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School of Education Sport and Health Sciences Falmer Campus, Westlain House, Falmer, BN1 9PH We are seeking an External Advisor for the periodic review of our BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science course. post-registration continuous professional development provision. The scheduled periodic review date for the course is Monday April 14^th 2025 on MS Teams. The role of the External Advisor is to provide an independent view of the course and their comparability with similar courses nationally. External advisors should be independent, impartial in judgment and, as far as possible, free from any conflict of interest. To ensure this, schools avoid using an external advisor for an approval or review event who:

1. i) is either currently, or has been in the past three academic sessions, an External Examiner of the University;
2. ii) has been, within the preceding five years, a member of staff, governor or student of the University;

iii)         has acted as an external advisor for curriculum or partnership development, approval or review events more than five times in any five-year period;

1. iv) works for an organisation with which the University has a contractual relationship;
2. v) works for an organisation for which a member of the course team has a contractual relationship.

For an informal discussion on the External Advisor role, please contact the following: Acute Care Subject lead – Susanne Simmons S.J.Simmons@brighton.ac.uk If you have the appropriate academic subject and professional expertise for this External Advisor role and would like to express an interest,  please forward your curriculum vitae to Susanne Simmons S.J.Simmons@brighton.ac.uk by Monday 27^th January 2025

The Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care developed jointly by Oxford Brookes University and New College Swindon, is seeking to appoint an external examiner for the following course:

• FDSC-HSC-C / FDSC-HSC-CDA Foundation Degree Health & Social
• Care/Assistant Practitioner (Health) Higher Apprenticeship

The successful applicant would be appointed with effect from March 2025 for a term of four years. External examiners are requested to attend Subject Exam Committees each semester (usually online) and to complete an annual report, as well as reviewing and commenting on proposed modifications to modules and the development of new modules within their area of expertise. The external examiner is also required to undertake a visit to the New College Swindon campus. For examiners of apprenticeships with integrated End Point Assessments, additional duties and reporting requirements will be specified according to the requirements of the apprenticeship standard. If you would like to discuss specific information relating to the above programmes, please contact: rskittrall@brookes.ac.uk or hbaker@brookes.ac.uk, Telephone: 01865 741111 Applications All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. If you would like to be considered for this role, please submit a CV by email to the above email addresses.

Birmingham Newman University is located in a quiet residential area only a few miles from Birmingham City Centre, which creates a tranquil and focused learning environment for students. Newman is a different kind of university; we’re driven by the belief that higher education should enable us to develop new ways of understanding the world and help make a positive impact within it. Newman’s interactive teaching styles and pedagogy of partnership seek to ensure that we teach and learn with our students, working together to make a difference in and for our communities. With a diverse study body, providing a personalised student experience is a hallmark of the Newman offer; we listen to students to continually improve and shape the University experience empowering all students to be able to grow and succeed. What are we looking for? Birmingham Newman University is looking to recruit Visiting Lecturers within Nursing with a passion for excellent and quality teaching. This will include supporting simulation and practical teaching activities. We welcome applications from NMC registered nurses with clinical expertise and a desire to share this knowledge with students. If appointed as a Visiting Lecturer, teaching will be allocated on an hourly basis. Successful applicants will be contacted when their expertise is required during the course of the academic year. The number of hours available will be subject to course requirements and may be offered at short notice. The hourly rate of pay for this role varies dependant on the type of work completed. Please see Appendix One of the associated job description for more information. Relevant subject expertise is essential. Teaching experience and/or a teaching qualification is also preferred. Informal enquiries about this opportunity are very welcome. Please contact K.Crimmons@staff.newman.ac.uk to discuss the role further. An application form and further details about this role are available from newman.ac.uk/jobs. Please email your completed application form by the advertised closing date to: recruitment@newman.ac.uk. Closing date for applications: 31st January 2025 Birmingham Newman University is located in a quiet residential area only a few miles from Birmingham City Centre, which creates a tranquil and focused learning environment for students. Newman is a different kind of university; we’re driven by the belief that higher education should enable us to develop new ways of understanding the world and help make a positive impact within it. Newman’s interactive teaching styles and pedagogy of partnership seek to ensure that we teach and learn with our students, working together to make a difference in and for our communities. With a diverse study body, providing a personalised student experience is a hallmark of the Newman offer; we listen to students to continually improve and shape the University experience empowering all students to be able to grow and succeed. What are we looking for? Birmingham Newman University is looking to recruit Visiting Lecturers within Nursing with a passion for excellent and quality teaching. This will include supporting simulation and practical teaching activities. We welcome applications from NMC registered nurses with clinical expertise and a desire to share this knowledge with students. If appointed as a Visiting Lecturer, teaching will be allocated on an hourly basis.

