Edge Hill University, Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine is seeking to engage an External Examiner for the following Programme to commence from Academic Year 2025/26:
- Programme: MSc Physician Associate Studies
VACANCY REF: MED03/2025
Closing Date: 18th November 2025
External Examiners are typically placed on the Edge Hill University External Examiners Register for a period of four years. Principle duties normally include:
- Review and approve assessment strategies and guidance that contribute to a student’s final award, and any other assessment material as agreedModerate assessed coursework and examination scripts
- Attend module assessment boards
- Produce an Annual External Examiners Report, aligned to University requirements
- External Examiners may be invited to engage with students in practice and attend OSCEs
Suitable applicants will be a suitably qualified and registered healthcare professional with experience in higher education of postgraduate awards, preferably, but not exclusively in Physician Associate studies. If you are a qualified Physician Associate, you must have at least 3 years post qualifying experience and be listed on the General Medical Council (GMC) register.
If you would like to discuss specific information relating to the programmes and more detail regarding the role, please contact:
Dr Sarah Lyon
Associate Head of UG Medicine / Senior Lead for PA Studies
Sarah.lyon@edgehill.ac.uk
External examiners are paid an annual fee of approximately £620.31 based on time allocations plus reimbursement of expenses, as appropriate. Total fees may vary slightly dependent on the size of the provision covered by an External Examiner. The production and submission of the annual report is paid at a higher rate of £200 for the full 7.5 hours work. All fees are claimed through the claim form/online system when work is completed throughout the academic year, please liaise with the Academic Quality Officer to ensure you are set up on the system.
Admission to the University’s External Examiners Register is on the basis of satisfactory completion of the University’s Committee and Personnel approval processes, including Right to Work and Reciprocity Checks.
Your data will be held and not processed for any purpose other than that for which it has been obtained, in accordance with current Data Protection Legislation until this recruitment process has concluded. Should you be unsuccessful in your application your data will be destroyed securely. For more information, our Privacy Notice is available at https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/externalexaminers/