Jobs: East Midlands

The University of Derby is seeking an External Examiner specialising in Nursing Apprenticeships with experience of integrated End Point Assessment, commencing July 2025, the period of tenure is for five years. Principle duties will be to:

• Moderate the standard of work submitted for assessment by students for End Point Assessment
• Attend up to four assessment boards, with potential for extraordinary boards as required.
• Provide judgement and recommendations on subject content and whether assessment practice measures student achievement against learning outcomes in the context of the relevant regulations, Subject Benchmarks and sector norms.
• Submit an annual report to help ensure academic standards and student achievement are comparable with other UK Higher Education Institutions of which the Examiner has experience.
• Provide guidance and expertise to the programme team as required.
• Moderate End Point Assessment processes for Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships across all fields of nursing

Suitable candidates will: Be a higher education academic with experience in End Point Assessment for Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships at a UK University or College.

• Have a good understanding of quality assurance requirements in HE.
• Have subject specific knowledge relating to the programme.
• Have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)) and have experience of apprenticeships.
• Be resident and have the right to work in the UK.

It is desirable that candidates have previous External Examiner experience, however a mentor will be provided to those candidates who are first time External Examiners. Assessment Boards are held four times a year at the end of (February/March) and (August/September). Our agreed fee for External Examiners is paid per academic year upon submission of an annual report, in addition to any fees incurred whilst on UoD business. Please send expressions of interest and an accompanying CV to demonstrate your suitability for the role, highlighting your current teaching responsibilities and previous external examiner positions to f.mccandless@derby.ac.uk by the closing date of Friday 14th of February 2025. Please note that all appointments are subject to verification of eligibility to work in the UK, as per UK Visas and Immigration (https://www.gov.uk/check-job-applicant-right-to-work) requirements. The documents requested in this advertisement will be kept in accordance with Data Protection Legislation. The information which you give will be used for the following purposes: to enable the University to create a computer and paper record of your application; to enable the application to be processed; to enable the institution to compile statistics, or to assist other organisations to do so, provided that no statistical information that would identify you as an individual will be published. The information will be kept securely, and will be kept no longer than necessary. The information provided for your Right to Work check will be used for the sole purpose of gaining initial confirmation that you are eligible to apply for this work*. The data and the documents provided will be kept secure and destroyed should you be unsuccessful in your application. No personal information will be shared with any third party without your permission. UoD’s Data Protection information can be found at https://www.derby.ac.uk/about/data-governance/data-protection/ *

De Montfort University are developing a new Masters in Public Health course. We are seeking an external validator who can aid in this process and sit on the validation panel. Your main role will be to give an independent and objective view of the quality of the proposal and to draw on your wider experience of provision elsewhere which can counter any inward-looking tendencies. External panel members will showcase academic and teaching expertise in Public Health. The panel will convene in early March. Reimbursement will be provided, for more information please visit https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/quality-management-and-policy/daq/programme-approval-management.aspx

The University of Northampton is looking for academics to act as panel members for the Pre-Registration Nursing Degree Apprenticeships validation. We are looking for academics with knowledge in the areas of Adult Nursing/Children’s Nursing/Learning Disability Nursing/Mental Health Nursing who may be able to cover a couple of areas. Apprenticeship knowledge is essential. The panel meeting will be held on Thursday 27/02/2025 and will be held on site at our Waterside campus in Northampton. The exact timings of each session within the agenda is yet to be finalised but will include suitable breaks throughout the day. We pay a fee of £150 (please note this fee is subject to standard PAYE regulations) in addition to reasonable expenses, which will be paid to you after completion of a fee and expenses form, this will be sent to you after the event. All this is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK. We can also arrange overnight accommodation with transport to the campus if required. If you are an academic with expertise in this subject area and would like to undertake this role, please email validations@northampton.ac.uk attaching a current CV. In your covering email can you please state your relevant experience and your area(s) of expertise. Please also advise whether you have had any contact with the University of Northampton in the last five years, if so please state. Finally, please quote the subject line of this message in the subject line of your email. We apologise in advance, as unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to all applicants. However, even if your application is not successful for this role, we would like to retain your CV on file so that we can contact you regarding future opportunities, if you would prefer us not to do so, please let us know along with your application. The University of Northampton is committed to creating a learning experience that celebrates equality and harnesses the power of diversity as exemplified by the rich social and ethnic backgrounds of our student body. We encourage applications from colleagues from diverse backgrounds to ensure that external scrutiny continues to challenge and inspire us.

Nottingham Trent University is seeking to appoint an External Examiner for our pre-registration MSc/MSc Nursing Apprenticeship which includes the Adult, Mental Health, and Learning Disabilities field of practice. The tenure will start as soon as possible and will be for a duration of four years. The course is based within the Institute of Health and Allied Health Professions at the Clifton Campus within the School of Social Sciences. The MSc Nursing pre-registration programme is a full-time two-year accelerated course which on successful completion leads to eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The position requires the external examiner to hold current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in one of the fields offered by the programme and have relevant experience teaching on pre-registration nursing programmes. Experience in apprenticeship programmes is desirable. As an External Examiner, you will be required to review coursework across a range of level 7 modules throughout the year. You will contribute to the quality monitoring of modules within the programmes and the overall programme and undertake an external review of assessed work. External examiners are also required to provide comments on proposed curriculum modifications and submit an annual report. Experienced External Examiners are preferred, however, support will be offered for those new to the role. The University provides an External Examiner Induction/Briefing seminar to support those new to external examining and experienced External Examiners. All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. The full criteria for the appointment of External Examiners are set out in section 9 of the University’s Quality Handbook. https://www.ntu.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0040/994990/09-External-Examining-Requirements.pdf If you would like to be considered for this role, please submit a brief expression of interest and CV by email to Helen Ansell Course Lead for MSc Nursing/MSc Nursing Apprenticeship helen.ansell@ntu.ac.uk by 20th January 2025.