Job Description

Location

Brighton, UK

Hours

Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours) Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Salary

Grade 7 starting at 38,784 to 46,049 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Contract Type

Permanent
About the role



Brighton and Sussex Medical School is seeking an Anatomy Facility Manager to lead the delivery of high-quality technical services in anatomy. You will join an award-winning team teaching over 1,000 students annually and oversee the daily operations of the Anatomy Facility, ensuring excellent teaching and research support while promoting continuous improvement.

You will manage the running of specialist teaching and research areas, ensuring services are efficient, compliant, and meet the needs of staff, students, and visitors. You'll ensure adherence to relevant legislation and University policies, providing practical guidance. You will also line-manage the technical team, developing training and development plans.

A key part of your role is to develop strategies that expand the facility's activities, including income generation and building industry partnerships to enhance resources. You will maintain safety compliance, update documentation, deliver training, and develop standard operating procedures and risk assessments.

Additionally, you will oversee equipment maintenance and contribute to health and safety committees. Working closely with academic, technical, and administrative colleagues, you will act as a vital link between the facility and its stakeholders, ensuring seamless service delivery in a specialist academic environment.

About you



You will be educated to degree level (Level 6) or equivalent, with strong practical knowledge of anatomical facilities and techniques. Your effective management skills and experience leading small teams will enable you to oversee operations and drive continuous improvement confidently.

You have excellent communication skills, able to clearly present policies and procedures to diverse audiences. Your planning, organisational, and project management abilities help you delegate effectively and manage multiple priorities.

Skilled at building positive working relationships, you use interpersonal skills to influence and contribute to team success. You are analytical, able to generate solutions and make sound decisions, with a strong commitment to excellent service.

Technically competent, you work well on your own initiative and understand University systems, legislation, and health and safety regulations, including the Human Tissue Act (2004). Experience in management and data handling is essential.

Desirable qualities include postgraduate education, knowledge of higher education, financial regulations, and strategic income generation experience.

About our School



Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is an equal partnership between the Universities of Sussex and Brighton together with NHS organisations throughout the South-East Region. BSMS is committed to inclusivity, sustainability, medical education in a multi-professional context, and promoting the highest possible standards in our teaching, clinical practice and research (ranging from early translational to applied).

Working together, our Academics, Technicians and Professional Services staff co-ordinate the passionate delivery of teaching and research, allowing us to remain one of the leading choices of medical schools in the UK. Our staff are multiskilled and work across varied teams, which are diverse, experienced and dedicated.
Our object as a School is to strive for excellence in education, training and research allowing us to support all in a constantly changing healthcare sector. We work to create a nurturing and supportive environment in which our staff and our students can succeed and thrive.

Our medical research has developed a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally.

Ultimately, our research aims to:improve medical treatment answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.




Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swan Award.

Why work here



Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion.

Further Key Information



Please contact Dr Luke Reid (L.Reid2@bsms.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

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The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.


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October 9, 2025 5:59 PM

Expected Interview Date

To Be Confirmed, In Person Only.

Expected Start Date

As Soon As Possible.

Fixed Term Contract Duration

Not Applicable