Medical ACT Officer

University of St Andrews; St Andrews; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave of 30 days plus public holidays

Generous pension contributions

Hybrid working environment

Staff discount scheme

Subsidised sports membership

Access to training and development opportunities

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Medical ACT Officer to support undergraduate medical education and NHS partnerships. The role involves strategic governance, secretarial support for working groups, and ensuring accurate data reporting for NHS funding. The candidate should possess strong communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders. Benefits include a hybrid working environment, generous leave, and pension contributions. Closing date for applications is January 29, 2026.

Qualifications

• Confident in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate different priorities and perspectives.
• Capable of producing accurate data returns for NHS.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic educational governance.
• Provide secretarial support to working groups.
• Develop measurement and reporting processes for NHS activity.
• Produce annual measurement of teaching activity returns for ACT funding and ensure data integrity.
• Develop and implement robust measurement and reporting processes with NHS partners.

Skills

Effective communicator

Analytical skills

Influencing senior stakeholders

Adaptability

Diplomacy

Job description

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The School of Medicine is looking to recruit a Medical ‘Additional Costs of Teaching’ (ACT) Officer (explained in the FPs).

The successful candidate will be a key member of the peer group of Medical ACT officers nationally supporting undergraduate medical education in NHS Boards and GP practices and monitoring NHS resources involved in medical education.

This role has several key stakeholders; The University, NHS Education Scotland and NHS Health Boards. These are described in the Further Particulars. This post is employed by the university and is funded by public monies through Medical ACT funding.

The postholder will play a key role in supporting strategic educational governance, including development, negotiation and finalisation of formal Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with partner organisations. They provide high‑quality secretarial support to high level topic specific Short Life Working Groups and Regional ACT Working groups, fostering effective collaboration between universities, NHS partners and other stakeholders to support high‑quality medical education across the region.

The post produces the annual measurement of teaching activity returns to NHS Delivery, ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timely submission of all data that underpins ACT Funding. Responsibility for development and implementation of robust measurement and reporting processes, engaging with NHS partners to validate activity and resolve complex data issues.

This work is crucial to informing regional and national financial allocations and the postholder will be expected to exercise sound judgement, analytical rigour and senior level influence.

The successful candidate will have to be an effective communicator, confident in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across the university and health board settings. This role will suit a diplomatic and credible professional, who is resilient and can challenge constructively while maintaining trust. The candidate must be adaptable and proactive, navigating different priorities and perspectives, whilst seeking shared outcomes between academic and healthcare environments.

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to the School Manager ([e-mail]), who can also direct interested parties to relevant colleagues in NHS Fife or NES.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives

Closing Date: 29 January 2026

Please quote ref: AD2662LS

Job Description: AD2662LS FPs.pdf

School of Medicine

Start Date: As soon as possible

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider and Education

Industries: Higher Education and Medical Practices