The Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health is seeking to appoint an External Examiner/Assessor for BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practitioner (degree apprenticeship) and End Point Assessment (ST0582). You will be lead examiner for the programme and moderate:
DA5014 Applied Operating Department Practice
DA5015 Developing Evidence Informed Operating Department Practice
DA5016 Pathophysiology in Operating Department Practice
DA5017 Developing Skills for Perioperative Practice
DA5018 Enhancing Clinical Skills for Perioperative Practice
DA6014 Advanced Operating Department Practice
DA6015 Integrating Evidence into Perioperative Practice Development
DA6016 Leadership & Management in Perioperative Practice
DA6017 Advanced Skills for Perioperative Practice
End point assessment
Further information about the role can be found at https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/university-services/academic-registry/quality-and-teaching-excellence/assessment/guidance-for-external-examiners/. The appointment will be for 4 academic years from 1 August 2025.
As external examiner you will be responsible for contributing to the quality assurance of the programme. You will be involved in approving assessment tasks, moderating student work, completion of an annual report and may be invited to attend exam boards. You may be asked to provide comments on proposed modifications and development of new modules.
Applicants should hold appropriate professional registration and academic qualifications. It is preferable to have previous experience as external examiner/assessor although support and guidance can be provided for those new to the role. Full course details and documentation will be provided on appointment.
As External Assessor you will operate in line with current External Quality Assurance of Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment for Integrated Higher and Degree Apprenticeships guidance (https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/external-quality-assurance-of-apprenticeship-end-point-assessment-for-integrated-higher-and-degree-apprenticeships/). You will be involved in activities listed in section 44-48 of the guidance. Applicants should be independent of apprentices and the employing organisation.
If you are interested in applying or to request further information, please send a CV (max 4 pages) covering the below to Anthony Garbutt
- Your contact details: postal address, telephone, email address for correspondence;
- Present post & employment history;
- Qualifications & professional memberships;
- External examiner/assessor experience in the past 5 years, including participation in recognised development programme/training;
- Teaching experience & responsibilities in the past 5 years, eg subject/modules taught, module tutor role;
- Quality assurance experience in the past 5 years: design/setting/internal moderation of assessments, Module Leader, Course/Programme Leader, approval/validation/review activity or panel membership (internal/external), collaborative/franchise partner activity, committee membership, any other quality assurance capacity;
- Research & related scholarly activity or professional/consultancy in the past 5 years;
- For degree/higher apprenticeship programmes: please ensure relevant occupational experience & professional body registrations are evident;
- A covering paragraph outlining your suitability, to include indication of any association between yourself and Northumbria, max 500 words.