Faculty Operating Service (MED)

Location:  Southampton General Hospital
Salary:   £26,396 to £31,412
Part Time Permanent (21 Hours per week)
Closing Date:  Wednesday 28 September 2022
Interview Date:   Tuesday 11 October 2022
Reference:  1973122LL

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Faculty of Medicine for a Senior Administrator to provide comprehensive and efficient administrative support for the Southampton Clinical Academic Training Scheme (SoCATS).

SoCATS is the body that oversees the delivery of academic training to clinical academic trainees undertaking research at the University of Southampton as part of the NIHR’s Integrated Academic Training (IAT) program.  

As Senior Administrator, your role will be to provide comprehensive administrative support for SoCATS, including:

• Acting as the primary point of contact for all queries concerning clinical academic training
• Managing the induction of new clinical academic trainees
• Administering the funding schemes for NIHR clinical academic trainees, including fulfilling budget holder responsibilities
• Comprehensive record keeping
• Collating and analysing complex data relating to SoCATS to support a range of processes
• Providing secretariat support to the SoCATS Committee
• Organising and supporting networking events

You will also be expected to support the Faculty Research Manager and colleagues within the Research Support Office with the delivery of other administrative tasks and projects where necessary.

We are looking for an experienced administrator who is capable of working independently while managing a diverse workload.  Excellent communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work flexibly in response to the demands of the role.  Experience of using Microsoft Office programmes including SharePoint, Teams and Forms is desirable.   

In return, you can look forward to an excellent benefits package.  and a flexible home/office hybrid model that supports real work/life balance (subject to satisfactory completion of an induction period).  

We are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We select candidates on the basis of merit and ability and aspire to thrive in the diversity of our workforce.  We welcome applications from all candidates with an interest in the role and those who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people with disabilities.

The post is offered on a permanent, part-time basis (21 hours per week), with flexibility available in terms of work pattern.   Please ensure that your work pattern preference is made clear as part of your application.  

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact [Matt Coleman, Faculty Research Manager, email: m.r.coleman@soton.ac.uk or Kate Bittlestone, Research and Enterprise Officer, email: k.l.bittlestone@soton.ac.uk].

Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled for 11 October 2022

Application Procedure 

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Sam Stubbs (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 2380 592750 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk  Please quote reference 1973122LL on all correspondence.