About us
King's College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. As part of King's Health Partners , we have an excellent environment for health care interaction and a strong focus on mentoring and career development.
The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King's applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4*(joint), Grade Point Average and Power. REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.
As of 2026, King's is top-two in the world for Nursing and #1 in the UK for the 8th year in a row (QS world rankings). King's produces more highly cited research outputs (top 1% citations) on palliative care than any other centre internationally (SciVal), and is second in the world on the same metric for nursing and midwifery. King's is the largest provider of health care education in Europe.
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation , the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.
Our applied clinical and health multidisciplinary research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for. Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes.
We are committed to staff development and offer opportunities to identify and access appropriate training and professional growth.
About the role
This is a full-time post; you will be offered a fixed term contract until 8th December 2027.
As a Placements Officer, you would help us to provide world-leading educational support for student placements. The successful candidate will be able to support effective partnerships and work supportively at all levels, both internally and externally. The role will involve the provision of first line support to students on placements, academic staff and practice placement staff, with a focus on the development of an expert knowledge of an online practice learning system. The role holder will provide professional, supportive responsive and a personable service to students and staff incorporating front line support at the Student Help Desk. The role holder will also support process across the whole academic cycle ensuring accurate and time record management across multiple systems. The role holder will have a direct responsibility to liaise and work with various Faculty teams including those involved in Digital Technology in order to provide operational support for the digital education platform, manage the system, its data requirements and resolve any user support queries.
King's considers the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and career progression. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning.
Location: Hybrid - minimum of 2 days per week on campus, Waterloo Campus.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent
- Ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders in a professional and assured manner.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to draft documents and correspondence.
- Excellent organisation and time management skills.
- Strong numeracy skills and ability to analyse complex numerical data.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and the ability to work with new systems.
- Proactive with the ability to work independently as well as delivering within a team.
- Curious, customer service oriented, with a commitment to personal accountability and continuous improvement.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the use of databases and or student record systems such as InPlace, MKM E-Pad and SITS, virtual learning environments (such as Keats) and website content management systems
- Prior experience of working in a customer-facing environment.
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.
The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.
We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.
When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance.
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Placements Officer in City of London employer: King's College London
At King’s College London, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through comprehensive training opportunities and a supportive environment that encourages professional development. Located in the heart of London, our institution offers unique advantages such as access to world-class resources and a vibrant community dedicated to advancing research and education.
