Do you enjoy using data and statistical analysis to support fair, accurate and effective assessment?

We’re looking for a Psychometrician to join the Professional Services Curriculum and Assessment Team at Kent and Medway Medical School. Working closely with the Lead for Assessment and the Lead for Admissions, you’ll provide statistical and business analysis across assessment, recruitment, admissions and outreach, helping generate high-quality data and reports that support continuous improvement.

As Psychometrician you can expect to be involved in:

• Conducting psychometric and statistical analysis across assessment, recruitment and admissions data
• Producing results data, reports and analysis for a range of audiences
• Supporting data quality, accuracy and reporting across KMMS systems
• Providing statistical support for key assessment and admissions activity, including MMIs, AKTs and OSCEs

What will you bring to the role?

• A degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject such as mathematics, statistics or psychology
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office and statistical software such as SPSS
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail when working with data and records
• Strong communication, numeracy and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities

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-134-26.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £32,080 to £35,608 per annum

If you have experience of providing excellent reception services, good IT skills and the ability to actively listen to customers and deal with unexpected situations with courtesy, diplomacy and patience this role could be ideal for you. Join our team, providing a friendly, helpful and informative reception service to students, staff and external visitors.

For much of your shift you will be the sole Customer Services Assistant and therefore it is essential that in addition to having excellent customer service skills, you are able to deal calmly and confidently with all queries and bookings. The roles are situated across campus in accommodation areas, academic buildings, central service buildings and in campus service buildings and role holders can expect to work in a variety of settings depending on demand. 

Typical shifts patterns are between 07:00 and 23:00 on a rota basis, Monday to Sunday, 5/7 days.

As Customer Services Assistant you can expect to be involved in:

• Receiving all initial enquiries from students, staff and visitors to reception areas, resolving them or referring correctly to other staff or university departments as appropriate. Assisting the wider campus services and university teams by signposting customers to the range of services on offer and how to access them. 
• Maintaining the tidiness and security of the reception area and its facilities ensuring stock levels of office equipment, stationery and consumables are maintained. 
• Using of a range of university systems (e.g. accommodation systems, access control systems, switchboard, library systems, payment systems etc.) to aid in the resolution of queries and enquiries. 
• Coordinating the issue of card/key access, where necessary, resolving or escalating any issues that arise as appropriate. 

What will you bring to the role?

• GCSE grade 4/C or above in English and Maths or equivalent
• Experience of working in a busy and demanding front facing customer service environment providing excellent customer care
• The ability to demonstrate experience handling difficult and unexpected situations
• A high level of IT skill and familiarity.

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-392-26-R3.

Previous applicants need not apply, thank you.

Closing Date: 02 Sep 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £23,061 to £24,215 per annum

Do you have the specialist wellbeing expertise to support students following disclosures of complex and sensitive issues?

The Specialist Wellbeing Adviser sits within the Specialist Support and Welfare team in Student Mental Health, Welfare and Wellbeing. Working with the Specialist Wellbeing and Welfare Manager, you will provide specialist emotional and practical support to students on the Canterbury and Medway campuses, particularly in relation to sexual misconduct, hate incidents and discrimination, spiking, domestic abuse, stalking, harassment and bullying.

As Specialist Wellbeing Adviser you can expect to be involved in:

• To offer specialist advice and support to students who have experienced sexual misconduct, harassment, bullying, domestic abuse, discrimination, spiking, stalking or hate incidents, including advice and support on accessing emotional and practical support engaging with external services as they require.
• To provide guidance to students who may wish to raise their case formally, through University Complaints Procedures or referral to the Police.
• To offer specialist advice and support to students experiencing a wide range of either pre-existing mental health difficulties that arise following an incident, this includes external liaison where needed.
• To complete risk assessments for students following serious assaults or in abusive domestic violence settings. 

