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The University of Central Lancashire is seeking to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified academic to act as External Examiner for the Return to Practice course. The successful applicant must be registered on the NMC register and have relevant experience of working in nursing as well as teaching on a Return to Practice course.. He/she will work with our existing External Examiners to review a number of modules within the RTP course. 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 2019 and will be for a period of four years and application is via curriculum Vitae to Sue Quayle For programme information please contact: Sue Quayle Senior Lecturer/Course Leader University of Central Lancashire University Preston, Lancashire PR1 2HE 01772 895095 SQuayle2@uclan.ac.uk

Edge Hill University (Faculty of Health and Social Care) is seeking to recruit an external panel member for the validation of the following postgraduate degree: MSc Advanced Practice We would encourage academics with relevant subject expertise, who have experience of quality review processes within their own and other Higher Education Institutions, to apply. The Faculty of Health and Social Care is situated within the University’s Ormskirk Campus. An External Panel Member would receive documentation prior to the event date and is requested to provide written comments in advance of the event – they would then attend 1 full day of the event – attendance on: 30 April 2020 Arrangements Externals involved in validation normally receive a standard fee of £200 (equivalent of 20 hours’ work) before tax which is deducted at the standard rate, plus travel and subsistence for one visit to the University. The entitlement to pro-rata holiday is incorporated in to the hourly rate of pay. Interested parties should respond, clearly indicating which role they are interested in and attaching a full academic CV to: Amy Williams Email: williaam@edgehill.ac.uk Personnel Approval Admission to the University’s Validation process is on the basis of satisfactory completion of the University’s personal approval process, including verification of the right to work in the UK and completion of terms and conditions. Please note, this process requires completion prior to any work being undertaken. Privacy Notice 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 please see our Privacy Notice for External Panel Member located here: https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/aqdu/

Based at Accrington & Rossendale College, Broad Oak Campus, Broad Oak Road, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 2AW The Faculty of Health & Applied Social Sciences are seeking to appoint an External Examiner for the above post to commence September 2019 for a period of four years. Applicants for this post must have previous external examining experience. Applications are invited from academics who have appropriate standing, expertise and experience to maintain comparability of standards. Standing, expertise and breadth of experience may be indicated by:

• the present (or last, if retired) post and place of work;
• the range and scope of experience across Higher Education/professions;
• the current and recent active involvement in research/scholarly/professional activities in a relevant field of study.

All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the university’s criteria for appointment. Interested individuals are invited to apply by submission of a CV to: Kath Clarkson, kclarkson@accross.ac.uk or Philomène Uwamaliya, p.uwamaliya@ljmu.ac.uk For an informal discussion and/or further information please contact Kath Clarkson on 01254 354180 or Philomène Uwamaliya on 0151 231 4543 For further information regarding the external examiners role and the university please visit http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/Academic_Enhancement/121985.htm

The Faculty of Education, Health and Community are seeking to appoint an External Examiner to join our current External Examiner for the following programmes:

• BA(Hons) Midwifery (156 week programme)
• Examination of the Newborn CPD (Level 6)
• Sexual Health in Practice CPD (Level 6)
• High Dependency Maternity Care CPD (Level 6)
• Complex High Dependency Maternity Care CPD (Level 7)
• Preparation for Professional Midwifery Advocate CPD (Level 7)

Applicants will be required to:

• Have current active NMC registration as a Midwife.
• Be recorded with the NMC as a Lecturer/Teacher and currently employed within a UK AEI university with no formal links with Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in the last five years.
• Have previous external examining experience.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced academic staff. All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment and are tenured for four years. Interested individuals are invited to apply by the submission of a CV to:- Sarah McNamara Senior Midwifery Lecturer / Professional Midwifery Advocate School of Nursing and Allied Health Henry Cotton Building 15-21 Webster Street Liverpool, L3 2ET. s.mcnamara@ljmu.ac.uk For an informal discussion or further details please contact Sarah McNamara by email s.mcnamara@ljmu.ac.uk and/or telephone 0151 231 4380