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We are looking for an External Examiner for our MSc Adult Nursing (with registration) programme which commences February 2025. We would welcome applications from candidates with Masters level qualifications. Previous external examining experience is helpful but not essential. Experience of assessing within adult nursing and attending assessment boards is required. The university standard EE fee is £500 (taxable) per annum. This covers the EE’s work for the year, attendance at one assessment board and submission of one annual report. An External Examiner's permanent residence must be located in the UK, they must also be eligible to work in the UK and complete the appropriate right to work requirements for the university. Applications should include an expression of interest and current CV, and be sent by Monday 9th December to Director of Programmes Marion Taylor; m.taylor@mdx.ac.uk

The College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare is seeking to appoint two (2) external examiners for the following course: Master of Public Health (MPH) – 2 Posts There is an average of 110 students on the MPH distributed between 3 cohorts all based at our Brentford Campus. Each cohort is expected to complete 8 modules and review of the assessments will be split between the two external examiners, so that each examiner covers 12 modules on average every year. The assessment boards are all held online monthly with external examiners attending on 3 occasions only (one attendance for each cohort). The dates for these 3 board meetings are set out at the beginning of each academic year. Applications are now invited from suitably qualified and experienced lecturers in Public Health for academic year 2024-15 onwards to review these modules:

• Public Health and Health Systems
• Global Public Health Challenges
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Research Methods for Public Health
• Leadership and Management for Public Health
• Health Policy and Principles
• MPH Dissertation
• Nutrition in Public Health
• Public Health Economics
• Gender, Health and Development
• Ageing populations and public health

The appointments are subject to candidates meeting the University’s criteria for appointment, and tenure will normally be for a period of four years. As an External Examiner you will be expected to:

• Be employed in Higher Education
• Available to assume role in January 2025
• Scrutinize samples of examination/essay scripts and other assessed materials, advising module assessment boards on the content and standard of assessments verbally and in writing.
• Attend a minimum of 2 assessment boards a year online.
• Attend the Field Reviews as necessary.
• Review new modules in preparation for validation events.
• Advise on academic misconduct and appeal cases.
• Submit an annual report to the University Quality Boards.
• Keep in close communication with the module leader on availability and any issues with modules, module marking and external examining.

A successful applicant without external examination experience, will be assigned to a relevant mentor to acquaint with the UWL system. If you are interested, please send your expressions of interest, together with a full CV, in the first instance to: Dr Claire Anderson, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare University of West London Claire.anderson@uwl.ac.uk If you have any questions about the course, please contact Dr Oliver Mudyarabikwa (MPH Course Leader) at: Oliver.Mudyarabikwa@uwl.ac.uk for clarifications.

Please note: this position will remain open until a suitably qualified candidate is appointed. The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.  This specific post will be covering the BSc pre and post registration midwifery programmes For the last four years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe for Nursing (QS world rankings). Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. King’s is the largest provider of healthcare education in Europe. Our applied clinical and health research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4* (joint), Grade Point Average and Power.  REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams. We are seeking an External Examiner for our BSc Nursing programme. This course is delivered to qualified nurses both online and in Singapore. The course aims to enable nurses to transform bedside care by developing critical, analytical and evidence-based practice skills to lead improvements in health care quality, safety, access and value. For the last four years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe for Nursing (QS world rankings). Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. King’s is the largest provider of healthcare education in Europe. Our applied clinical and health research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4* (joint), Grade Point Average and Power. REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.  This specific post will be covering the BSc pre and post registration midwifery programmes For the last four years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe for Nursing (QS world rankings). Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. King’s is the largest provider of healthcare education in Europe. Our applied clinical and health research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4* (joint), Grade Point Average and Power.  REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. External Examiner Duties:

• Assist in the maintenance of King’s College London’s standard of awards and advise if there is a falling below national standards in the subject area.
• Seek to ensure assessment processes are fair, rigorous and operated equitably.
• Have regard to the totality of the degree and be involved in award decisions.
• Comment upon and give approval to all draft examination papers and other forms of assessment.
• Inspect examination scripts or other assessed material including coursework.
• Advise whether marking and award classification schemes are consistent with internal and external standards.
• Adjudicate in cases where internal examiners cannot agree.
• Recommend appropriate action to ameliorate systematic issues in marking.
• Attend all Faculty Assessment Sub-Board meetings and approve results and final award recommendations.
• Report on areas of good practice and key issues identified during the year.

Eligibility:

• To be able to speak authoritatively on academic standards of the programme, Examiners should normally:
• Hold a current academic appointment in another UK higher education institution, with a minimum of three years’ experience.
• Have experience as a clinical researcher in an area of research that is relevant to the programme.
• Hold a UK professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Have experience of the design and operation of assessment.
• Be able to provide comments about the student learning experience and make suggestions of enhancements.

Applications: To apply, please send us your expression of interest, including your CV to: Carolyne Stewart, Chair of the Faculty Undergraduate Assessment Board (carolyne.1.stewart@kcl.ac.uk) & nmpc-qa@kcl.ac.uk

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams. We are seeking two External Examiners for our BSc Nursing programme. This course is delivered to qualified nurses both online and in Singapore. The course aims to enable nurses to transform bedside care by developing critical, analytical and evidence-based practice skills to lead improvements in health care quality, safety, access and value. For the last four years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe for Nursing (QS world rankings). Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. King’s is the largest provider of healthcare education in Europe. Our applied clinical and health research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4* (joint), Grade Point Average and Power. REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. External Examiner Duties:

• Assist in the maintenance of King’s College London’s standard of awards and advise if there is a falling below national standards in the subject area.
• Seek to ensure assessment processes are fair, rigorous and operated equitably.
• Have regard to the totality of the degree and be involved in award decisions.
• Comment upon and give approval to all draft examination papers and other forms of assessment.
• Inspect examination scripts or other assessed material including coursework.
• Advise whether marking and award classification schemes are consistent with internal and external standards.
• Adjudicate in cases where internal examiners cannot agree. Recommend appropriate action to ameliorate systematic issues in marking.
• Attend all Faculty Assessment Sub-Board meetings and approve results and final award recommendations.
• Report on areas of good practice and key issues identified during the year.
• Eligibility:

To be able to speak authoritatively on academic standards of the programme, Examiners should normally:

• Hold a current academic appointment in another UK higher education institution, with a minimum of three years’ experience.
• Have experience as a clinical researcher in an area of research that is relevant to the programme.
• Hold a UK professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Have experience of the design and operation of assessment.
• Be able to provide comments about the student learning experience and make suggestions of enhancements.

Applications: To apply, please send us your expression of interest, including your CV to both: Carolyne Stewart, Chair of the Faculty Undergraduate Assessment Board carolyne.1.stewart@kcl.ac.uk & nmpc-qa@kcl.ac.uk