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).
Salary: Grade 4 starting at £26,615 to £30,180 per annum, pro rata if part time. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Contract Type: Permanent
As part of our recruitment approach, internal candidates will receive priority consideration at the shortlisting stage.
About the role
Join a friendly and supportive School Office team of five, based on the scenic Falmer Campus at the University of Brighton. In this varied and rewarding role, you'll play a key part in supporting Year 1, Year 2 and Year 4 medical students as they take their first steps towards a career as a doctor. This team is one of three School Offices based across Brighton and Hove.
You'll work across a range of clinically focused modules, coordinating activities and providing administrative support that helps ensure students have an excellent learning experience. No two days are the same. One day you may be liaising with NHS partners and clinicians to support teaching delivery, and the next you could be working closely with academic and professional services colleagues to solve problems and improve processes.
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the centre of a collaborative network of professionals, all working towards a shared goal: preparing the next generation of doctors. If you enjoy building relationships, managing a varied workload and making a meaningful contribution to student success, you'll find this role both engaging and rewarding.
About you
We are looking for an organised, proactive and flexible individual who enjoys working in a collaborative environment and takes pride in delivering an excellent service. You will have a good standard of secondary education and the ability to manage a varied workload, using effective planning and organisational skills to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines.
You will be a confident communicator, with strong oral and written communication skills, able to build positive working relationships with colleagues, students and external partners, while providing clear information and responding effectively to queries. As part of a small School Office team, you will be comfortable working collaboratively to support shared objectives, while also using your own initiative to work independently and solve problems.
Strong IT skills are essential, including experience of using Microsoft Office applications to manage your workload efficiently and maintain accurate records. Above all, you will be enthusiastic, adaptable and committed to supporting medical students as they begin their journey towards becoming future healthcare professionals.
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:
- improve medical treatment
- answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
- deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.
Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
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.
Find out more about our reward and benefits package.
Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion.
Further Key Information
Please contact Heather Shaw (watsonschooloffice@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.
Eligibility
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.
Closing Date: November 25, 2026 11:59 PM
Expected Interview Date: To Be Confirmed.
Expected Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Fixed Term Contract Duration: Not Applicable.
If you are experiencing any issues using our application portal or if you require adjustments to be made to the selection process, please contact us on (01273) 873743 or recruitmentadministration@sussex.ac.uk to discuss your requirements.
