Practice Support Officer

Anglia Ruskin University; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job description

About ARU

Job Category: Administrative

Vacancy Type: Fixed term contract

Fixed Term Duration: 9 months

Employment Type: Part time

Salary From: £30,805 p.a. pro rata

Salary To: £36,130 p.a. pro rata

Location: Chelmsford/Cambridge

Faculty/Prof Service: Faculty of Health, Medicine & Social Care

Closing Date: 29/04/2025

Ref No: 3393

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.

About The Role

The Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Social Care is our largest faculty; with 400 staff serving nearly 5,000 students. Our faculty offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including doctoral level studies. All our courses are designed with students at their heart and are taught by our award-winning academics, with the benefit of high-end facilities which mirror real-life working environments.

Practice placement is a key element in the training and development of our students to enable them to undertake work in the healthcare sector. This requires our faculty to provide a first-class experience to our students, staff, and other stakeholders. This is your opportunity to join our Practice Team, providing a range of administrative functions which support and underpin placement activity within the faculty.

We are seeking a motivated administrator for a 9 month fixed term contract who has the commitment and ability to make a full and active contribution to our dynamic team.

You will possess excellent communication and people skills, be able to demonstrate a pro-active and problem-solving attitude and have a flexible approach to work. You will also need to be IT literate with a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and be used to manipulating data within Excel. You will need to be a collaborator, be able to work on your own initiative and be able to perform under pressure.

Ideally you will have a degree, however relevant employment experience and evidence of continuing professional development in an appropriate area of activity would very much be considered.

The successful candidate can be based at the Chelmsford or Cambridge Campus, though the team are currently working remotely. This is a part time role working 18.5 hours per week between Monday & Friday over a minimum of 3 days per week, to be discussed with successful applicant.

Informal enquiries can be made to Sara Everett, Practice Team Lead at [e-mail] or on 01245 684621.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams on 19th May 2025.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a 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 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.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

In accordance with the UK Government’s immigration points-based system, this post does not meet the characteristics of a skilled job including salary criteria to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route.

Guidance Notes

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.

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