The College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare is urgently seeking to appoint an external examiner for the following course:

• FdSc Nursing Associate (NMC curriculum)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced lecturers in nursing or healthcare. Registration with a relevant professional body is essential. All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. The posts would start in March/April 2025. Tenure will normally be for a period of four years. There are intakes across the two campuses (Brentford and Reading). The assessment boards are all held on our Brentford campus. You will be joining a team of external examiners. As an External Examiner you will be expected to:

• Be employed in Higher Education
• Scrutinize samples of examination/essay scripts and other assessed materials, advising module assessment boards on the content and standard of assessments.
• Attend a minimum of 2 assessment boards a year.
• You can visit practice, to meet with students and Practice Assessors/Practice Supervisors (NMC courses).
• Review new modules in preparation for validation events.
• Advise on academic misconduct and appeal cases.
• Submit an annual report to the University Quality Boards.

If you have not been an external examiner before, a mentor would be appointed for you. You would be part of a team of external examiners for the Pre-registration nursing and healthcare courses here at the University. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. If you are interested in the above post please send your expressions of interest, together with a full CV, by the February 10, in the first instance to: Laila Paulsen Laila.paulsen@uwl.ac.uk 0208 209 4118

De Montfort University are developing a new Masters in Public Health course. We are seeking an external validator who can aid in this process and sit on the validation panel. Your main role will be to give an independent and objective view of the quality of the proposal and to draw on your wider experience of provision elsewhere which can counter any inward-looking tendencies. External panel members will showcase academic and teaching expertise in Public Health. The panel will convene in early March. Reimbursement will be provided, for more information please visit https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/quality-management-and-policy/daq/programme-approval-management.aspx

The University of Derby is seeking an External Examiner specialising in Nursing Apprenticeships with experience of integrated End Point Assessment, commencing July 2025, the period of tenure is for five years. Principle duties will be to:

• Moderate the standard of work submitted for assessment by students for End Point Assessment
• Attend up to four assessment boards, with potential for extraordinary boards as required.
• Provide judgement and recommendations on subject content and whether assessment practice measures student achievement against learning outcomes in the context of the relevant regulations, Subject Benchmarks and sector norms.
• Submit an annual report to help ensure academic standards and student achievement are comparable with other UK Higher Education Institutions of which the Examiner has experience.
• Provide guidance and expertise to the programme team as required.
• Moderate End Point Assessment processes for Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships across all fields of nursing

Suitable candidates will: Be a higher education academic with experience in End Point Assessment for Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships at a UK University or College.

• Have a good understanding of quality assurance requirements in HE.
• Have subject specific knowledge relating to the programme.
• Have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)) and have experience of apprenticeships.
• Be resident and have the right to work in the UK.

It is desirable that candidates have previous External Examiner experience, however a mentor will be provided to those candidates who are first time External Examiners. Assessment Boards are held four times a year at the end of (February/March) and (August/September). Our agreed fee for External Examiners is paid per academic year upon submission of an annual report, in addition to any fees incurred whilst on UoD business. Please send expressions of interest and an accompanying CV to demonstrate your suitability for the role, highlighting your current teaching responsibilities and previous external examiner positions to f.mccandless@derby.ac.uk by the closing date of Friday 14th of February 2025. Please note that all appointments are subject to verification of eligibility to work in the UK, as per UK Visas and Immigration (https://www.gov.uk/check-job-applicant-right-to-work) requirements. The documents requested in this advertisement will be kept in accordance with Data Protection Legislation. The information which you give will be used for the following purposes: to enable the University to create a computer and paper record of your application; to enable the application to be processed; to enable the institution to compile statistics, or to assist other organisations to do so, provided that no statistical information that would identify you as an individual will be published. The information will be kept securely, and will be kept no longer than necessary. The information provided for your Right to Work check will be used for the sole purpose of gaining initial confirmation that you are eligible to apply for this work*. The data and the documents provided will be kept secure and destroyed should you be unsuccessful in your application. No personal information will be shared with any third party without your permission. UoD’s Data Protection information can be found at https://www.derby.ac.uk/about/data-governance/data-protection/ *

