Casual General Assistant (6 positions)

Applying

Application deadline: Thu 16 Jul 2026. Contact Lucy Gaffney at with a brief message containing your contact telephone number and the days you could work. If successful you will need to be able to bring your passport onto campus to set up with a contract.

Salary

Standard Casual General Assistant rate: £12.60 per hour (+ holiday pay)

Hours

Friday, 11 September 2026: 08 15 (approx.)

Saturday, 12 September 2026: 08 00 (approx.)

Job Duration

2 days

Details

Students are required to assist at the OSCE Examination for postgraduate sport & exercise medicine and football medicine students on Friday and Saturday 11-12 September 2026. Examination candidates are qualified doctors or physiotherapists being assessed on their clinical examination skills.

We need three students on Friday and six students on Saturday to act as "patients" on whom the doctor/physio can practice sports injury examination skills. "Patients" may have their legs, arms or back examined, asked to extend and contract their arms/legs or have walking style assessed. Women must wear a sports bra, vest top and shorts; men must wear a vest top and shorts.

The examination will take place on campus.

Person & Skills Required

We are looking for students who can commit to working on Friday 11 & Saturday 12 September 2026 in advance. The examination is an extremely important event for candidates, who travel from across the country (and sometimes the world). Students must be reliable and able to act with professionalism during a stressful exam. They must also be able to understand and communicate clearly in English.