Head of MBBS Assessment

Overall accountability for the assessments of the 5-year MBBS medical

programme, ensuring that assessment policies, procedures and documentation

relevant to the course are regularly updated and meet the requirements of the

GMC and St Marys University and align with the contingent partner.

Lead on all elements of the assessment strategy in collaboration

with others, of all formative and summative assessments across the MBBS

programme

Design, implement and quality assure assessment processes and

operating procedures that are robust, valid reliable and are compliant with the

GMCs expectations for the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), taking into

consideration requirements to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality

Act.

Manage assessments in their entirety, including item development,

paper and assessment creation, internal and external review, assessment

delivery processes, post examination reviews, review of psychometrics,

moderation and exam board preparation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Head of MBBS

Assessment Duties

Overall accountability for the assessments of the 5-year MBBS medical

programme, ensuring that assessment policies, procedures and documentation

relevant to the course are regularly updated and meet the requirements of the

GMC and St Marys University and align with the contingent partner.

Lead on all elements of the assessment strategy in collaboration

with others, of all formative and summative assessments across the MBBS

programme

Design, implement and quality assure assessment processes and

operating procedures that are robust, valid reliable and are compliant with the

GMCs expectations for the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), taking into

consideration requirements to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality

Act.

Manage assessments in their entirety, including item development,

paper and assessment creation, internal and external review, assessment

delivery processes, post examination reviews, review of psychometrics,

moderation and exam board preparation.

Lead on the

standard setting procedure for all assessment using appropriate methods (e.g.

borderline regression, Angoff, or other appropriate methods).

Work closely with the Head of OSCEs and Clinical Skills to oversee

question OSCE station writing and guide standard setting for all

performance-based assessment methods

Lead and manage access to MSC question bank and act as the key

liaison with MSCAA

Take an innovative approach to assessment and feedback

Liaise with GMC, Medical Schools Council, other key stakeholders

and relevant bodies regarding preparation of students for the MLA.

Work alongside the contingent partner with all matters relating to

assessment

Oversee the design, development and delivery of a suitable digital

platform to capture the students assessment journey through the MBBS programme

Chair sub-Committees as necessary and end-of-year sub- and full

Exam Boards as appropriate

Work closely and collaboratively with stakeholders within and

external to the University (e.g. NHS, community groups etc.) to ensure

assessments are aligned to diverse community needs.

Provide leadership around communication of assessments and

assessment changes to students.

Respond to student feedback on assessment.

Work collaboratively with local education providers and other

colleagues to ensure high quality assessment provision, including the

recruitment and retention of examiners.

Lead on the development of training in assessment and feedback for

supervisors and examiners

Lead on internal and external metrics relating to assessment and

feedback

Lead

innovation in performance-based assessments informed by contemporary evidence

and best practice in medical education.

Monitor annual assessment performance and report to the Medical

Programme Committee on assessment performance.

Oversee the recruitment and liaison with external examiners and

respond to their feedback.

Respond to student concerns for issues related to assessment, and

resolve issues or concerns which have been escalated including the appeals

process, responding to the Office for the Independent Adjudicator and related

Freedom of Information requests

Ensure equality, diversity and inclusion considerations are applied

to all aspects of the assessment strategy and ensure alignment with university

policies

Oversee the identification of awarding gaps and lead the Schools

response to any emerging trends

Oversee a strategy for the calculation and recommendation of exit

degrees for students who do not complete the MBBS.

Operational

Coordination

Oversee and

coordinate (with the assessment and professional services team) the operational

delivery of assessment, including scheduling, venues, equipment, planning,

staffing, training logistics and communication.

Work

closely with the administrative and assessment support teams to ensure seamless

delivery.

Liaise with

clinical partners, training hubs, and external stakeholders to secure an

appropriately trained examiner workforce.

Teaching,

Learning Resources and Student Support

As

appropriate, contribute to clinical and communication skills teaching and OSCE preparation

sessions.

Lead/oversee

the creation and development of student learning resources (digital VLE content

and written) to support skills acquisition and assessment preparation.

As appropriate, undertake the pastoral and

academic care of students through the personal academic tutor role, referring

students to professional services where appropriate.

Teach as a member of the teaching team at an

undergraduate level. Teach in a variety of settings from small group

tutorials to large lectures.

Identify learning needs of students and

define appropriate learning objectives and ensure that these are met

through content, methods of delivery and learning materials.

Supervise the work of students (including

projects, clinical observations and placements) and provide advice and support

on study skills and help with learning problems.

Continually improve and enhance teaching

design and delivery by reflecting on own teaching practice

and obtaining and analysing feedback from students and peer

observation.

providing timely and effective

feedback in line with university quality standards.

Collaborate on research projects with other

academic staff in the Faculty and across the University.

Collaboration,

Leadership and Professional Engagement

Foster a

culture of crossschool collaboration, professionalism, and respect.

Maintain

strong working relationships with the Head of Clinical Communication Skills,

Lead for CPP, the Head of Clinical Skills and OSCE Lead, clinical partners and

external stakeholders.

Represent

the School of Medicine at relevant internal and external committees, working

groups, and regulatory meetings relating to assessment.

Engage in

continuing professional development and educational scholarship to maintain

expertise in medical education and performance-based assessment.

Undertake activities and duties consistent

with the role and the needs of the Faculty as directed by the Director of

Undergraduate Medicine.

Ongoing Clinical Commitment

Given that the purpose of the role is to enable individuals to embed

clinical practice in teaching and the curriculum more generally, it is a

fundamental condition of your employment that you remain employed in a clinical

role within the National Health Service (NHS).

The University

Defines this as

Maintaining

full registration with the General Medical Council. (You are advised to

continue membership of one of the medical defence organisations.)

The School of Medicine (SoM) will

become an internationally recognised centre with established expertise and

resources. At both undergraduate and postgraduate level, we are committed to

offering vocationally relevant programmes of study with the highest academic

standards. The SoM is aligning its MBBS curriculum to its contingent partner

(UCLAN) which is developed on a spiral curriculum, of integrated science,

clinical knowledge and skills and professional practice throughout the 5 years

of the programme.

The

vision of the School is to bring together academic excellence with human values

and a drive towards social impact and justice. The new School strives to be

socially accountable and is developing a framework with key stakeholders

including local communities to ensure we achieve this ambitious mission. The vision of the new School is to provide our

medical students with educational experiences that positively impact society,

creating future doctors who have an understanding of the biomedical and

sociocultural aspects of medicine and the priorities and assets of local

communities. Medical students, therefore, are seen not only as the future

diverse medical workforce, but also as current active participants and socially

accountable change agents within healthcare settings

Skills and Abilities

Qualifications

Experience