The School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership at the University of Bradford is looking for a dedicated individual to undertake the role of external examiner for our MSc, PGD and PGC Leadership in Health and Social Care programmes with includes an international variant to the provision, and distance learning for PGC and MSc. The programmes are designed to help students progress in health and social care settings. It develops both the skills and confidence, and of course, the professional qualification that students need in order to apply for more senior leadership and management positions. The successful candidate must be able to commence the appointment immediately.
An overview of your role and responsibilities includes:
Confirming the comparability of standards of student performance at 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 students; 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 student assessment, and you will also be required to produce an annual report, and you may be asked during your term to attend Continuation and Award Board meetings. These meetings are conducted remotely via MS Teams.
The successful applicant will have experience designing and delivering Masters level Health and Social Care Leadership awards and will be familiar with delivery through distance learning. They should have a teaching background at Masters’ level and have experience of quality assurance within the Higher Education sector in the UK.
The applicant must 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 the flexible 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.
Further information about the programme can be found at:
https://www.bradford.ac.uk/courses/pg/leadership-in-health-and-social-care/
https://www.bradford.ac.uk/courses/pg/leadership-health-social-care-international/
For Further information about the role please contact the Programme Leader Paula Sharratt p.sharratt@bradford.ac.uk, Jack Nightingale j.nightingale2@bradford.ac.uk, or Sue West S.West2@bradford.ac.uk
Interested individuals should submit a CV in the first instance to Laura Baxter at externalexaminers@bradford.ac.uk by Friday 12th June 2026.