Placement Coordinator

This is an exciting chance to be part of the diverse and inclusive School of Health Professions, within a progressive and cutting-edge University in a beautiful location, where you can really make a difference to the education of tomorrow’s healthcare professionals.

An exciting new role working within the progressive paramedicine team at the University of Plymouth, delivering high quality education relating to paramedic practice placements. The role requires collaboration with students, placement providers and practice educators, ensuring a meaningful, quality placement offer exists. Specifically, this will involve the allocation and planning of placement activity as well as the development of new practice placement areas and innovation to improve systems/practice. The key function of this role is to facilitate a high quality placement experience for paramedic students.

You will have appropriate academic and/or professional experience, ideally including knowledge of Ambulance Services/NHS. They will be able to work well within a team, offering solutions to problems and leading with the discharge of their own responsibilities. You will have the skills to work under pressure and in sometimes changing circumstances, managing their own time, working in a self-directed manner to achieve required outcomes.

Working creatively and driving innovation are required for this developing role, in order to maintain a sustainable placement model for paramedic students into the future. The ability to foster and build working relationships with placement areas and stakeholder is also important.

**This role will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check plus Adult and Children Barred List checks.**

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Interviews are likely to take place on Monday 13th February 2023 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

This is a part-time, permanent position, working 22.2 hours a week.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.

The Faculty of Health holds a Silver Athena Swan Award and the University holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award which recognises commitment to advancing women’s careers in STEMM academia.

The University of Plymouth is a diverse, welcoming community where everyone makes a difference and is encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. To find out more about our inclusive community, initiatives such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter and our range of benefits / support mechanisms such as flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups such as BAME/BIPOC and LGBT+.