Jobs: England

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

The University of Northampton, Faculty of Health, Education and Society is looking to recruit an External Examiner to support the Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Trauma and Orthopaedics delivered by one of our partner organisations: Students accessing this provision are part time and employed within clinical practice settings. We are looking for someone:

• who is currently a UK registered healthcare professional with expertise in academic provision offered inter-professionally, ideally a Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer or in a role with oversight of similar provision.
• Who is interested in active blended learning approaches to education and who would enjoy the experience of visiting our partner hospitals to view teaching and learning facilities and meet with clinical educators.

Previous experience as an external examiner is preferred but not essential. The appointment will be for the four academic years 2024/25 to 2027/28, with immediate start. Please note that we cannot currently accept applications from staff at the following universities:

• University College London & Moorfields Eye Hospital
• University of Sheffield
• Exeter University
• University of Nottingham
• Oxford Brookes
• University of Birmingham

The University of Northampton will not appoint an External Examiner from any of our approved partnerships. This information will be checked upon application. Closing date: 31 March 2025 We reserve the right the close the vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received. If you are interested in applying for this role, please send an expression of interest together with your current CV to Tracey Ali Deputy Head of Nursing – CPD & Partnerships tracey.ali@northampton.ac.uk If you are unsuccessful in your application, we will destroy your application and CV after 1 month of the advert closing. If you are successful, your application and CV will be retained securely for 5 years, one year after the end of the 4-year contract. The University of Northampton is committed to creating a learning experience that celebrates equality and harnesses the power of diversity as exemplified by the rich social and ethnic backgrounds of our student body. We encourage applications from colleagues from diverse backgrounds to ensure that external scrutiny continues to challenge and inspire us.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an External Examiner appointment for one year at The University of Northampton. The role is for our Postgraduate Diploma and Graduate Diploma in Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP). The Educational Mental Health Practitioner course is one of the Low Intensity Psychological Therapies programmes developed in direct response to the governments green paper (2017). The courses nationally are in the process of being accredited by the BPS and students that complete these courses are recognised as EMHP’s, allowing them to gain registration through the BABCP and/or BPS. We require an External Examiner to review our current cohort that started September 2024. The course adheres to a national curriculum set by NHS England, which states compulsory and guided assessments overview, module content and clinical and supervisory hours. 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 preferred, but not essential

The appointment will be for the academic year 2024-2025 EMHP, with immediate start and ending on the 30 September 2025. Please note that we cannot currently accept applications from staff at the following institutions:

• University of Reading
• University of Exeter
• Leeds Beckett
• University of Essex

The University of Northampton will not appoint an External Examiner from any of our approved partnerships. This information will be checked upon application. Closing date: 13th January 2025 If you are interested in applying for this role (or to request further information), please send a recent CV to Tamana Bassi, Senior Lecturer in Children and Yong People at tamana.bassi2@northampton.ac.uk If you are unsuccessful in your application, we will destroy your application and CV after 1 month of the advert closing. If you are successful, your application and CV will be retained securely for 5 years, one year after the end of the 4-year contract. The University of Northampton is committed to creating a learning experience that celebrates equality and harnesses the power of diversity as exemplified by the rich social and ethnic backgrounds of our student body. We encourage applications from colleagues from diverse backgrounds to ensure that external scrutiny continues to challenge and inspire us.

The University of Northampton is looking for an External Examiner for BA (Hons) Sociology, a UG programme in our Psychology and Sociology Subject Group. Award Map - https://www.northampton.ac.uk/caf/singaward/shsociol24.htm We are looking for someone:

• who is suitably qualified with expertise in the above areas, ideally a Course Leader or Senior Lecturer on similar courses;
• previous experience as an external examiner is preferred but not essential

The appointment will be for the four academic years 2025 to 2029, starting 1 October 2025. Please note that we cannot currently accept applications from staff at the following institutions:

• University of Aberdeen
• Coventry University
• University of Abertay
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• University of Chester
• University of Bradford
• Arden
• Glasgow Caledonian
• University of Nottingham
• UWS

The University of Northampton will not appoint an External Examiner from any of our approved partnerships. This information will be checked upon application. Closing date: 31 March 2025 We reserve the right the close the vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received. If you are interested in applying for this role (or to request further information), please send a recent CV to externalexaminers@northampton.ac.uk If you are unsuccessful in your application, we will destroy your application and CV after 1 month of the advert closing. If you are successful, your application and CV will be retained securely for 5 years, one year after the end of the 4-year contract. The University of Northampton is committed to creating a learning experience that celebrates equality and harnesses the power of diversity as exemplified by the rich social and ethnic backgrounds of our student body. We encourage applications from colleagues from diverse backgrounds to ensure that external scrutiny continues to challenge and inspire us.

The University of Northampton is looking for an External Examiner for Podiatry courses as listed below: BSc (Hons) Podiatry. BSc (Hons) Podiatry – Apprenticeship route Level 7 Stand Alone Modules This will entail attendance of our assessment boards, review of all taught modules and their assessment processes; including review of Dissertation projects, VIVA’s, practical, exam, presentation and assignment-based assessments across level 4, 5 and 6. As a HCPC and royal college approved and validated course, we can only accept applications from those holding current HCPC registration as a Podiatrist. We are looking for someone:

• who is suitably qualified with expertise in the above areas, ideally a Course Leader or Senior Lecturer on similar courses;
• previous experience as an external examiner is preferred but not essential

The appointment will be for the four academic years 2025 to 2029, from 1 October 2025. Please note that we cannot currently accept applications from staff at the following institutions:

• Glasgow Caledonian
• University of Huddersfield
• Coventry
• Cardiff Metropolitan
• University East London

The University of Northampton will not appoint an External Examiner from any of our approved partnerships. This information will be checked upon application. Closing date: 31 January 2025 We reserve the right the close the vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received. If you are interested in applying for this role (or to request further information), please send a recent CV to externalexaminers@northampton.ac.uk If you are unsuccessful in your application, we will destroy your application and CV after 1 month of the advert closing. If you are successful, your application and CV will be retained securely for 5 years, one year after the end of the 4-year contract. The University of Northampton is committed to creating a learning experience that celebrates equality and harnesses the power of diversity as exemplified by the rich social and ethnic backgrounds of our student body. We encourage applications from colleagues from diverse backgrounds to ensure that external scrutiny continues to challenge and inspire us.