Do you have an understanding of Higher Education recruitment? Have you experience delivering internal / external events for student recruitment?

KMMS are seeking a Student Recruitment and Event Officer to deliver a wide range of internal / external events to ensure that KMMS successfully recruits students from across the UK and internationally.

You will be responsible for the applicant journey from their first contact with KMMS until they arrive.  You will develop, co-ordinate, evaluate appropriate targeted recruitment activities, to deliver on the schools marketing and recruitment strategy. You will attend and deliver a range of recruitment activities in the UK.  You will be responsible for delivering a number of high-profile recruitment events including KMMS Open Days / Offer Holder Days. 

As a Student Recruitment and Events Officer, you can expect to be involved in:

• Acting as an ambassador for KMMS, promoting the institution to prospective students at recruitment events in the UK 
• Delivering post-16 activities to schools and colleges (virtual or in-person), promoting medicine as a career option and attending events- UCAS fairs and school and college higher education fairs
• Taking ownership of information about KMMS in the prospectus, and on KMMS, Kent, CCCU and external websites, ensuring information is correct and updated

What will you bring to the role?

• An understanding of Higher Education recruitment (medical school recruitment is desirable), the student experience, including an understanding of current issues surrounding undergraduate students, especially funding and recruitment
• Knowledge and understanding of recruitment ideally gained in the Higher Education sector
• A track record of delivering effective presentations, in addition to other HE Fair activities and recruitment activities

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-130-26-R.

Closing Date: 28 Sep 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £32,080 to £35,608 per annum

Do you have experience of quality assurance and enhancement issues within a higher education or NHS environment? Would you be interested in a role that contributes to the oversight of quality assurance mechanisms and processes? If yes, then this fixed term role may be of interest.

Kent and Medway Medical School is seeking a Quality Manager (C&I Workstream) to provide leadership and project management in relation to a programme of consolidation and improvement within KMMS. The consolidation and improvement workstream aims include reviewing all aspects of the BMBS programme to identify opportunities for enhancing educational quality, improving student experience, and achieving efficiencies and resource savings; and to evaluate and optimise all operational processes to ensure the best use of resources. This involves implementing continuous improvement projects aimed at increasing efficiency and sustainability through system enhancements, process refinements, resource reallocation, and greater automation, aligning these with operations with the Target Operating Models of both partner institutions.

You will manage the development and implementation of KMMS academic quality and student experience related policy and procedures in conjunction with the Schools Quality Manager and Head of Operations, to secure the quality and standards and the student experience of programmes of study delivered by the Medical School and support KMMS senior academic team in the discharge of their responsibilities for academic quality and standards.

As a Quality Manager (C&I Workstream) you can expect to be involved in:

• Providing leadership in defining the standards for quality control processes and governance systems in the Medical School and with NHS partners, ensuring the quality and standards and the student experience of programmes of study delivered by the Medical School
• Ensuring that the quality assurance and enhancement at KMMS supports a cycle of continuous improvement
• Acting as Information Custodian, management of the Information Asset Register, leadership of the Information Governance Joint Service Delivery Team, submission of the NHS Data Protection Security Toolkit

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience of quality assurance and enhancement issues within a higher education or NHS environment
• Experience of working with professional and statutory regulatory bodies and other external agencies such as Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and the General Medical Council
• Demonstrate experience of leading continuous improvement initiatives, reviewing processes and implementing changes that enhance service quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-136-26.

Closing Date: 20 Sep 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £48,822 to £54,893 per annum

We’re looking for a Learning Designer to join the Technology Enhanced Learning team on a 0.6FTE, one-year fixed-term contract. Working in partnership with academic staff, you’ll help plan, design and develop high-quality blended and online learning, using learning technologies and student-centred approaches to create effective learning experiences.

As Learning Designer you can expect to be involved in:

• Working with academic staff to design and develop blended and online learning
• Creating engaging learning activities and module content using the VLE and digital tools
• Advising on learning outcomes, activities and resources using learning design theories and methods
• Supporting innovation, collaboration and the effective use of learning technologies across the University

What will you bring to the role?

• A first degree or equivalent
• Experience supporting learning technologies and virtual learning environments in higher education
• Experience working with academic and professional staff across a range of remits and abilities
• Experience creating online learning materials using digital media and authoring tools

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) (remove this bullet for ACADEMIC roles)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SL-081-26.

Closing Date: 27 Sep 2026

Section: Professional

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

If you have proven experience of working in a Technical support role and experience using complex technical equipment, then this is great opportunity for you.

Working as part of a technical support team providing a comprehensive, immediate and specialised support service for staff and students within the School, you will help to deliver timely and effective specialised research and teaching support to students, academic and research staff at all levels and visitors to the School.

As Technician (Media) you can expect to be involved in:

• Working on own initiative with minimal supervision. Using a well-developed working technical knowledge to help solve problems independently, maintaining the working environment and raising any complex issues with more senior staff
• Planning and performing activities independently using a range of techniques, sometimes working from a limited brief
• Liaising with staff, students and visitors, as well as dealing with routine external service provider to ensure facilities and equipment are kept operational. Working collaboratively with other members of the team
• Operating technical equipment, assisting staff and students. Undertake routine maintenance tasks, fault finding and basic repairs.

What will you bring to the role?

• Educated to A level in a relevant subject or equivalent vocational qualifications 
• Proven experience of working in a Technical support role 
• Relevant theoretical knowledge in a related work area 
• Experience using complex technical equipment 
• Excellent working knowledge of safety regulations, legislation, and procedures. For example, Risk assessment, COSHH.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

•    43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)

•    Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions

•    Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CS-436-26.

