Professional Practice Systems Administrator

Turning Passion into Purpose.

Join London South Bank University’s (LSBU) College of Health and Life Sciences as a Professional Practice Systems Administrator, providing essential administrative support to the delivery of high-quality professional practice placements for our nursing, midwifery and allied health students. The College delivers a diverse portfolio of health and life sciences programmes across our Southwark and Croydon campuses, working in close partnership with over 60 NHS Trusts and a wide network of healthcare and professional practice providers. Our commitment to an excellent student experience and the development of future healthcare professionals is supported by strong relationships with our placement partners. As part of our busy and collaborative Professional Practice Team, you will play an important role in ensuring the smooth and effective administration of student placements, helping students meet the necessary requirements and supporting the delivery of a positive and successful practice learning experience.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will provide day-to-day administrative support across all stages of the student placement journey, working closely with students, academic colleagues and external healthcare partners. Your responsibilities will include maintaining accurate student and placement records, managing databases, supporting pre-placement compliance activities such as Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health checks, and providing guidance on specialist placement systems and platforms, including InPlace, ePad and eMora. You will respond to a range of student and staff enquiries, support placement-related processes and activities, assist with student record updates and follow-up actions, and help ensure key deadlines are met throughout the academic year. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, proactive and customer-focused administrator who enjoys working in a busy team environment, building positive working relationships and contributing to a service that makes a real difference to students and their professional development.

About You

• Practical administrative experience, ideally within a higher education environment, with experience of supporting students and responding to enquiries both face-to-face and online.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied and high-volume workload, prioritise competing demands and meet deadlines calmly and efficiently.
• Strong IT and data management skills, with experience of maintaining accurate records, managing databases and using administrative systems. Experience of student records or placement management systems would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships, handle sensitive enquiries and resolve queries professionally and appropriately.

Benefits and How to Apply:

As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.

For an informal conversation ahead of applying please feel free to contact the hiring manager for this position, Lee Standen, College Director of Operations, lee.standen@lsbu.ac.uk

Application Detail:

• The closing date for applications is Monday 23 November 2026 at 23:59
• Interview/assessment - week commencing 7 December 2026

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

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