Senior Coordinator - Clinical Academic Training programme Ref 20703

School/department:  Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Health Research Partnership
Hours: full-time or part-time hours considered up to 36.5 hours. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: Permanent 
Reference: 20703
Salary: starting at £32,411 to £36,333 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on: 13 June 2023
Closing date: 04 July 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed.
Expected start date: September 2023 


Job description

The Brighton and Sussex Health Partnership was established by Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) in 2022. It brings together academic and NHS partners across Sussex to develop shared research infrastructure, capacity and collaborations, align priorities and strategies across the partners to build a shared, unique profile for health and care research in Sussex.

The post holder will play a key role in setting up a joint Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO), a key objective of the HRP to support multi-professional and diverse research capacity building and training across the partnership.  

They will have specific responsibility for administrative and project support to the NIHR Integrated Academic Training Programme (IAT) at BSMS and facilitate, coordinate and monitor the programme and provide high-quality support to trainees.

They will work closely with colleagues across partner organisations, including BSMS, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Sussex Partnership Trust and other HRP Partners to develop partnership-wide integrated support research training across the multidisciplinary healthcare professional workforce.  

Please contact Virginia Govoni, v.govoni@bsms.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

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

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy,  Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.

Download Job Description and Person specification 20703 [PDF 140.86KB]

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

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How to apply

Download our professional services application form - Dec 2020 [DOC 203.00KB] and Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form [DOCX 65.11KB] and fill in all sections.

You must email your completed application, and personal details and equal opportunities form, to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk

You should attach your application form and all documents to the email in PDF format (we are unable to accept applications as google.docs or .pages) and use the format job reference number / job title / your name in the subject line.

You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.


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