The Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health is seeking to appoint an External Examiner for BSc (Hons)/MSc Professional Practice in Health CPD Framework: paediatric and neonatal modules & Advanced Diploma / PG Cert Specialist Neonatal Practitioner. The post holder will be the lead examiner for the Adv Dip / PG Cert programme and will moderate the following modules:
BSc (Hons)/MSc Professional Practice in Health
AC6774 / AC7146 Children and Young People Recognition and Emergency Care in Critical Illness
AC6782 / AC7152 Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills when working with babies, children, and young people
Advanced Diploma / PG Cert Specialist Neonatal Practitioner
MW0629 / MW0712 Neonatal Intensive care
MW0630 / MW0713 Neonatal Special and High Dependency care
Further information about the external examiner 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 four 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 examination boards. You may be asked to provide comments on proposed modifications and the 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.
If you are interested in applying or to request further information, please send a CV (max 4 pages) covering the points below to Emma Senior emma.senior@northumbria.ac.uk
- Your contact details – postal address, telephone, email address for correspondence;
- Present post and employment history;
- Qualifications and professional memberships;
- External examiner/assessor experience within the past 5 years, including participation in recognised development programme/training;
- Teaching experience and responsibilities within the past 5 years, eg subject/modules taught, module tutor role;
- Quality assurance experience within the past 5 years: design/setting/internal moderation of assessments, Module Leader, Course/Programme Leader, approval/validation/review activity or panel membership (internal and external), collaborative/franchise partner activity, committee membership, any other quality assurance capacity;
- Research and related scholarly activity or professional/consultancy within the past 5 years;
- For degree / higher apprenticeship programmes – please ensure your relevant occupational experience and professional body registrations are evident;
- A covering paragraph outlining your suitability, to include indication of any association between yourself and the Northumbria Department. Maximum 500 words, to be incorporated and not as a separate document.