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience of offering support and advice to those who have experienced sexual misconduct, harassment, bullying, domestic abuse, discrimination, spiking, stalking or hate incidents.
• Relevant experience of providing one to one support to people with complex mental health conditions
• Experience of using counselling/advice and guidance skills to a high level in sensitive and complex cases
• Experience of risk assessment, risk management and of responding pro-actively to mental health emergencies

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-075-26-R.

Closing Date: 01 Sep 2026

Section: Professional/Managerial

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Are you experienced in teaching and assessment of Clinical Healthcare Professional learners in a clinical or academic setting? If yes, then please read on.

Kent and Medway Medical School is seeking an inspirational educator to contribute to teaching within the Clinical Skills vertical theme, leading on the education of practical skills, procedures and immersive simulation-based learning.

Working across Canterbury and Medway campuses, conducting liaison work with all our clinical placement providers, you will have a specific interest / background in undergraduate medical, health sciences or healthcare education, and have evidence of contemporary expertise in clinical skills, immersive simulation curriculum delivery, evaluation in undergraduate clinical, healthcare and/or medical education.

Clinical Skills teaching takes place on set days of the week- Mondays (Year 1) and Tuesdays (Year 2) with workshops running for the full day. You would need to be available (on site) for a minimum of one of these days, but ideally both as practical skills are taught in both Year 1 and 2.

As a Lecturer in Medical Education (Lead for Procedures and Secondary care Immersive Simulation), you can expect to be involved in:

• Drawing on experience of higher education practice, leading the delivery of all GMC-mandated Practical Skills and Procedures
• Providing academic oversight for high-fidelity simulation scenarios (e.g., ABCDE assessments) across multiple NHS partner sites in Years 3 to 5
• Identifying learning needs of medical students, defining, implementing, ensuring that content, methods of delivery, learning materials meet the defined learning objectives

What will you bring to the role?

• Degree / equivalent in a subject relevant to health / medicine
• Possess sufficient breadth or depth of knowledge of clinical skills
• Experience of teaching and assessment of Clinical Healthcare Professional learners to undergraduate or postgraduate level in a clinical or academic setting

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-132-26.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £39,906 to £54,893 per annum pro rata

Do you have a specific interest and background in undergraduate medical, health sciences or healthcare education? Are you currently working in clinical practice? If yes, then this role may be of interest.

Kent and Medway Medical school is seeking an inspirational and entrepreneurial educator and role model to develop and deliver one of the nine innovative major themes within the KMMS undergraduate medical programme. These themes cut across the horizontal integration of basic sciences and clinical practice in the curriculum and will strengthen key elements within the programme, particularly with regard to developing the ‘Digitally Enabled Doctor of the Future’, enhancing digital literacy, and awareness of modern health informatics.

As a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (Innovation in Healthcare), you can expect to be involved in:

• Using experience of clinical practice expertise, delivering high quality teaching, assessment in a variety of settings, developing critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills in students
• Seeking ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design
• Contributing to and influencing preparations for effective internal and external academic quality and governance processes and systems
• Supporting the establishment and growth of innovation activities within KMMS and Health Innovation KSS, including a programme of activities and output i.e. Education and training

What will you bring to the role?

• A primary medical qualification, full registration with the GMC, with a current licence to practise
• Current clinical practice within NHS and commitment to remain in clinical practice for the duration of the KMMS contract
• Fellowship/Membership of an appropriate Royal College, current entry on the Specialist Register or GP Register or any other statutory register required to practice and maintain accreditation with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent
• Expertise and experience in curriculum and assessment design, implementation, evaluation in undergraduate clinical, healthcare or medical education

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-133-26.

Closing Date: 30 Aug 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £58,225 to £65,509 per annum pro rata
The salary will be benchmarked to the NHS pay scale appropriate to the successful candidate’s clinical discipline and level in clinical practice

Are you an experienced investigator with the judgement, sensitivity, and communication skills to navigate complex cases and achieve fair and effective outcomes?

