Job profile

An opportunity has arisen to join the Compliance Team in the Faculty of Health, supporting students from across six schools to meet the professional requirements needed to undertake clinical placements and progress through their studies.

About the role:

Working under the direction of the Senior Compliance Administrator and as part of a busy and supportive team, you will:

• Contribute to the delivery of key compliance processes, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, occupational health requirements, Fitness to Practise and disciplinary procedures.
• Manage a varied workload, maintain accurate records and databases, coordinate meetings, process documentation and provide a professional service to students, staff and external stakeholders.
• Support compliance processes relating to DBS checks, occupational health clearances and professional requirements.
• Maintain accurate records and update a range of databases and systems.
• Collate and process documentation in accordance with established procedures and deadlines.
• Arrange and provide administrative support for Fitness to Practise and disciplinary meetings.
• Respond to enquiries from students, staff and external organisations in a timely and professional manner.
• Prioritise a varied workload and manage competing demands effectively.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Faculty to ensure a high-quality service is delivered.

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate hybrid working for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

This is a part-time fixed term role, working 25 hours per week until 31/07/2027.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Louise Smith: by email at lasmith@plymouth.ac.uk

We’re currently unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, we welcome applicants who already have the right to work in the UK, including those on visa routes we can accept (e.g. Graduate visas).

For more information on Faculty of Health please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

What we’re looking for:

• Experience of working in a busy adminsitrative environment, with the ability to prioritise workloads and manage tasks to deadlines.
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail, including experience of maintaining databases and handling confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Good IT skills, including experience of Microsoft Office applications and other electronic record management systems.
• Experience of working with complex or sensitive cases is desirable, particularly within student compliance, Fitness to Practise, appeals or disciplinary environments, including the ability to administer meetings and manage difficult conversations with professionalism and empathy.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

Application Process:

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Our Offer:

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 25* Days Annual Leave (pro rata if part-time) plus Bank Holidays* & Closure Days*
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

*Pro rata if part-time/fixed term contract

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Additional Information:

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

Closing date- 12 o’clock midnight – Sunday 12^th July 2026