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Edge Hill University, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine is seeking to engage an External Examiner for the following Programme with effect from October 2020: Vacancy ref: PPE080 Programme: BSc(Hons) Clinical and Professional Practice External Examiners are typically placed on the Edge Hill University External Examiners Register for a period of four years. Principle duties normally include;

• Visit the University at the least once a year to moderate assessed coursework and examination scripts
• Attend module assessment boards
• Produce an Annual Report
• Review and approve examination papers that contribute to a student’s final award, and any other assessment material as agreed
• External Examiners are also invited to engage with students in practice
• He/she will hold a current registration with a recognised professional body eg NMC or HCPC’

If you would like to discuss specific information relating to the programmes, please contact: Nurse Education – Delyth Owen (Senior Lecturer), 01695 657039,  owend@edgehill.ac.uk Fees and Expenses are payable in line with the University policy. Admission to the University’s External Examiners Register is on the basis of satisfactory completion of the University’s Committee and Personnel approval processes, including Right to Work and Reciprocity Checks. Prospective External Examiners are encouraged to send an expression of interest and CV to Susan Wilde, Quality Coordinator (wildes@edgehill.ac.uk) citing the programme title and/or vacancy reference. Your data will be held and not processed for any purpose other than that for which it has been obtained, in accordance with current Data Protection Legislation until this recruitment process has concluded. Should you be unsuccessful in your application your data will be destroyed securely. For more information, our Privacy Notice is available at https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/externalexaminers/

Edge Hill University, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine is seeking to engage an External Examiner for the following Paramedic Programme with effect from October 2020: Vacancy Ref: PPE079a Programme(s): BSc (Hons) Paramedic Practice & BSc (Hons) Clinical and Professional Paramedic Practice (Post reg) External Examiners are typically placed on the Edge Hill University External Examiners Register for a period of four years. Principle duties normally include;

• Visit the University at the least once a year to moderate assessed coursework and examination scripts
• Attend module assessment boards
• Produce an Annual Report
• Review and approve examination papers that contribute to a student’s final award, and any other assessment material as agreed
• External Examiners are also invited to engage with students in practice
• He/she will have a recognised Paramedic qualification, be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and desirably experience of Higher Education quality processes.

If you would like to discuss specific information relating to the programme, please contact: Paramedic Practice – Kevin Armstrong (Senior Lecturer/Programme Leader), 01695 657323, armstronk@edgehill.ac.uk Fees and Expenses are payable in line with the University policy. Admission to the University’s External Examiners Register is on the basis of satisfactory completion of the University’s Committee and Personnel approval processes, including Right to Work and Reciprocity Checks. Prospective External Examiners are encouraged to send an expression of interest and CV to Susan Wilde, Quality Coordinator (wildes@edgehill.ac.uk) citing the programme title and/or vacancy reference. Your data will be held and not processed for any purpose other than that for which it has been obtained, in accordance with current Data Protection Legislation until this recruitment process has concluded. Should you be unsuccessful in your application your data will be destroyed securely. For more information, our Privacy Notice is available at https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/externalexaminers/

The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint up to four external examiners for course units delivered at Level 6 and 7 within the MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice, BSc Nursing/Midwifery Practice (Hons) Programme, as well as standalone Level 6 & 7 course units. External Examiners are therefore required for the following subject areas at level 6 and 7;

• Advanced Clinical Decision Making
• Enhancing Competence in the Infection Prevention and Control Professional
• Infection Prevention and Control in Clinical Practice
• Ophthalmic Care & Management
• Pain Management
• Renal Nursing

All coursework is electronically submitted by students and is marked online using Grademark and Turnitin. External examiners will be required to use the online moderating process. User guides and support will be available. The University appointments for external examiners are normally for a period of 4 years. Person Specification: Essential:

• Working in a UK HEI with no formal educational links with the University of Manchester in the last 5 year
• Master’s Degree in an area related to one of the above subject areas
• Direct experience of teaching and assessing in the applicable subject areas

