External Examiner for Quality and Patient Safety Improvement MSc/PGDip/PGCert

Opening Date:
2 Dec 2021
Closing Date:
23 Dec 2021
Salary Range:

Competitive salary of £200 annual flat fee, plus £20 for each student completer.

The School of Health Sciences, within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham, is seeking to appoint an External Examiner for our MSc/PGDip/PGCert Quality and Patient Safety Improvement programme.

Details about the course:
Further details about the programme/awards can be found on our website at: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course/taught/quality-and-patient-safety-improvement-msc

External examiner requirements and regulations:
External examiner responsibilities include external moderation of assessments, completion of an annual monitoring report and attendance at Examination boards (at least one per year). The School uses an electronic marking system. External examiners are required to make use of the system during the external moderation process. Applicants should the hold appropriate academic qualifications, including, a teaching a qualification (minimum of PGCHE or equivalent) and a Masters or higher level qualification in the relevant area. All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. The appointment will be from December 2021/January 2022 and will be for a period of four years.

The University’s External Examiners Overview can be found at: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/academicservices/staffinformation/information-for-external-examiners-taught-courses/appointment.aspx

How to apply:
Interested individuals should send their expressions of interest together with a full Curriculum vitae including, details of professional registration and name as it appears on any professional registers, details of your research, publications, teaching and external examining, along with any other relevant information to kay.akhter@nottingham.ac.uk

For queries about the role contact: Chrissie Bousfield, Director of Postgraduate Taught Education & Continuing Professional Development Chrissie.bousfield@nottingham.ac.uk