The Senior Appeals, Conduct and Complaints Officer, plays a key role in ensuring student appeals, complaints and conduct matters are handled consistently, sensitively and in line with University policy. Managing your own complex caseload while providing casework supervision and advice to colleagues, you will balance an understanding of the student experience with regulatory compliance.

As Senior Appeals, Conduct and Complaints Officer you can expect to be involved in:

• Undertaking and advising on investigations into complex matters, sensitively and in line with best practice, ensuring that university policies, and regulatory requirements are upheld and that students and staff receive a clear, tactful and professional service.
• Supervision of appeals, complaints, and conduct matters, overseeing the effective response to enquiries, triaging cases, and ensuring timely resolution to high volumes of appeals, complaints, and conduct matters.
• Preparing and checking investigatory reports, assessing detailed information and evidence, communicating complexity in clear and concise recommendations and outcome letters.
• Providing advice and guidance to stakeholders, promoting best practice in the handling of appeals, complaints, and conduct matters.

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience in leading complex investigations, including conducting interviews, analysing information, preparing reports and making recommendations.
• Ability to manage challenging situations with sensitivity and tact, effectively negotiating and mediating between parties.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively, clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
• Proficient in prioritising competing responsibilities, working under pressure and meeting conflicting deadlines and targets.

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 GALS-009-26.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Do you have the building maintenance expertise to help keep a complex university estate safe, compliant and well maintained?

We’re looking for a Building Asset Manager to ensure the University’s building assets remain compliant, safe and effective for users. You’ll lead planned maintenance and inspection activity, oversee reactive defects, manage asbestos and safe systems of work, and help ensure building maintenance services meet required standards across academic, operational and residential spaces.

You’ll manage in-house labour and contractors, coordinate resources effectively, and work closely with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders to maintain service levels, resolve defects and support continuous improvement across the estate.

As Building Asset Manager you can expect to be involved in:

• Managing planned maintenance, inspections and compliance across building assets
• Overseeing reactive building works, defect resolution and customer updates
• Leading asbestos management, safe systems of work and operational health and safety
• Managing budgets, procurement, contractors and stakeholder relationships

What will you bring to the role?

• A construction qualification, or equivalent sustained industry experience
• Strong technical knowledge of building fabric, facilities management and compliance
• Experience developing maintenance processes and managing maintenance budgets
• Proven leadership, communication and stakeholder management 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:

• 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-429-26.

Closing Date: 30 Aug 2026

Section: Technical

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Do you have the electrical maintenance expertise to help keep a complex university estate safe, compliant and well maintained?

We’re looking for an Electrical Asset Manager to ensure the University’s electrical assets remain compliant, safe and effective for users. You’ll lead planned maintenance and inspection activity, oversee reactive defects, manage electrical safety and safe systems of work, and help ensure electrical maintenance services meet required standards across academic, operational and residential spaces.

You’ll coordinate in-house labour and contractors, manage resources effectively, and work closely with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders to maintain service levels, resolve defects and support continuous improvement across the estate.

As Electrical Asset Manager you can expect to be involved in:

• Managing planned maintenance, inspections and compliance across electrical assets
• Overseeing reactive electrical works, defect resolution and customer updates
• Leading electrical safety, safe systems of work and operational health and safety
• Managing budgets, procurement, contractors and stakeholder relationships

What will you bring to the role?

• An electrical engineering qualification, or equivalent sustained industry experience
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical building services, facilities management and compliance
• Experience developing maintenance processes and managing maintenance budgets
• Proven leadership, communication and stakeholder management 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:

• 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-430-26.

Closing Date: 30 Aug 2026

Section: Technical

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Are you a reliable, customer-focused team player who enjoys a varied role and takes pride in delivering an excellent service?

As Facilities Assistant, you will play a key role in providing removal, delivery and postal services across the University. Working both independently and as part of a team, you will support the day-to-day operation of the campus by delivering an efficient service, assisting with University events and ensuring mail, parcels and essential resources are delivered safely, promptly and effectively.

