The School of Allied Health and Community at the University of Worcester is seeking an experienced External Examiner for our MSc (pre-registration) Physiotherapy course.
Please see the following link for the full MSc (pre-registration) Programme Specification
https://www2.worc.ac.uk/aqu/documents/MScPhysiotherapy_2020-21.pdf
External Examiners play a central role in the maintenance of the standards of the University’s awards and the currency of the curriculum. They perform this role through:
- the approval of assessment tasks and examination papers
- discussions with relevant academic staff
- the review of samples of student work on modules within the programmes
- the endorsement of marks to confirm that the marks are an agreed, fully moderated and externally examined set of results
- the submission of annual reports
- attendance at appropriate boards of examiners (June)
- agreement to programme modifications
Ideal applicants should possess the following:
- Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and be members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Relevant experience to maintain comparable quality standards
The appointee will normally serve for a period of four years beginning September/October 2021. Successful applicants will also be invited to the university’s External Examiner induction day, which will be held in January 2022.
Applications for the post should be made by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and appropriate covering letter and sent to Dr Derek Kyte, Course Lead for MSc (pre-registration) Physiotherapy at: d.kyte@worc.ac.uk