Faculty Compliance Officer

The Faculty of Health is seeking an experienced and proactive Compliance Officer to support the delivery of a key service for staff and students across a range of healthcare programmes. Operating within a regulated setting, you will help ensure students meet the health and professional standards required to undertake clinical placements and progress successfully through their studies.

About the role

Reporting to the Compliance Manager, you will provide expert guidance to students, colleagues and external partners, oversee complex cases, and contribute to the development of policies, procedures and systems that meet both regulatory and University obligations.

Working closely with teams across the Faculty, wider University and partner organisations, you will play an important role in monitoring and reporting activity, analysing data, coordinating complex meetings, and delivering training and guidance. You will also have direct line management responsibility for two Senior Compliance Administrators and support the ongoing enhancement of the service

For more information on Faculty of Health please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact:

Louise Smith; by email at lasmith@plymouth.ac.uk

What we’re looking for

You will:

• Be a resilient, highly motivated and organised individual with experience of managing challenging processes, handling sensitive information and offering professional guidance within a busy operational environment.
• Possess excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills, together with the ability to build strong professional relationships and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Have experience of working within a regulated setting, handling sensitive casework and making decisions that require sound professional judgement is essential.
• Have knowledge of student compliance, professional practice requirements, Fitness to Practise procedures, disciplinary processes, disclosure and barring service checks, occupational health administration, or related areas would be advantageous.

If you are committed to delivering an excellent service, promoting fair and consistent practice, and helping to maintain robust and effective processes, we would welcome your application. Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications and training, experience and skills sections of the job description within your supporting statement.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

About us

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

Application Process

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Closing date: 12 midnight, Sunday 25 October 2026

Our Offer

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

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