Responsibilities
* Review draft assessment briefs and examination papers at the beginning of each academic year and comment on the appropriateness, clarity and rigour of assessment design for theory and practice assessments including simulation and OSCEs.
* Review the admissions process including Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and student progression.
* Attend at least once over the 4-year contract for student meetings, academic staff meetings, meetings with practice partners including visits to practice, examination boards and viewing student work.
* Provide judgement and recommendations on subject content and whether assessment practice measures student achievement against learning outcomes in the context of the relevant regulations, NMC Standards and 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.
Qualifications and Expectations
The successful candidate will need to be a higher education academic with experience in course design and delivery at a minimum of undergraduate level 6, be of senior lecturer position or higher at a UK University or College. Candidates must be a Nursing Lecturer registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and have experience of working to the 2024 NMC Standards Framework for Nursing and Midwifery Education. It is desirable that candidates have previous External Examiner experience, however we will provide a mentor to those candidates who are first time External Examiners.
Exam Boards may be held twice a year at the end of February/beginning of March and end of June/beginning of July, with interim boards at other times, as External Examiner you will be expected to attend at least two per year.
Institution and Contract Details
University College Birmingham require an External Examiner specialising in Nursing for the FdSc Nursing Associate programme. This contract is for four years and will commence in September 2026.
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