Jobs: United Kingdom

External Examiner – BSc. Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship and PgDip Senior Leader

Opening Date:
9 Dec 2024
Closing Date:
30 Jan 2025
Salary Range:
External Examiner for BSc. (Hons) Business Management: Health and Social Care (top-up) (Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship) and PgDip Senior Leader: Health and Social Care at HE6 / HE7 The University of Bolton, School of Nursing and Midwifery, is seeking to appoint an external examiner for BSc. (Hons) Business Management: Health and Social Care (top-up) (Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship) and PgDip Senior Leader: Health and Social Care at HE6 / HE7. The duties will include the review of the students’ academic work and meeting with learners as required at least once a year. Examiners play a central role in the maintenance of the standards of the University’s awards and the currency of the curriculum. The duties will include the review of the students’ academic work. The successful candidate will be required to review and approve the assessment tasks and examination papers; review samples of student work on modules within the programme, including; the endorsement of marks to confirm that the marks are an agreed, fully moderated and externally examined set of results; the submission of annual reports; attendance at appropriate boards of examiners and agreement to programme modifications. External examiner appointments are typically for a period of four years and the appointment is for a start as soon as possible following approval by the University’s Education Committee and Senate. The applicant will require the relevant experience and knowledge of Post Registration nursing education and hold a PSRB qualification and current registration with the relevant PSRB is essential. To apply for this post, please email a copy of your CV or for further information contact Maya Nair at m.nair@bolton.ac.uk

Urgent – External Examiner for PGC Gynaecology and Diagnostic Hysteroscopy

Opening Date:
4 Dec 2024
Closing Date:
20 Dec 2024
Salary Range:
The Faculty of Health Studies at the University of Bradford is looking for a dedicated individual to undertake the role of external examiner for its PG Certificate Gynaecology for Practitioners with a Special Interest and the PGC Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Management programmes. The PG Certificate Gynaecology for Practitioners with a Special Interest programme is co-ordinated by the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership and is validated programme delivered by a local partner organisation. The PGC Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Management programme is a programme delivered by the School of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery and welcomes 2 intakes of student per year. The successful candidate must be able to commence the appointment immediately. The fee for this role is £520 per annum. An overview of your role and responsibilities includes: Confirming the comparability of standards of learner performance at the University of Bradford with those of similar modules at other UK Institutions of Higher Education; confirming that the assessment process in its entirety is sound and has been fairly conducted with full regard to justice to learners; reporting and advising on the above by means of approving coursework and examination papers and providing an annual report to the University. The appointee will be required to moderate a sample of work and you will also be required to produce an annual report and attend Assessment Committees and Boards of Examiners meetings. These meetings are conducted remotely via MS Teams. You should have appropriate expertise/experience in the areas of gynaecology and hysteroscopy with both experience in a clinical role and academia in an educational setting. The successful candidate will hold a current NMC registration, GMC registration or other regulator/ professional body registration. The applicant should have an interest in postgraduate education and development. The successful candidate will be able to undertake a role in the assurance of academic standards in Higher Education and should be aware of modern developments in the design and delivery of a postgraduate curriculum. You should not hold more than one other UK Higher Education External Examiner post at the start of the contract and be qualified to at least the level of the programme to be examined. External Examiners’ fees for taught programmes are calculated according to a formula that takes into account both programme and module responsibilities, the fee for this appointment is £520 per annum based on current curriculum and student/ learner numbers. Further information about the School and programmes can be found at Practitioners with a Special Interest - Gynaecology and Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Management. For Further information about the role please contact the Practitioners with a Special Interest Programme Co-ordinator Jane Montague j.montague@bradford.ac.uk or the PGC Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Management Programme Leaders Rae Nesbitt m.r.nesbitt1@bradford.ac.uk or Donna Clement d.clement3@bradford.ac.uk Interested individuals should submit a CV in the first instance to Laura Baxter at externalexaminers@bradford.ac.uk by Friday 20th December 2024.

External Examiner – Adult Nursing with Leadership MSci

Opening Date:
2 Dec 2024
Closing Date:
3 Jan 2025
Salary Range:
The School of Healthcare at the University of Leicester is seeking to appoint an External Examiner for the Adult Nursing with Leadership (MSci) programme. The post will be for 4 years commencing as soon as possible. The role requires external moderation of assessments, attendance at Boards of Examiners, completion of an Annual Report and potential consultation of programme modifications. The External Examiners Handbook provides further information on the role. To apply for the role, please send your expression of interest and a CV to Jenna Shaw, Head of Programme jenna.l.shaw@leicester.ac.uk by Friday 3rd January. Further Information:
  • We are the only UK university offering a pre-registration MSci Nursing degree with an integrated leadership component. Our unique degrees, led by the School of Healthcare, draw on the experience and expertise of more than 40 years of health education at the University of Leicester.
  • The ideal academic candidate for this post should be currently active in educational delivery and research within the field of adult nursing.
  • Information about the programme can be found at https://le.ac.uk/courses/nursing-msci-adult/2025
  • The University’s Strategy – Citizens of Change – can be found at https://le.ac.uk/study/change
We encourage applications from candidates who represent the diversity of our student population, local communities and wider society. In particular, we welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, as this is a group currently underrepresented among external examiners. As a diverse and forward-thinking University, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for more information. Please note that all appointments are subject to verification of eligibility to work in the UK, as per UK Visas and Immigration requirements. If you wish to discuss the role or to request further information please contact: jenna.l.shaw@leicester.ac.uk The deadline for applications for this role is Friday 3rd January 2025.

External Examiner – Biomedical Science programmes

Opening Date:
6 Nov 2024
Closing Date:
31 Mar 2025
Salary Range:
The School of Health at Leeds Beckett University is looking to appoint an External Examiner for our undergraduate and postgraduate Biomedical Science programmes, to join a team of four examiners. The post starts in November 2025 for four years. Applicants should be IBMS (Institute of Biomedical Science) accredited or equivalent and be working in UK Higher Education with experience of teaching and examining at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Previous experience of external examining is not necessary as the University will provide online induction training and a mentor. External Examiner appointments are subject to approval by the University. Due to potential reciprocity issues, we are unable to appoint from the following institutions:
  • University of East London
  • University of Nottingham
  • University of the West of England
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • University of Sunderland
  • University of Chester
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Sheffield Hallam University
For expressions of interest, please send your CV to Beth Waite, Academic Quality Support Officer, SchoolOfHealthQuality@leedsbeckett.ac.uk by 31st March 2025. For further information about the role please contact Wayne Roberts, Undergraduate Course Director, W.Roberts@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.

External Examiner – MSc Psychotherapy programmes under collaborative arrangements

Opening Date:
1 Oct 2021
Closing Date:
30 Sep 2025
Salary Range:
The University of Northampton is looking for an External Examiner for the following programmes, as part of our collaborative arrangement with Dublin Counselling and Therapy Centre (DCTC) We are looking for someone:
  • who is suitably qualified with expertise in the above areas, ideally a Programme Leader or Senior Lecturer on similar programmes;
  • previous experience as an external examiner is strongly preferred
The appointment will be for the four academic years 2021 to 2025, from 1 October 2021 Please note that we cannot currently accept applications from staff at the following institutions: Arden University Bath Centre for Psychology Coventry University Glasgow Caledonian University Bangor University UCLAN Leeds Beckett Nottingham Trent University Open University University College of London University of Derby University of Sunderland University of Surrey Closing date: 26 April 2021 If you are interested in applying for this role (or to request further information), please send a recent CV to Dr Kimberley Hill, Psychology Deputy Subject Lead: Kimberley.Hill@Northampton.ac.uk