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). Will require occasional weekend and/or evening work and overnight stays away from home. Salary
Grade 6 starting at £33,882 to £37,999 per annum, pro rata if part time. Contract Type
Permanent About the role
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is looking to appoint a highly motivated, confident and enthusiastic professional to support the widening participation (WP), outreach and recruitment work for the school. This new and exciting role will work as part of the BSMS Admissions team, to provide up to date and accurate information, and subject matter knowledge, advice and guidance to prospective medical students, parents/carers, teachers and careers advisors. To lead on a number of key elements to BSMS recruitment and outreach activity and to assist the team with other areas of day to day business. This role will require the successful candidate to work at least 12 Saturdays a year, plus evenings and occasional overnight stays away from home. About you
Applicants will have experience of widening participation into higher education and demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to motivate and inspire young people. They should have a high level of personal responsibility, initiative and attention to detail. The post holder will be highly organised, adaptable, and flexible, have excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be a team player, with excellent IT skills and have a supportive approach to students and be able to communicate information in an understandable way, both orally and in writing. They will have the ability to work with minimal supervision. About our School
We are a diverse, collaborative research community with expertise in a wide variety of research areas, from laboratory research through to social science and clinical studies. Our close integration collaborations with local NHS organizations allows our researchers to work directly with the local population, improving their health while developing research work that can be applied nationally and globally. Here, at our School, our medical research has and continues to develop a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally. Ultimately, our research aims to: improve medical diagnosis and treatment answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions deliver more personalised healthcare to patients. We are passionate about training and supporting our researchers at all levels, to deliver research that is relevant to our stakeholders, accelerate its recognition and foster adoption of our findings to catalyse new research impact. Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award. Why work here
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. Further Key Information
Please contact Claire Johnson (C.Johnson2@bsms.ac.uk) for informal enquiries. The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex. See more vacancies at the University of Brighton. The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Please note: The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship. Expected Interview Date
Week commencing 10th February 2025 Expected Start Date
March 2025
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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). Will require occasional weekend and/or evening work and overnight stays away from home. Salary
Grade 6 starting at £33,882 to £37,999 per annum, pro rata if part time. Contract Type
Permanent About the role
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is looking to appoint a highly motivated, confident and enthusiastic professional to support the widening participation (WP), outreach and recruitment work for the school. This new and exciting role will work as part of the BSMS Admissions team, to provide up to date and accurate information, and subject matter knowledge, advice and guidance to prospective medical students, parents/carers, teachers and careers advisors. To lead on a number of key elements to BSMS recruitment and outreach activity and to assist the team with other areas of day to day business. This role will require the successful candidate to work at least 12 Saturdays a year, plus evenings and occasional overnight stays away from home. About you
Applicants will have experience of widening participation into higher education and demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to motivate and inspire young people. They should have a high level of personal responsibility, initiative and attention to detail. The post holder will be highly organised, adaptable, and flexible, have excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be a team player, with excellent IT skills and have a supportive approach to students and be able to communicate information in an understandable way, both orally and in writing. They will have the ability to work with minimal supervision. About our School
We are a diverse, collaborative research community with expertise in a wide variety of research areas, from laboratory research through to social science and clinical studies. Our close integration collaborations with local NHS organizations allows our researchers to work directly with the local population, improving their health while developing research work that can be applied nationally and globally. Here, at our School, our medical research has and continues to develop a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally. Ultimately, our research aims to: improve medical diagnosis and treatment answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions deliver more personalised healthcare to patients. We are passionate about training and supporting our researchers at all levels, to deliver research that is relevant to our stakeholders, accelerate its recognition and foster adoption of our findings to catalyse new research impact. Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award. Why work here
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. Further Key Information
Please contact Claire Johnson (C.Johnson2@bsms.ac.uk) for informal enquiries. The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex. See more vacancies at the University of Brighton. The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Please note: The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship. Expected Interview Date
Week commencing 10th February 2025 Expected Start Date
March 2025
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