Placements Coordinator

Cambridge; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Cambridge seeks a Placements Co-ordinator to manage GP placements for 950 medical students across 180 practices. The role requires excellent organizational and communication skills, a degree-level qualification, and experience in course administration. The successful candidate will ensure smooth operations and support a collaborative culture within the team. This permanent full-time position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for career development and a hybrid work option.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Inclusive workplace culture

Opportunities for career development

Hybrid work option

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and reliable individual.
• Experience in course administration with relevant theoretical knowledge.
• Ability to make measured decisions and prioritize workload.

Responsibilities

• Administer the smooth running of GP placements for 950 students.
• Deal with queries and concerns from students and GP practices.
• Oversee the administrative team supporting in-person teaching.

Skills

Excellent organization skills

Communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Planning skills

Education

Degree level qualification or equivalent practical experience

Job description

# Placements Co-ordinatorEach year GPEG provides over 17 weeks full-time clinical teaching to 950 medical students. This is delivered via an intensive programme of in-house clinical teaching (utilising GPs as sessional educators), and by subcontracting with GPEG's network of 180 GP practices that are distributed across the East of England.We are looking for someone who has excellent organisation and communication skills and is a competent user of standard software packages such as Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel and Word.You will be self-motivated and reliable and have experience of course administration with an understanding of the relevant theory and/or principles.You will also have excellent interpersonal, planning and organisational skills and be educated to degree level qualification/Level 6 vocational qualification or have equivalent level of practical experience. You will be able to make measured decisions and prioritise your workload to meet multiple competing deadlines.Your key responsibilities will be to effectively administer the smooth running of the GP placements for 950 students across 180 GP practices, dealing with queries and concerns from students and GP practices, and overseeing the administrative team supporting in-person teaching.We can offer:* A supportive and collaborative team environment* An inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and respects individuals* The option to work in a hybrid fashion* Training and support from within our Department and the School of Clinical Medicine* Opportunities for career development* An excellent location, to the South of CambridgeThis is a permanent full-time position, but we welcome applications of no less than 80% FTE.Location - Department of Public Health and Primary Care, East Forvie Building, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0SR (approx 2 miles south of city centre)Informal enquiries can be made to Angus Ramus [e-mail] the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.**Closing date: 15 February 2026****Interview date: 3 March 2026**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.For information about how your personal data is used as an applicant, please see the section on Applicant Data () on our HR web pages.Please quote reference SN48612 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.### Department/location### Salary£33,951-£39,906### ReferenceSN48612### Category### Date published23 January 2026### Closing date15 February 2026