We are looking for an external examiner to support quality assurance processes for our adult nursing apprenticeship programme at the University of Lincoln. This apprenticeship programme supports both a 3 year pathway and an 18 month Nursing Associate top up.

The curriculum has been developed from the Standards of proficiency for registered nurses, education and training (NMC 2018). The successful applicant will be responsible for reviewing 30 credit modules delivered at level 4, 5 and 6.

External Examiners play a central role in the maintenance of the standards of the University’s awards and the currency of the curriculum. They perform this role through:

• the approval of assessment tasks and examination papers
• discussions with relevant academic staff
• the review of samples of student work on modules within the programme, including practice documents / visits
• 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
• agreement to programme modifications

Ideal applicants should possess the following:

• Current registration (Adult Field) & teaching qualification
• Relevant experience to maintain comparable quality standards