Preparing for Patients Administrator Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Applications are invited for the post of Preparing for Patients (PfP) Administrator within the Education Division of the School of Clinical Medicine on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. This is a varied and interesting post that requires the successful candidate to be flexible as well as a committed member of a friendly and organised team. The Preparing for Patients programme provides clinical exposure to pre-clinical medical students and the role holder will assist with the day to day running of the programme.
The PfP Administrator will work closely with the PfP Coordinator to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of the PfP Programme, while maintaining the quality of the support provided to students, the PfP Module Organisers and Course Lead. The role holder will also assist with the recruitment of pregnant volunteers for the Preparing for Patients D Module.
The post holder will work closely with patients, senior academics, clinical and administrative staff throughout the Clinical School and in some local NHS trusts. The PfP programme is coordinated within the Clinical Communication Skills team and the role holder will work with and provide support as needed to the team.
Qualifications and Experience to include :
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics
- High standard of IT skills including word-processing (minimum RSA III or equivalent), E-mail, database, spreadsheet experience (Microsoft Office preferred). The ability to acquire skills for non-standard software applications such as Moodle (the Virtual Learning Environment)
- Web-authoring skills and experience
- Accurate, well organized, have good communication skills and the ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team
- Previous experience of working within an office environment
University staff based on the Cambridge Biomedical Site have access to a range of on-site facilities including a shopping concourse, swimming pool, sports and social club and food mall.
The appointment will be to the retiring age subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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Please ensure that you outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role on the online Application form.
Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.
The closing date for applications is: 4th September 2023
The interview date for the role is: 14th September 2023
Please quote reference RA37870 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
