Jobs: South West

We are seeking to appoint a Subject External Examiner for the MSc Expedition and Marine Medicine (EMM) Programme. This programme has been developed for medics and healthcare professionals looking to further their careers by advancing their clinical and non-technical skills in the fields of expedition and diving medicine. The programme is based within the Peninsula Medical School in the Faculty of Health and brings together several Masters’ level pathways (PgCert and MSc). As well as offering core EMM modules, students share optional modules with students on other programmes, such as MSc Global Health and MSc Healthcare Management, Leadership and Innovation. For more information on the programme please visit: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/cpd/msc-pgcert-expedition-and-marine-medicine-diving-medicine The external examiner would ideally be a clinician with experience of working within the field of expedition and/or diving medicine. All candidates will require experience of post-graduate educational provision and have a recordable teaching qualification. The appointment will be for four years and the commitment required is as follows:

• To review a range of coursework throughout the year
• To attend via Zoom up to three assessment panels a year (March, June, and November) and the submission of external examiner reports
• To attend one assessment event per year if appropriate (for example, OSCE or oral presentation)
• To engage in communication with the programme team
• To carry out an interim visit per year, either in person or by virtual means, to meet with staff and students to obtain feedback on assessment in practice and to strengthen your engagement with the ongoing teaching, learning and assessment processes.

All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. If you would like to be considered for this, please submit a CV by email to health-extex@plymouth.ac.uk by end of Sunday 26 January 2025 or for further information please contact Matt Griggs (Programme Lead) matthew.griggs@plymouth.ac.uk

We are urgently seeking to appoint a Subject External Examiner for the programmes listed below: Pre-registration BSc & MSc Midwifery programmes Post-registration MSc 2 year conversion programme for students with a previous BSc Adult Nursing qualification The programmes are based within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health. The term of office will be for four academic years commencing with immediate effect and applications are invited from Senior Lecturers or above who hold registered teacher status with the NMC. To review a range of coursework throughout the year. To attend via Zoom an assessment panel per year and to submit an annual external examiner report. To engage in communication with the programme team. To carry out an interim visit per year, either in person or by virtual means, to meet with staff and students to obtain feedback on assessment in practice and to strengthen your engagement with the ongoing teaching, learning and assessment processes. Details of our current programmes can be found at: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-midwifery All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. If you would like to be considered for this role, please submit a CV by email to health-extex@plymouth.ac.uk by Sunday 12th January 2025, or for further information about the role email rachel.stanyer@plymouth.ac.uk (Lead Midwife for Education).

Bournemouth University is seeking to appoint an External Examiner for our MSc and BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing with immediate effect. The period of appointment will be for a period of four years and the fee paid to External Examiners per year is £450. The University provides an External Examiner Induction/Briefing seminar in November and March each year to support those new to external examining and experienced External Examiners. Please find more information regarding the BSc Mental Health Nursing programme here: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/bsc-hons-mental-health-nursing-1 The ideal academic candidate for this post will have previous experience as an External Examiner in Mental Health Nursing although support will be provided to exceptional candidates without this prior experience and should be currently active in educational delivery and research within the field of mental health including and/or in patient and community mental health. As External Examiner, your duties would include:

• External moderation of a range of assignments
• Review proposed assessment briefs to determine their appropriateness
• Submission of an annual report to the Academic Quality department
• Attendance at Assessment Boards
• Advising on matters such as programme review and/or modifications

Information relating to the External Examining role at Bournemouth is available via the following list: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/professional-services/academic-quality-standards/external-examiners