The College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare is seeking to appoint an external examiner for our pre-registration midwifery modules on our BMidwifery (Hons) and Midwifery Degree apprenticeship programmes and our two Masters programmes – MMidwifery 3 year and MMidwifery 2-year (shortened) programme. These modules are:
- Public Health and the Midwife (Level 4 and 6)
- Accountability and Professional Midwifery Practice (Level 4 and 6)
- Transition to Midwifery (Level 6 shortened programme only)
- Holistic Midwifery (Level 5 and 6)
- Individualised care for women and babies with complex needs (Level 6 and 7)
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced lecturers in midwifery. Registration with a relevant professional body is essential. All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. The post would start in September 2025. Tenure will normally be for a period of four years.
The assessment boards are all held on currently conducted online and you will be joining a team of external examiners.
As an External Examiner you will be expected to:
- Be employed in Higher Education
- Scrutinise samples of examination/essay scripts and other assessed materials, advising module assessment boards on the content and standard of assessments.
- Attend a minimum of 2 assessment boards a year.
- Review new modules in preparation for validation events.
- Advise on academic misconduct and appeal cases.
- Submit an annual report to the University Quality Boards.
If you have not been an external examiner before, a mentor would be appointed for you. You would be part of a team of external examiners for the midwifery, nursing and healthcare courses here at the University. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. If you are interested in the above post please send your expressions of interest, together with a full CV, by 30th June 2025 in the first instance to:
Clare Gordon
Head of Midwifery
College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare
University of West London