We are seeking to appoint a Subject External Examiner for our FdSc Nursing Associate Course, Higher Apprenticeship Pathway. The position requires the external examiner to have a current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
The appointments will commence March 2023 and the tenure of appointments is usually for a period of four years. Whilst applications from experienced External Examiners are preferred, academics with appropriate educational and professional experience will be considered.
Role Requirements:
- Comment on the content of the subject area particularly regarding subject benchmarks
- Examine assessment briefs, exam papers and student work to ensure academic standards and achievements of students are comparable with those in other HEIs
- Provide informative comment and recommendations on whether the assessment process measures student achievement rigorously and fairly against the intended outcomes of the course/s and is conducted in line with the relevant policies and regulations
- Participate in a minimum of two examination boards per year and submit an annual report
- Engage with the programme team in the continuous development of the programmes
We are looking for External Examiners to cover the following modules within the FdSc Nursing Associate Course:
- HS700 – Study and lifelong learning – Level 4
- HS701 – Biopsychosocial – Level 4
- HS701 – Person-centred Care – Level 4
- HS177 – Introduction to interprofessional working – Level 4
- HS704 – Work based skills portfolio – Level 4
- HS602 – Critical Appraisal – Level 5
- HS706 – Public Health and Wellbeing – Level 5
- HS178 – Management and Leadership in Health and Social care – Level 5
- HS707 – Acute intervention and rehabilitation – Level 5
- HS708 – Work based skills portfolio – Level 5
For informal enquiries, please contact our Head of Nursing, Thomas Currid on tcurrid@essex.ac.uk. If you would like to be considered for this role, please send your CV to Emma Hales (hsc_examboards@essex.ac.uk).