Education Assistant (Part Time)

Location: Douglas House, Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AH

Part-Time 0.76FTE, 27.7 hours per week 

Applications are invited for the post of Education Assistant to provide administrative support to the course(s) and teaching team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of education provision in the Department. To provide support for all student related activity within the Department in order to deliver an efficient experience for prospective and current students. 

Working with, the Education Supervisor, Mrs Adisa Broadhurst, in providing excellent standard of administrative support from enquiry/admission stage to completion for Postgraduate students; organising Psychiatry 4 annual Psychiatry placements for year 5 Undergraduate Medical students and administrative support for visiting students in the department.

This post will help achieve the objective of cutting across department boundaries and working in conjunction with colleagues in the department of Clinical Neurosciences will help to deliver high quality support to the students undertaking their clinical placements. 

The role requires close liaison with staff in the department (HoD, Business & Operations Manager, supervisors and senior staff), graduate and undergraduate students (during their attachment to Psychiatry), staff in NHS psychiatry departments at the regional teaching hospitals (i.e. senior medical staff, administration and secretarial staff) as well as departments within the University involved with the admission and teaching of students (i.e. The Clinical School, Graduate Admissions Office, Student Registry). 

For further information please read the further particulars.  

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to:

Mrs Adisa Broadhurst, Education Supervisor, Department of Psychiatry

Email: ap686@medschl.cam.ac.uk 

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Simon Gurry, HR Coordinator via email hradminpsychiatry@medschl.cam.ac.uk

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

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.

The closing date for applications is: 24th May 2026

The interview date for the role is: To be confirmed

Please quote reference RN49608 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.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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