Placements Co-ordinator

Could you support our General Practice Education Group (GPEG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care to manage the Group's operations and processes, to ensure the successful delivery of the GPEG education programme to students? We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Placements Coordinator to join GPEG to support the team, on behalf of the Department and undergraduate Deanery Team. 

Each year GPEG provides over 17 weeks full-time clinical teaching to 950 medical students. This is delivered via an intensive programme of in-house clinical teaching (utilising GPs as sessional educators), and by subcontracting with GPEG's network of 180 GP practices that are distributed across the East of England. 

We are looking for someone who has excellent organisation and communication skills and is a competent user of standard software packages such as Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel and Word.   

You will be self-motivated and reliable and have experience of course administration with an understanding of the relevant theory and/or principles. 

You will also have excellent interpersonal, planning and organisational skills and be educated to degree level qualification/Level 6 vocational qualification or have equivalent level of practical experience. You will be able to make measured decisions and prioritise your workload to meet multiple competing deadlines. 

Your key responsibilities will be to effectively administer the smooth running of the GP placements for 950 students across 180 GP practices, dealing with queries and concerns from students and GP practices, and overseeing the administrative team supporting in-person teaching. 

We can offer:

• A supportive and collaborative team environment
• An inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and respects individuals
• The option to work in a hybrid fashion
• Training and support from within our Department and the School of Clinical Medicine
• Opportunities for career development
• An excellent location, to the South of Cambridge

This is a permanent full-time position, but we welcome applications of no less than 80% FTE. 

Location: Department of Public Health and Primary Care, East Forvie Building, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0SR (approx 2 miles south of city centre)

Informal enquiries can be made to Angus Ramus GPEG@medschl.cam.ac.uk 

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click 'Apply' above.

Closing date: 15 February 2026

Interview date: 3 March 2026

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.

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Please quote reference SN48612 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.

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