The School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln is seeking an experienced External Examiner for our Mental Health pre-registration nursing programmes. The curriculum has been developed from the Standards of proficiency for registered nurses, education and training (NMC 2018). The successful applicant will be responsible for reviewing 30 credit modules delivered at level 4.
Nursing (Registered Nurse – Mental Health) Bachelor of Science with Honours
The modules are as follows from academic year 2020/21 onwards:
Holistic person centred Mental Health nursing care (Mental health field specific)
Fundamental nursing care
Nursing and the inter professional team
Personal development and resilience
BSc (Hons) Nursing with Registered Nurse Mental Health
The successful applicant will be responsible for reviewing the final presentation of 30 credit modules delivered at level 5 (academic year 2019/2020) and level 6 (academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21).
Level 5 modules:
Recovery focused care in mental health
Engaging with Mental Health Nursing Practice 2A- Promoting ethical practice
Engaging with Mental Health Nursing Practice 2B- History taking and assessment
Level 6 modules:
Complex care for Mental Health Nursing
Impacting on Mental Health Nursing Practice 3A – Improving and Transforming Practice
Impacting on Mental Health Nursing Practice 3B – Managing and Leading Complex Care
Innovation to Transformation in Nursing Practice
External Examiners play a central role in the maintenance of the standards of the University’s awards and the currency of the curriculum. 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 programme, including practice documents / visits
- 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
- agreement to programme modifications
Ideal applicants should possess the following:
- Current registration with the NMC (Mental Health field)
- Recordable teaching qualification with the NMC
- Relevant experience and expertise to maintain comparable quality standards
Applications should be made by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and appropriate cover letter.