As Facilities Assistant you can expect to be involved in:

• Carrying out removal and delivery activities, providing an effective and efficient service. This will include, but not be limited to, office furniture which may require dismantling and reassembling as requested by the customer. Undertaking collections and deliveries on and off campus using University vehicles
• Supporting University events, including open days, arrivals and departure weekends, delivering, setting up and removing items as required by event organisers
• Operating the University post and despatch function, sorting incoming mail and parcels for delivery across the University, collecting outgoing mail and packages and ensuring they are despatched promptly via mail or courier 
• Having responsibility for the despatch area to ensure that the stock of publications is managed effectively and is always sufficient to meet the University’s operational requirements. Providing an efficient despatch service to ensure that requests for hard copy publications from prospective students and external organisations are met within Service Level Statement deadlines

What will you bring to the role?

• Full UK Driving licence
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Customer awareness and the ability to remain calm under pressure and focus on the need to provide a high quality service at all times
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures and safe working practices

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 CS-421-26-R.

Closing Date: 24 Aug 2026

Section: Operational

Salary: £22,768 to £23,350 per annum

Are you an experienced research and innovation professional who can develop funding opportunities, inspire collaboration and help turn ambitious ideas into successful outcomes?

As Funding and Award Manager, you will support the University’s research, innovation and business development ambitions. Working with academic leaders and colleagues across BDRI, you will help grow research and innovation income, strengthen funding success and lead a team providing high-quality pre- and post-award support.

As Funding and Award Manager you can expect to be involved in:

• Providing professional leadership and governance of research and innovation activities.
• Identifying funding opportunities and providing expert advice and support for research and innovation funding proposals.
• Managing pre- and post-award processes to support University and School Research and Innovation strategies and targets.
• Leading and managing a BDRI Funding and Award team to deliver consistent, high-quality support.

What will you bring to the role?

• Knowledge of the higher education sector and the key challenges facing research and innovation in an HE environment, specifically the need for Universities to diversity their activity and income streams.
• A proven track record of income generation and establishing new partnerships.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing and communication skills, with the ability to inspire collaborative working.
• Experience of successfully managing and developing motivated, high-performing teams.

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 BDRI-017-26.

Closing Date: 06 Sep 2026

Section: Professional/Managerial

Salary: £48,822 to £54,893 per annum

As Lecturer in Applied Behaviour Analysis/Positive Behaviour Support, you will join the internationally renowned Tizard Centre within the School of Psychology, contributing to high-quality teaching, scholarship and professional engagement in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). Working within a collaborative and supportive academic community, you will help educate the next generation of practitioners, develop impactful scholarship, and work with services, professionals and communities to translate evidence-based behavioural practice into meaningful real-world outcomes.

As Lecturer in Applied Behaviour Analysis/Positive Behaviour Support you can expect to be involved in:

• Designing, delivering, assessing, and continuously enhancing high-quality teaching and learning across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with responsibility for teaching and curriculum development in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), and related areas
• Contributing to the delivery and ongoing development of the MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support, ensuring that teaching reflects contemporary research, evidence-based practice, professional accreditation standards, and the needs of students and employers
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate student research projects and contributing to the supervision of postgraduate research students, supporting the development of future researchers and practitioners
• Engaging in knowledge exchange, consultancy, professional practice, and impact activities that promote the application of behaviour analysis to improve quality of life, reduce restrictive practices, and support meaningful outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other populations who require support

What will you bring to the role?

• Master's degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Positive Behaviour Support
• Current certification as a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) or UK Behaviour Analyst (UKBA(cert))
• Experience of developing and delivering high-quality teaching, training, or professional development in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Positive Behaviour Support, or related areas
• Significant professional experience supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and/or people with complex support needs using evidence-based behavioural approaches

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

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-034-26.

Closing Date: 25 Aug 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £39,906 to £54,893 per annum