Jobs: East of England

Description of job The University of Bedfordshire, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences is seeking to appoint external examiners to review the BSc (Hons) courses in Adult Nursing and the MSc Adult Nursing. We offer both direct entry and apprenticeship courses. Description of job – your advert: The University of Bedfordshire’s, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Education is seeking to appoint external examiners to the above courses. We have one intake a year which starts in September (BSc) and February (MSc). We offer these courses as an apprenticeship and direct entry route. We are keen to recruit an academic with NMC registration as an Adult Nurse as well as appropriate experience working in a higher education setting of developing, teaching and assessing adult nursing courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Whilst external examiner experience is desirable, we also welcome expressions of interest from individuals new to this role. The successful candidates will be offered an induction programme and will be supported throughout the duration of their tenure. New external examiners will be offered a mentor to support them in this role. You will be invited to attend approximately 3 academic boards per year. You will also be invited to observe practical assessments (such as OSCEs) and visit students within practice areas. The specific remit includes review of units at academic level 4 to 7 contributing to the above awards. The term of office for the successful candidate will be for a period of 4 years from appointment. Please note that all External Examiner appointments are subject to approval by the University’s External Examiner Committee.

Description of job The University of Bedfordshire, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences is seeking to appoint an external examiner to review the BSc (Hons) programme in Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Nursing. We offer both direct entry and apprenticeship programmes. Description of job – your advert: The University of Bedfordshire’s, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Education is seeking to appoint an external examiner to the above course. We have one intake a year which starts in September. We offer this course as an apprenticeship and direct entry route. We are keen to recruit an academic with NMC registration as a CYP nurse as well as appropriate experience working in a higher education setting of developing, teaching and assessing on a CYP course at undergraduate level. Whilst external examiner experience is desirable, we also welcome expressions of interest from individuals new to this role. The successful candidates will be offered an induction programme and will be supported throughout the duration of their tenure. New external examiners will be offered a mentor to support them in this role. You will be invited to attend approximately 3 academic boards per year. You will also be invited to observe practical assessments (such as OSCEs) and visit students within practice areas. The specific remit includes review of units at academic level 4 to 6 contributing to the above award. The term of office for the successful candidate will be for a period of 4 years from appointment. Please note that all External Examiner appointments are subject to approval by the University’s External Examiner Committee.

The School of Health & Social Care at the University of Essex is seeking to appoint an external examiner for our BA Social Work. The BA Social Work is a full-time course which has recently gone through Social Work England inspection. As from October 2022 the BA Social Work program is delivered at out Southend and Colchester campuses. BA Social Work: • HS190 Sociological and Psychological Frameworks • HS191 Introduction to Law and Social Policy • HS192 Interpersonal Skills for Practice HS193 • HS193 Lifespan Development • HS194 Professional Skills 1 • HS290 Introduction to Research Methodologies • HS291 Emotional, Relational & MH issues • HS292 Legislation, Regulation & Ethics for practice • HS293 Practice Placement 1 • HS294 Professional skills 2 • HS390 Independent Study • HS391 Critical Reflection & Professional Challenges • HS392 Research Perspectives • HS393 Practice Placement 2 • HS394 Practice Interventions We would like to appoint an External Examiner who can enhance the quality of teaching and learning within the School and who is experienced in delivering social work education and who can work with us to continue to develop and enhance the quality of our teaching and learning within our Division. Whilst applications from experienced External Examiners are preferred, anyone with appropriate educational and professional experience would be considered. The appointment will be for four years from Oct 2023 and the commitment required is as follows: • To attend one examination Boards per year. • To submit the annual External Examiner’s Report and comment on the content of the subject area particularly regarding subject benchmarks. • To review coursework throughout the year and provide comments to ensure academic standards and achievements of students are comparable with those in other HEIs • Provide informative comment and recommendations on whether the assessment process measures student achievement rigorously and fairly against the intended outcomes of the course/s and is conducted in line with the relevant policies and regulations • Engage with the programme team in the continuous development of the programmes For informal inquires please contact Gert Scheepers gschee@essex.ac.uk Applications should be accompanied by a C.V. to hsc_examboards@essex.ac.uk by 2nd January 2024 Further information is available on our website: https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/health-and-social-care

The School of Health & Social Care at the University of Essex is seeking to appoint an external examiner for our MA Social Work and CPD Practice Educator. The MA Social Work is a full-time course which has recently gone through Social Work England inspection. As from October 2022 the BA Social Work program is delivered at out Southend and Colchester campuses. MA Social Work: Year 1 • HS650 Social Work Theory and Methods • HS651 Law, Policy and Ethics • HS653 Lifespan Development • HS654 Practice Placement 1 • HS633 Introduction to Research Year 2 • HS652 Critical Issues in Contemporary Practice • HS656 Social Work and Human Rights (Optional) • OR • HS658 Global Social Work (Optional) • HS657 Rights Based Research (Optional) • OR • HS659 Dissertation (Optional) • HS655 Practice Skills and Placement 2 CPD Practice Educator Programme: • HS919 Practice Educator Training (Social Work PEP1) • HS918 Developing as a Practice Educator (Social Work PEP2) We would like to appoint an External Examiner who can enhance the quality of teaching and learning within the School and who is experienced in delivering social work education and who can work with us to continue to develop and enhance the quality of our teaching and learning within our Division. Whilst applications from experienced External Examiners are preferred, anyone with appropriate educational and professional experience would be considered. The appointment will be for four years from Oct 2023 and the commitment required is as follows: • To attend one examination Boards per year. • To submit the annual External Examiner’s Report and comment on the content of the subject area particularly regarding subject benchmarks. • To review coursework throughout the year and provide comments to ensure academic standards and achievements of students are comparable with those in other HEIs • Provide informative comment and recommendations on whether the assessment process measures student achievement rigorously and fairly against the intended outcomes of the course/s and is conducted in line with the relevant policies and regulations • Engage with the programme team in the continuous development of the programmes For informal inquires please contact Gert Scheepers gschee@essex.ac.uk Applications should be accompanied by a C.V. to hsc_examboards@essex.ac.uk by 2nd January 2024 Further information is available on our website: https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/health-and-social-care

The School of Nursing and Midwifery, is currently looking to appoint an External Examiner to support across our Post-Registration Midwifery courses (including the MSc Higher Midwifery Practice and NIPE), delivered across our campuses in Chelmsford, Cambridge, and Peterborough. Our assessment panels are usually held via MS Teams. Letters of application are invited, together with CV and confirmation should be sought that:

• The current employing HEI has a minimum of 5 FTE category A submissions in the current RAE with 50% of activity being recorded as greater than 2*
• the applicant has had no formal links with Anglia Ruskin in the last five years (please note: this does not include acting as an external panel member at approval events) and;
• that they are willing to work across all academic levels (4-7) as part of the assessment system.
• That a relevant NMC qualification is held, along with appropriate academic examining experience.

For further information or informal discussion about the post, please contact; Dr Louise Jenkins (Lead Midwife for Education) at louise.jenkins@aru.ac.uk or Karen Bartholomew (Deputy Head of School, Midwifery & Community Nursing, Chelmsford) at karen.bartholomew@aru.ac.uk