Student Placement Coordinator (Primary Care) Ref: 43863 (Internal Only)

Brighton and Sussex Medical School; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is seeking a Student Placement Coordinator (Primary Care) to provide clerical and administrative support to the Quality and Placements team, coordinating primary care placements for undergraduates. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth placement provision.

The role requires strong organisational skills, experience in busy administrative work, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative or coordination roles in a dynamic, busy environment.
• Ability to manage workload, prioritise tasks and work agile.
• Good command of MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and administrative support to the Quality and Placements team.
• Coordinate primary care placements across the undergraduate programme.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on placement provision.

Job description

Student Placement Coordinator (Primary Care) Ref: 43863 (Internal Only)

Location

Brighton, UK

Hours

Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (36.5 hours) Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Grade 4 starting at £26,093 to £29,588 per annum, pro rata if part time. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Contract Type

Permanent

This vacancy is only open to those currently employed by the University of Sussex, University of Brighton, Adecco, Chartwells, SEF, and the Student Union.

About the role

The Student Placement Coordinator (Primary Care) will provide clerical and administrative support to the Quality and Placements team. This team is responsible for delivering high quality primary care placements across the undergraduate programme and ensuring their smooth and effective coordination.

You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across the medical school to provide support, information and guidance in all matters relating to primary care placement provision.

About you

Ideally, you will have relevant working experience in an administrative and/or coordination role within a dynamic, busy environment. You will have the skills to manage your own workload and prioritise tasks as appropriate as well as the ability to work in an agile way. A good command of MS Suite will be required for the post, therefore we are seeking competency in this area.

You will be a clear and confident communicator to effectively work with the team, line management, and stakeholders, and show commitment to providing high levels of service. You will have strong planning and organisational skills to meet the demands of the role according to the annual academic cycle with a willingness to also work flexibly where required through periods of change or growth.

An interest/curiosity in the NHS and GP placement landscape for Undergraduate Medical Education is expected.

About our School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is an equal partnership between the Universities of Sussex and Brighton together with NHS organisations throughout the South-East Region. BSMS is committed to inclusivity, sustainability, medical education in a multi-professional context, and promoting the highest possible standards in our teaching, clinical practice and research (ranging from early translational to applied).

Working together, our Academics, Technicians and Professional Services staff co-ordinate the passionate delivery of teaching and research, allowing us to remain one of the leading choices of medical schools in the UK. Our staff are multiskilled and work across varied teams, which are diverse, experienced and dedicated.

Our object as a School is to strive for excellence in education, training and research allowing us to support all in a constantly changing healthcare sector. We work to create a nurturing and supportive environment in which our staff and our students can succeed and thrive.

Our medical research has developed a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally.

Ultimately, our research aims to:

• answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
• deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150‑acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

01 September 2026 or As Soon As Possible.

Fixed Term Contract Duration

Not Applicable.