UWE Bristol, School of Health & Social Wellbeing is seeking a Field External Examiner and External Assessor for Health, Community & Policy Studies.

Essential: Applicants must be registered as Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)

The applicant must have recent relevant experience of the occupation or sector to at least occupational level 5 gained in the last 5 years or significant experience of the occupation or sector and be able to evidence continuing professional development.
The External Examiner will also be the External Assessor for the Degree Apprenticeship. Further details can be found below.

The portfolio will cover some of the following modules:

• Child Protection for Contemporary Social Work Practice
• Clinical Practice in Mental Health
• Court Skills and Proceedings for Professional Practice
• Developing Decision-Making on Protection and Risk in Social Work Practice
• Principles of Leadership and Management
• Promoting Change in Practice with Disabled Children and their Families
• Trauma and Resilience Informed Children’s Social Work Practice
• Working with Diverse Communities

Please note, your final portfolio may require you to cover modules beyond this specific professional area. Some of the modules also include examining those delivered at our collaborative provision partners and therefore, familiarity with collaborative provision/partnerships is desirable.

This post is considered as two roles and therefore, you will receive two annual payments following submission of both annual reports.

The External Assessor (EA) is a role created and overseen by the Office for Students for integrated and fully (statutory) integrated apprenticeships. As an External Assessor with specific occupational knowledge, you’ll provide external quality assurance of the End-Point Assessment (EPA). Further information developed by Office for Students (OfS) regarding the role of the External Assessor can be found here.

As External Assessor, you will ‘visit’ UWE (online or in person) annually and report on your findings. You will report each year on:

• your observations, meetings and sampling undertaken
• any issues or activities within the context of the delivery of End Point Assessments that do not meet the requirements of the Standard, or pose a risk to effective End Point Assessment delivery and/ or the achievement of occupational competence
• areas of good practice and developmental advice
• progress with any items for improvement previously raised with the EPAO by the External Assessor

The applicant as a minimum will:

• understand the apprenticeship standard and end-point assessment plan found here: Skills England
• have a current professional registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• comply to the requirements of the EPAO
• be independent of the apprentice, and the employing organisation who are involved in delivering the apprenticeship

All appointments are subject to meeting the University’s criteria for the appointment of external examiners. The External Examiners operational guide can be accessed by using this link: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/academic-information/assessments/external-examiners. The guide contains further information regarding the role and responsibilities of external examiners.

For further information about the roles and provision please contact Carole Irwin, Associate Director of Academic Standards and Regulation – hsw.quality@uwe.ac.uk