded Knowledge Mobilisation Fellows across the health and care system. The post holder will help translate research into practice, maximise research impact, and develop knowledge mobilisation skills within an expert team. This is an opportunity to affect real change across partner organisations and build national networks for a future leadership role.
Key responsibilities
- Work with colleagues across the NENC health and care system to mobilise evidence across four priority areas for the Integrated Care System.
- Support the benefits realisation of ARC NENC research by monitoring emerging evidence and making it digestible for decision makers.
- Undertake knowledge mobilisation work in sprints (6-12 months) to inform key decisions in the health and care system.
- Identify research and innovation developed in NENC ready for roll-out elsewhere, and identify relevant innovations from other ARCs for NENC ICS.
- Consult with public members through the ARC NENC Public Involvement and Community Engagement (PICE) network on priority setting and implementation.
- Champion the role of Knowledge Mobilisation in the region by engaging with relevant stakeholders and networks.
Essential criteria
- Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent level of experience
- Significant postgraduate experience of knowledge mobilisation approaches
- Knowledge of UK health research environment and experience with working with multiple stakeholders to facilitate evidence into policy and practice
- Awareness of barriers and facilitators to knowledge mobilisation
- Understanding of information governance including data protection and confidentiality requirements
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven presentation and scientific report writing skills
- Able to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Able to work under own initiative, respond to sudden unexpected demands whilst maintaining a professional, calm and efficient manner
- Eye for accuracy and detail
- Ability to work to tight timescales
Desirable criteria
- Educated to PhD level or equivalent level of experience
- Experience in or knowledge of project management approaches
- Knowledge of relevant public health networks, knowledge mobilisation networks and/or health protection research community
- An appreciation of knowledge mobilisation theories and how they can be operationalised. Understanding of implementation science methodology
- Experience in designing, organising, facilitating and evaluating knowledge sharing events such as stakeholder meetings, webinars, community forums and other engagement activities
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC) are looking for a Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow to join the ARC team.
The ARC NENC has been awarded additional funding from NIHR to build knowledge mobilisation capacity and capability within the health and social care system to get effective treatments and models of care into practice, thereby maximising the impact of research.
Find out more about this funding.
Main duties of the job
To help deliver the Knowledge Mobilisation agenda in close collaboration with the NENC Integrated Care Board (ICB), we are looking to appoint a Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow to join the ARC's core team, and work collaboratively with Embedded Knowledge Mobilisation Fellows working across the North East and North Cumbria health and care system.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
The roles offer an exciting opportunity to work as part of an expert knowledge mobilisation team in the ARC NENC, and affect real chang
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