Desirable

• Research and publications in related area

Appointments will be made in line with the University of Manchester’s Guidance for External Examiners. Interested candidates should detail their experience in teaching and assessing in the applicable subjects. Please also indicate if you would like to be considered for the dual role of programme and subject external. Expressions of interest by covering email or letter and CV should be sent by the 17th July 2020 to Katie.gray@manchester.ac.uk

The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint up to four external examiners for course units delivered at Level 6 and 7 within the MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice, BSc Nursing/Midwifery Practice (Hons) Programme, as well as standalone Level 6 & 7 course units. External Examiners are therefore required for the following subject areas at level 6 and 7;

• Advanced Clinical Decision Making
• Enhancing Competence in the Infection Prevention and Control Professional
• Infection Prevention and Control in Clinical Practice
• Ophthalmic Care & Management
• Pain Management
• Renal Nursing

All coursework is electronically submitted by students and is marked online using Grademark and Turnitin. External examiners will be required to use the online moderating process. User guides and support will be available. The University appointments for external examiners are normally for a period of 4 years. Person Specification: Essential:

• Working in a UK HEI with no formal educational links with the University of Manchester in the last 5 years
• Master’s Degree in an area related to one of the above subject areas
• Direct experience of teaching and assessing in the applicable subject areas

Desirable

• Research and publications in related area

Appointments will be made in line with the University of Manchester’s Guidance for External Examiners. Interested candidates should detail their experience in teaching and assessing in the applicable subjects. Please also indicate if you would like to be considered for the dual role of programme and subject external. Expressions of interest by covering email or letter and CV should be sent by the 17th July 2020 to Katie.gray@manchester.ac.uk

The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint up to four external examiners for course units delivered at Level 6 and 7 within the MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice, BSc Nursing/Midwifery Practice (Hons) Programme, as well as standalone Level 6 & 7 course units. External Examiners are therefore required for the following subject areas at level 6 and 7;

• Advanced Clinical Decision Making
•  Enhancing Competence in the Infection Prevention and Control Professional
•  Infection Prevention and Control in Clinical Practice
•  Ophthalmic Care & Management
•  Pain Management
•  Renal Nursing

All coursework is electronically submitted by students and is marked online using Grademark and Turnitin. External examiners will be required to use the online moderating process. User guides and support will be available. The University appointments for external examiners are normally for a period of 4 years. Person Specification: Essential:

• Working in a UK HEI with no formal educational links with the University of Manchester in the last 5 years
•  Master’s Degree in an area related to one of the above subject areas
• Direct experience of teaching and assessing in the applicable subject areas

Desirable

• Research and publications in related area

Appointments will be made in line with the University of Manchester’s Guidance for External Examiners. Interested candidates should detail their experience in teaching and assessing in the applicable subjects. Please also indicate if you would like to be considered for the dual role of programme and subject external. Expressions of interest by covering email or letter and CV should be sent by the 17th July 2020 to Katie.gray@manchester.ac.uk

The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint up to four subject external examiner for year two (level 5) course units on the Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) programme. The programme recruits students across 3 fields of Nursing (Adult; Mental Health; Child). Applications are therefore invited from individuals who have demonstrable experience of teaching and assessing in one or more of the following areas;

• Adult Clinical & Intensive Care Nursing
• Delivering Harm Free Care for Tissue Viability and Infection Prevention
• Introduction to Neonatal Low Dependency Care
• Palliative and End of Life Care

External examiners for the BNurs (Hons) programme would be expected to visit at least one practice learning environment per year in addition to attendance at Examination Boards. All coursework is electronically submitted by students and is marked online using Grademark and Turnitin. External examiners will be required to use the online moderating process. In addition we will provide a sample of Practice Assessment Documents to view via our online learning environment. User guides and support will be available. The University appointments for external examiners commence in October and are normally for a period of 4 years. Person Specification: Essential:

• Working in a UK HEI with no formal educational links with the University of Manchester in the last 5 years.
• Current registration with the NMC including a recordable teaching qualification.
• Master’s Degree in an area related to one of the above subject areas.
• Direct experience of teaching and assessing in the applicable subject areas.

