The School of Health & Social Care at the University of Essex is seeking to appoint an external examiner for our two newly created leadership programmes in Health and Care: MSc and PGDip (Apprenticeship).
The two programmes were created when a local Integrated Care System approached the University to establish an apprenticeship programme for their senior leaders. In partnership with our local providers and the University’s Essex Business School, we established two programmes that aim to develop compassionate and inclusive senior leaders at all levels for local and international learners. It will equip senior leaders to tackle inequalities in services; become key decision-makers and to develop behaviours that will support a culture of learning.
The learner will be able to apply their skills and behaviours to a work setting and become central to setting and implementing change to address health inequalities, improve health and care services and embracing a collective responsibility for the sustainable use of resources.
MSc Leadership in Health and Care:
- BE783-7-AU-CO Strategic Management & Senior Leadership in Health & Social Care
- BE784-7-SP-CO Management of Innovation & Organisational Change
- HS640-7-SU-CO Leadership in Health and Social Care
- HS900-7-AU-CO Literature Review and Critical Appraisal
- HS908-7-SP-CO Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation
- HS676-7-AP-CO Sustainability, Stewardship & Finance (Option A)
- HS856-7-SP-CO Intersectional Health Inequalities (Option B)
- HS887-7-AU-CO Globalisation, Health Policy and Governance (Option B)
- HS982-7-FY-CO Dissertation
- PGDip (Apprenticeship) Leadership in Health and Care:
- BE783-7-AU-CO Strategic Management & Senior Leadership in Health & Social Care
- BE784-7-SP-CO Management of Innovation & Organisational Change
- HS640-7-SU-CO Leadership in Health & Social Care
- HS909-7-PS-CO Quality Improvement in Practice
- HS676-7-AP-CO Sustainability, Stewardship & Finance
We would like to appoint an External Examiner who can enhance the quality of teaching and learning within the school and who is experienced in delivering health or social care professions’ education. Whilst applications from experienced External Examiners are preferred, anyone with appropriate educational and professional experience would be considered.
The appointment will be for four years from October 2023 and the commitment required is as follows:
- To attend two examination Boards per year.
- To submit the annual External Examiner’s Report and comment on the content of the subject area particularly regarding subject benchmarks.
- To review coursework throughout the year and provide comments 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
- Engage with the programme team in the continuous development of the programmes
For informal inquires please contact Dr Steve McMellor smcmel@essex.ac.uk
Applications should be accompanied by a C.V. to hsc_examboards@essex.ac.uk by 04 July 2023
Further information is available on our website: https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/health-and-social-care