MBChB Placement Officer

The Placement Officer sits in Professional Services at the University of Chester, supporting clinical placements for MBChB students at Chester Medical School. The core of the work is allocating and managing placements across varied healthcare settings, looking after NHS partner relationships, and keeping placement data and compliance records accurate. It is an administrative post, not a clinical one, working with the Placement Coordinator and Head of Operational Delivery.

Fit depends on strong organisation, comfort with data and systems, and experience as an administrator.

• Allocate and manage clinical placements across a variety of healthcare settings
• Build and maintain relationships with NHS partners, placement providers and internal stakeholders
• Manage placement data, compliance records and statutory reporting
• Give expert guidance on placement processes and systems to students and colleagues
• Identify issues, analyse information and implement solutions to problems
• Organise stakeholder events and meetings and make sure actions are delivered
• Identify and act on opportunities to improve systems, processes and the student experience

• Experienced administrator with excellent administrative expertise

• Highly organised, able to manage competing priorities
• Excellent communicator who builds strong working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Confident working with data, systems and digital technologies
• Detail-oriented and analytical, with a focus on maintaining high standards
• Passion for delivering outstanding service

• Opportunity to contribute to the education of future healthcare professionals
• Opportunity to develop expertise in medical education and placement management
• Working alongside dedicated colleagues and healthcare partners
• Supportive team where innovation, collaboration and student success are central