Lead Examiner - End Point Assessment for Healthcare Assistant Practitioner 's Level 5

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Reference:LE/EPA/17 

Closing date:26 January 2018 at midnight 

Purpose of the role:
For specified externally assessed components within End Point Assessments, in a given irole, sector and/or level, the Lead Examiner will be the responsible and accountable subject expert for an externally assessed unit - in terms of specification interpretation, and the accuracy and correctness of assessment items.
 
Key Accountabilities

The Lead Examiner will:

  • Lead and support the development, production, review and amendment of externally assessed items for the area of subject responsibility
  • Lead a team of examiners
  • Lead on the awarding of assessment outcomes
  • Keep up to date with changes in the sector
  • Have detailed and up to date knowledge and understanding of the range of external assessment methodologies to be deployed
  • Report to and update the Chief Examiner on a regular basis
  • Produce an ‘end of exam series’ report within the parameters of a defined template in order to comment on national standards
  • Report back to Pearson within agreed time-frames
  • Contribute to Pearson’s ‘Ask the Expert’ service where required
  • Represent Vocational Assessment or Pearson as required
  • Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of Vocational Assessment in relation to this role. 
 

The Assessment Development Process

For the development of external assessments, the Lead Examiner will: 

  •  write new external assessments in line with SAMs for a given unit
  • Be responsible for the quality of all items deployed for external assessment
  • Assist with the statistical analysis of external assessment data
  • Advise Pearson of any changes which could have an impact on items’ performance
  • Ensure all items provide a valid and fair test of achievement
  • Check the sense and meaning of items
  • Input and lead on the training for item writing as required
  • Lead on the standardisation of item writers as required
  • Attend QPEC meeting(s) to finalise external assessment instruments
  • Review amended external assessment instruments as necessary
  • Sign off content or amend when requested to do so
  • Respond to queries from Pearson concerning technical issues with items. 

 

Additional Information 

The closing date for applications is Friday 26th January 2018.

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