Desirable

• Research and publications in related area.

Appointments will be made in line with the University of Manchester’s External Examiners Guidance. Expressions of interest by covering email or letter and CV should be sent by the 17th July 2020 to Katie.gray@manchester.ac.uk

The University of Cumbria is seeking to appoint an External Examiner with effect from 5th October 2020 Ideally interested applicants should have experience of external examining in at least one other Higher Education Institution but this is not compulsory The vacancy is for the FdSc Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Programme. Please note that we are unable to accept applications from you if:

• You are a current external examiner within the University of Cumbria or have been in the previous four years if you have served a four year term with us previously
• You are currently professionally involved with members of the programme team
• You have been employed within the previous five years by the University or at one of its associate institutions.

Information on the external examining role at the University of Cumbria is available via the following link: http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/AboutUs/Services/AQD/ExtExaminers.aspx If you are interested please apply by sending your CV to angus.forsyth@cumbria.ac.uk Closing Date 31st July 2020

1.0 FTE, PERMANENT BASED AT RIVERSIDE CAMPUS, CHESTER £66,536 - £70,579 PER ANNUM The Faculty of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, well qualified and experienced individual who will join senior academic staff and be involved in the strategic leadership, management and organisation of the Faculty. The Associate Dean (Education and Student Engagement) will support the Executive Dean in the development and implementation of Faculty education, research and enterprise strategies in line with wider university priorities of improving the quality of the student experience, extending the student education offer and growing income across all lines of faculty business. The successful candidate will also oversee student recruitment and support widening participation initiatives. The Faculty has four education sites: Riverside (Chester), Padgate (Warrington), Marriss House (Birkenhead), and Leighton Hospital (near Crewe). We are looking for an exceptional leader with extensive experience of designing, implementing and evaluating health and social care curricula, undertaking complex evaluations/funded research and business innovation. The candidate must hold a professional qualification in a Health or Social Care related discipline, an appropriate first and higher degree, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate of Education/HEA Senior Fellowship as well as a PhD or Professional Doctorate. A professorial title may be available to a suitable candidate. Candidates may download further details from our website at www1.chester.ac.uk/jobs/ and apply for the post via our Online Recruitment Website quoting reference number RA005390. Closing date: 10th July 2020

The University of Liverpool, School of Health Sciences, is seeking to appoint an external examiner for the Therapeutic Radiography & Oncology BSc (Hons) programme. The successful applicant would be appointed with effect from September 2020 for a term of four years, and would be joining an established and supportive undergraduate team.External examiners are required to attend Module Assessment Boards and to complete an annual report. If you would like to discuss specific information relating to the programme, please contact the Head of Radiotherapy, Bridget Porritt (bporritt@liverpool.ac.uk). All appointments are subject to meeting the University’s criteria for the appointment of external examiners. Interested individuals should send their CV, to: Bridget Porritt (bporritt@liverpool.ac.uk), School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool before the 30 July 2020

The University of Central Lancashire is seeking to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified academic to act as External Examiner for

• Advanced Certificate in Palliative Care
• Advanced Certificate in Introduction to Chronic
• Oedema Management

The successful applicant must be registered on the NMC register and have relevant experience of working in the arena of long term conditions, cancer and/or palliative care. In addition, he/she will work with our existing External Examiners to review a number of modules within the BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Programme. This will include modules delivered at both Level 6 and level 7, with some of the modules shared between pathways. The External Examiner will be expected to attend the programme assessment board, consider student work and contribute to the overall assessment process. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced academic staff. All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. Applications are by submission of CV. The appointment will be with effect from September 2020 and will be for a period of four years. Further programme information enquiries and application via Curriculum Vitae to Alice Thompson: Athompson15@uclan.ac.uk Alice Thompson Senior Lecturer/Course Leader Brook Building University of Central Lancashire University Preston, Lancashire PR1 2HE Additional contact email address for applications/queries: Adele Nightingale Principal Lecturer ANightingale@uclan.ac.uk