Jobs at the University of Nottingham | Medicine

Technical Safety Manager (Internal Only, Fixed Term) (MED1896526)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

INTERNAL VACANCY

This vacancy is open to employees of the University of Nottingham only.

Applications are invited for the above post based in the Medical School, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham.

About the role 

You will provide safety management and support to the Health and Safety Coordinators for the School of Medicine in the effective and pro-active administration of Health and Safety, ensuring alignment with University policy and legal obligations. You will lead on ambitious plans for improvement in health and safety in the School and contribute towards the delivery of an excellent professional service across the School for both teaching and research.

You will have responsibility for safety project management and implementation, stakeholder engagement, and communication. You will review School risks and coordinate reviews and improvements in an effective and efficient manner. You will be a dynamic and effective individual, with the ability to prioritise competing demands to present informed recommendations to senior management together with the ability to implement recommendations. This will include monitoring and reporting on progress against strategic and operational plans and key performance indicators and drafting procedure and arrangement documents in line with University policy. 

You will be a member of the School of Medicine core technical services, and part of the leadership team for the service, supporting technical service managers, academics and students in the administration of health and safety.

About you

You must have a HNC or equivalent, with substantial work experience in a relevant role, or a proven track record with extensive work experience in a relevant technical or scientific role and NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent or willingness to undertake.

You must have proven high level of planning and organisation skills and resource management, Excellent IT skills and proven ability to use management systems, effective written and communication skills, ability to write policies, procedures, Risk Assessments and SOPs and implement these, well-developed understanding of Health & Safety regulations and procedures and the implications of non-compliance on other staff, previous experience of implementing health and safety legislation and developing best practice and ability to provide targeted and competent health and safety advice to a range of users.

What we offer

A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

 What next

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.

This position is fixed term until 31 July 2027. Your working hours will be 36.25 hours per week. If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 29 hours per week), we encourage you to apply. Please specify your preferred hours in your application. We may also consider job share arrangements.

Please contact Owen McIntosh (owen.mcintosh@nottingham.ac.uk) if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

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Closing Date: 12 Oct 2026
Category: Internal Only

Research Assistant (Fixed term) (MED135826)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We are currently seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to join our vibrant and multidisciplinary team at NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre. The role holder will work across multiple research projects focused on digital interventions for children and young people with mental health difficulties. A major focus of the role will be working on the ORBIT project (Online remote behavioural interventions for tics), which is exploring how to develop our ORBIT digital intervention into an NHS clinical service.

You will work closely with the ORBIT project team, led by Principal Investigator, Dr Charlotte Hall and co-investigators Kelly-Marie Prentice, Dr Camilla Babbage and Dr Bethan Davies. You will help to develop the content of the intervention, support with end user testing and create implementation resources. You will also support our patient and public involvement activities which will involve working closely with very closely with children and adolescents with tic disorders and their families.

Candidates must hold a degree or equivalent in psychology or health sciences, have experience of health research methodologies and techniques. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential and experience of working with children/adolescents in mental health or research settings is desirable. This role would be ideally suited to someone wishing to pursue a PhD or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. We have an excellent track record of supporting research assistants to successfully secure places on doctoral programmes and are committed to providing mentorship and career development support.

This is a full-time post (36.25 hours) and will be offered on a fixed term contract for 2 years. The expected usual working pattern is Monday to Friday however there is potential for flexibility. The post also requires the ability to work out of hours on occasion to support involvement activities.

This role will involve some contact with young people and their families and therefore the post holder will be required to obtain satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), in line with the University’s code of research conduct and research ethics.

We offer:

A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
A hybrid working arrangement with a blend of home and office working each week
Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
Access to training, continued support, and career development opportunities
A range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and much more (see our benefits website for details)

MindTech is committed to ensuring that the perspectives of those with lived experience are at the heart of everything we do, and we welcome applications from people with personal lived experience of mental health problems. We offer a friendly, diverse and supportive working environment and the opportunity for flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Charlotte Hall, Charlotte.Hall@nottingham.ac.uk (Principal Investigator) or Kelly-Marie Prentice, KELLY-MARIE.Prentice1@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 15 Oct 2026
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)

Clinical Assistant Professor in Medical Education and Assessment (Part Time) (MED248525X2)

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The purpose of this role is to support the Director and Deputy Director of Assessments in the delivery of assessments across all medical degree and related programmes in the School of Medicine. You will work within the assessment team to design, deliver and develop consistently excellent summative and formative assessments for Nottingham students, underpinned by scholarship related to assessment methodologies. You will also support the delivery of the Applied Knowledge tests (AKT) and Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA) to ensure an excellent staff and student experience.

Your work will be underpinned by proactive engagement with critical inquiry into the processes of learning in higher education contexts which is evidence-driven in order to enhance student learning and the quality of assessments.

You will make a contribution to the Education Centre via leadership, administrative management and co-ordination of specific initiatives.

The School of Medicine recognises the importance of continuous professional development and the importance of providing opportunities, structured support and encouragement to engage in professional development.

This permanent post is offered at 0.5 FTE. Whilst no clinical component is offered with this role, it is a requirement that you have a regular clinical commitment, maintain your GMC Registration with a licence to practice, your registration on the GMC Specialist or GP Register.

For informal inquiries, please contact Tom Evans tom.evans1@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this e-mail will not be considered.

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2026
Category: Clinical Academic