Edge Hill University, Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine is seeking to engage an External Examiner for the following Programme to commence from Academic Year 2025/26: Applicants need to be qualified with a higher degree relevant to early years of undergraduate medical education.
Programme: MBChB Phase 1 External Examiner Years 1 and 2
- Vacancy ref: MED12
- Closing Date: 24/03/25
External Examiners are typically placed on the Edge Hill University External Examiners Register for a period of four years. Principle duties normally include:
- Visit the University at the least once a year
- Review and approve examination papers that contribute to a student’s final award, and any other assessment material as agreed
- Review samples of work that have been marked and internally moderated
- Attend module assessment boards
- Produce an Annual External Examiners Report
- External Examiners may be invited to engage with students in practice
If you would like to discuss specific information relating to the programmes and more detail regarding the role, please contact:
Emma Pearson for MBChB Year 1 – emma.pearson@edgehill.ac.uk
Alykhan Kassam for MBChB Year 2 – kassama@edgehill.ac.uk
External examiners are paid an annual fee of approximately £620.31 (inclusive of holiday pay) based on the time allocations defined below plus reimbursement of expenses, as appropriate. Total fees may vary slightly dependent on the size of the provision covered by an External Examiner. The production and submission of the annual report is paid at a higher rate of £200 for the full 7.5 hours work. All fees are claimed through the claim form/online system when work is completed throughout the academic year.
Activity No days No decimal hrs Total
Moderation 2.0 15 £210.15
Attendance at Board 1.0 7.5 £105.08
Report 1.0 7.5 £200.00
Mentoring External Examiners (where this has been arranged) 1.0 7.5 £105.08
Total 5.0 37.5 £620.31
Admission to the University’s External Examiners Register is on the basis of satisfactory completion of the University’s Committee and Personnel approval processes, including Right to Work and Reciprocity Checks. Prospective External Examiners are encouraged to send an expression of interest and CV to Ehumsprogrammesteam@edgehill.ac.uk citing the programme title and vacancy reference.
Your data will be held and not processed for any purpose other than that for which it has been obtained, in accordance with current Data Protection Legislation until this recruitment process has concluded. Should you be unsuccessful in your application your data will be destroyed securely. For more information, our Privacy Notice is available at External Examiners / Edge Hill University