University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Placement Coordinator
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Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team at University Hospital Southampton (UHS).
We are seeking a highly organised Placement Coordinator to join UHS.
The post holder will plan and organise arrangements for a wide range of Widening Participation placement activity. This will involve working with both internal and external stakeholders ensuring positive outcomes.
Do you have excellent communication and administrative skills along with a passion for training and development? Then this could be the role for you.
We are looking for someone with high attention to detail who is able to work autonomously whilst knowing when to ask for help when necessary. The post holder will develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to become a trusted and invaluable member of a busy and varied team.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Essential
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Experience of coordination, project support or programme delivery
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to organise and manage multiple workstreams and timelines
- Confident communicator with a wide range of audiences
- Understanding of health and care environments (or ability to learn quickly)
- Commitment to equality, inclusion and widening access
Desirable
- Experience Working With
- young people
- education or employability programmes
- Knowledge of NHS career pathways
- Experience of work experience / placements / workforce programmes
Please refer to the detailed job description below for more information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria
- Diploma level qualification or equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant experience in project support, business admin, project co-ordination or a related field
- Good standard of education including English and Maths, or equivalent functional skills
- Experience of providing project, programme or business administration support within a complex organisation
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams, to maintain records, co-ordinate activity and produce routine reports
- Experience of working to deadlines, managing competing priorities and escalating risks, delays or issues appropriately
- Experience of maintaining accurate information systems, databases or spreadsheets and producing routine reports
- Knowledge of project administration processes, including maintaining action logs, risk and issue logs, project plans, timelines and progress trackers.
- Experience of supporting meetings, including preparing agendas, taking accurate notes/minutes, recording decisions and following up actions.
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Desirable criteria
- Qualification or training in project support, business admin, education, careers guidance, employability, workforce development or widening participation
- Training or awareness in safeguarding, information governance, EDI, or health and safety
- Experience of working in the NHS, healthcare, education, local authority, charity, careers, employability or youth engagement setting.
- Experience of supporting work experience, placement, internship, apprenticeship, volunteering or widening participation programmes.
- Experience of collecting, analysing or presenting monitoring information, feedback or project updates
- Experience of supporting events, open days, careers fairs, insight days or engagement activities
- Knowledge of NHS careers, entry routes, work experience arrangements, apprenticeships or widening participation initiatives
Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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