Closing Date: 17 Sep 2026

Section: Technical

Salary: £27,319 to £30,378 per annum

We’re looking for a Pre-Award Officer to join the Research & Innovation Operations team. You’ll help support the University’s research and innovation culture by matching academic expertise with suitable funding opportunities, supporting grant applications and helping colleagues navigate funder requirements, costings and internal processes.  This role will mainly be supporting Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS).

Working with colleagues across BDRI, academic schools and external funders, you’ll play a key role in supporting high-quality applications and helping to increase research and innovation income.

As Pre-Award Officer you can expect to be involved in:

• Identifying research and innovation funding opportunities from commercial, charity and government sources
• Supporting academics with grant applications, costings, guidance and award acceptance
• Building relationships with academic colleagues, funders and external partners
• Keeping up to date with funding developments and sharing insight across the University

What will you bring to the role?

• Understanding of the university research environment and UK research funding system
• Experience supporting research or innovation grant administration
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work accurately under pressure
• Strong IT, communication and relationship-building skills

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) 
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number BDRI-018-26-R.

Closing Date: 27 Sep 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £32,080 to £35,608 per annum pro rata

Do you have the experience to contribute to the development and delivery of undergraduate BM BS programmes? Do you have experience in the areas of anatomy, clinical skills and have teaching experience in medicine or a related discipline? If yes, then please read on. 

Kent and Medway Medical School is seeking an Education Fellow (Consolidation & Improvement) to contribute to the development and delivery of the undergraduate BM BS programme in a variety of settings, such as group tutorials, team-based learning, large group lectures, in the areas of anatomy, clinical skills, curriculum consolidation and improvement, curriculum mapping, and assessment. This role will focus on two areas: curriculum consolidation and improvement, and curriculum mapping.

As an Education Fellow (Consolidation & Improvement) you can expect to be involved in:

• Working with KMMS academic staff to accurately map the BM BS curriculum to appropriate outcomes, including programme outcomes, GMC Outcomes for Graduates and MLA, using an innovative mapping tool
• Undertaking some teaching activities of both undergraduate and postgraduate students, including providing support for student learning
• Mapping the 5-year curriculum of BM BS, producing a final document or suite of documents that clearly identifies and relates the current curriculum to appropriate programme outcomes 

What will you bring to the role?

• A Medical/Healthcare degree, or a closely related subject area such as Human Anatomy, Physiology or Biochemistry, or equivalent
• Experience of undergraduate medical education, ideally spiral/integrated curricula
• A demonstrable interest in teaching and learning in undergraduate or postgraduate learning and teaching in medicine or a closely related discipline

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-138-26.

Closing Date: 20 Sep 2026

Section: Teaching

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Do you enjoy helping students build the skills and confidence for future employment?

Then we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for 2 part-time Employability and Placements Advisers (one position is ongoing working 21 hours per week and one position is fixed term for 12 months working 24 hours per week) to support students from all Academic Schools to gain experience, develop their employability, and prepare for the graduate labour market. This is a skilled and professional role that combines one-to-one support with the delivery and coordination of projects, events, and initiatives that make a real difference to student outcomes.

As a Employability & Placements Adviser you can expect to be involved in:

• Plan, deliver and evaluate a broad programme of employability and skills-focused events and activities, including Careers Fairs, the Employability Festival, employer panels, workshops, and targeted student engagement campaigns.
• Provide one-to-one and small group employability support to students, helping them build confidence, develop skills, and access opportunities such as work experience, mentoring, placements, and volunteering.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Academic Schools, professional services and the Careers, Employability and Skills Team to embed employability-related activity into the curriculum and co-curricular space.
• Work closely with the Employer Engagement Team to source employers, alumni, and external partners to contribute to events, mentoring schemes, and skill development opportunities.

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience of working in an employability, careers, student support, or skills development role 
• Strong project management and organisational skills with experience of delivering large events or projects 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences
• Strong relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) 
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SL-077-26-R

Closing Date: 20 Sep 2026

Section: Professional/Managerial

Salary: £32,080 to £35,608 per annum pro rata

Are you a qualified Psychologist with a passion for sharing your clinical expertise and inspiring the next generation of mental health professionals?

This is an exciting time to join the School of Psychology as we expand our practice-based education and develop new initiatives in Clinical Psychology. As Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, you will use your professional experience to help shape and deliver high-quality clinical teaching across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, supporting students to develop the knowledge, critical thinking, and practical skills they need for their future careers.

We welcome applications from clinicians working within the NHS or private sector, and part-time applications are warmly welcomed for those wishing to combine an academic role with continued clinical practice.

As Lecturer in Clinical Psychology you can expect to be involved in:

• Contributing to the development of new teaching provision, which is focused on professional Clinical Psychology, including at MSc and BSc and apprenticeship.
• Contributing to core teaching in translational psychology on Undergraduate and MSc Psychology programmes.
• Using a variety of teaching and assessment methods, particularly those that aid clinical skill building to ensure that defined learning objectives are met both online and in person.
• Supervising students undertaking research through their final year project and/or MSc project in psychology, particularly clinical psychology, with support from the clinical team.

What will you bring to the role?

• Up to date and advanced knowledge of clinical psychology.
• Experience of applying psychology in practice and in non-HEI settings (e.g., hospitals, clinics, prisons).
• Ability to provide high quality teaching within our clinical psychology programmes.
• Ability to engage and inspire students in teaching and supervision.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SOP-035-26

Closing Date: 17 Sep 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £39,906 to £54,893 per annum