The School of Health and Social Care within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science at Swansea University is seeking to appoint external examiners for various routes of the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) for an initial four year period. The successful applicants will be asked to attend examination boards and submit an annual report for their route following this. External examiners are also required to provide comments on proposed modifications and the development of new modules within their area of expertise. Essential Criteria: Experience of delivering pre-registration programmes Current NMC registration on the appropriate part of the register Desirable Criteria: Previous experience as an external examiner Date of appointment: March start date: 24/25 - 27/28 September start date: 25/26 – 28/29 Programme details will be provided to the appointee and induction/training offered. Please note that due to existing external examiner arrangements we are not able to appoint candidates from the following institutions: Solent University, Kings College London, University of Greenwich London, Oxford Brookes, University of Hertfordshire, Birmingham City University, Queen’s University Belfast, Buckinghamshire New University, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, University of Plymouth, Keele University, London South Bank University, University of Huddersfield, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Roehampton, Teesside University, University of Western Scotland, Nottingham Trent University, Northumbria University, University of Derby, University of Bradford, University of Manchester, University of Cumbria, University of Leicester, University of Wales Trinity Saint David. For expressions of interest, further information on the programme or to submit your CV, please contact Programme Director Lisa Duffy on L.D.Duffy@swansea.ac.uk.

The University of Salford is recruiting Independent Assessors (IAs) for the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship End Point Assessment. The University of Salford is an approved End-Point Assessor for the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship and the University is seeking to appoint Independent Assessors to conduct the End-Point Assessment. Information about the programme can be found at: https://www.salford.ac.uk/courses/degree-apprenticeship/advanced-clinical-practitioner-advanced-clinical-practitioner-degree-apprenticeship The Independent Assessor (IA) will conduct the assessment of the degree apprenticeship in accordance with the University’s Integrated End-Point Assessment Policy and the IfATE Assessment Plan. The period of appointment is four years and the hourly rate is £43.36 (through the University’s Fees & Expenses employment route). Further details regarding responsibilities, requirements and remuneration can be found in the attached Job Description. If you wish to apply for this role, please complete the attached application form and return it to ExternalExaminers@salford.ac.uk along with your CV and any relevant CPD records. For an informal conversation about this role please contact: Nicola Parkin N.C.Parkin@salford.ac.uk Please note that a statutory check for the right to work in the UK will be carried out prior to appointment. The deadline for applications is 24 January 2025.

Bournemouth University is seeking External Examiners for its MA Social Work programme and the planned Social Work Apprenticeships at Bournemouth University to start in September 2025. The period of appointment will be for a period of four years and the fee paid to External Examiners per year is £450. The University provides an External Examiner Induction/Briefing seminar in November and March each year to support those new to external examining and experienced External Examiners. The ideal academic candidate for this post will have previous experience as an External Examiner in Social Work (although support will be provided to exceptional candidates without this prior experience) and should be currently active in educational delivery and research within the field of Social Work. Please find more information about our MA Social Work programme: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/ma-social-work As an External Examiner you will:

• Be a qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Have expertise in the design, delivery, and assessment of social work education, as evidenced by their current (or previous) post within a higher education establishment.
• Previous experience of external examining is preferred, but if appropriate a suitable mentor will be appointed to support an eligible candidate.
• Attend at least one assessment board each year
• Be available to review assessment material electronically at points throughout the year
• Review new modules in preparation for validation events.
• Submit an annual report to the University Quality and Standard Boards.

Further information about the role of an external examiner at BU can be found in the following: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/professional-services/academic-quality-standards/external-examiners Further information about the role of an external examiner at BU can be found in the following link. For more details about the MA Social Work programme and an informal conversation please contact our MA Social Work Programme Lead, Dr Orlanda Harvey: harveyo@bournemouth.ac.uk. For more details about the planned Apprenticeships and an informal conversation please contact: Apprenticeship Programme Lead: Dr Sally Lee: lees@bournemouth.ac.uk We will also require proof of your right to work in the UK prior to making the appointment. Please send expressions of interest to Dr Orlanda Harvey or Dr Sally Lee by Friday 7th February 2025.

We are urgently seeking to appoint a Subject External Examiner for the programmes listed below:

• Pre-registration BSc & MSc Midwifery programmes
• Post-registration MSc 2 year conversion programme for students with a previous BSc Adult Nursing qualification

The programmes are based within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health. The term of office will be for four academic years commencing with immediate effect. Applications are invited from Senior Lecturers or above who hold registered teacher status with the NMC.

• To review a range of coursework throughout the year.
• To attend via Zoom an assessment panel per year and to submit an annual external examiner report.
• To engage in communication with the programme team.
• To carry out an interim visit per year, either in person or by virtual means, to meet with staff and students to obtain feedback on assessment in practice and to strengthen your engagement with the ongoing teaching, learning and assessment processes.

Details of our current programmes can be found at: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-midwifery All appointments are subject to the candidate meeting the University’s criteria for appointment. If you would like to be considered for this role, please submit a CV by email to health-extex@plymouth.ac.uk by Wednesday 12th February 2025, or for further information about the role email rachel.stanyer@plymouth.ac.uk (Lead Midwife for Education).