Work for FPH
ASSISTANT ACADEMIC REGISTRAR
FPH will have a vacancy for an Assistant Academic Registrar from the AGM in July 2012. If you would be interested in standing for this honorary office please see the nomination notice and form. All nominations must be proposed by a voting member of the Board. The closing date is 28 February 2012.
CHAIR, PART A MFPH EXAMINERS
Professor Jenny Kurinczuk, the current Chair of the Part A Board of Examiners, will complete her three-year term of office in July 2012. FPH is therefore seeking a replacement Chair who can shadow Professor Kurinczuk and take over as Chair following completion of the June 2012 sitting of the Part A examinations.
Job description
Accountable to the Academic Registrar and Head of Education and Training in helping to deliver objectives set out in the FPH Business plan and FPH Education Committee Business plan. Will work closely with Deputy, Part A examiners and ensure communication links are made with the Part B Executive Committee.
Main duties
1. Advise the FPH Academic Registrar and FPH Education Committee on matters relating to the MFPH Part A examination:
- Provide regular reports to the Education Committee (and other FPH Committees as required)
- Provide statistical data on each sitting of the Part A examination
- Recommend nominations for Part A Examiners to the Education Committee
- Advise on the training, suspension and removal of examiners
2. Chair and lead the decisions of the Part A Examiners Group in the following tasks:
- Set and approve the examination paper in collaboration with the examiners and Education Office
- Check drafts of the examination paper and Key Points
- Deal with problems/enquiries concerning questions set for the examination paper from stakeholders, other institutions or academic departments
- Liaise with examiners to agree provisional marks
- Check the spreadsheet of examiners’ marks with the Education Office
- Sign result letters to candidates who took the Part A examination
- Approve feedback and corrections/amendments as proposed by examiners
- Oversee the administration process, assessment forms, etc
- Provide advice and support to candidates, examiners, etc
- Provide backup, if required by the Education Office, for example when examiners do not meet deadlines
- Chair Part A examiners’ meetings (minimum three annually)
- Assist in setting agenda and papers for Part A Examiner meetings with Education Office
- Check and approve draft of minutes taken by Education Office of Part A Examiner meetings
- Liaise with Education Office to set examination schedule
- Liaise with FPH Academic Registrar and the Part B Chair
3. Participate as a member of the Part A Examinations Development Group, with the following remit:
- Take forward development of the examination in collaboration with the project lead, Academic Registrar and Education Committee
- Ensure the standard of the MFPH Part A examination is maintained in line with FPH and General Medical Council standards for assessment
- Review the examination process and syllabus every two years in collaboration with examiners and the Academic Registrar, and make any appropriate recommendations
- Ensure that the regulations and policies of the MFPH Part A are in line and conform with national policies, e.g. Disabilities Discrimination Act
Person specification
Essential:
- MFPH/FFPH/Hon Member for at least three years
- Experience of being a Part A/Diploma & Part I Examiner
- Held a consultant or equivalent post for at least three years
- Has good knowledge of the content of the Part A syllabus and expert knowledge in at least one area.
- Well organised, having strong leadership skills and working well with a wide range of organisations and disciplines
- Must be up to date with CPD and annual audit requirement
Desirable:
- Experience of teaching and examining in a relevant field
- Experience of setting and managing examinations
To apply
Interested applicants should send their CV and letter, including a 500-word expression of interest, to the FPH Examinations Manager at
by 13 January 2012.
Interested applicants are welcome to discuss this post with the current Chair, Prof Jenny Kurinczuk, who can be contacted via email at
FPH ASSESSORS
The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is seeking to expand the pool of FPH Assessors for senior public health appointments.
FPH has a statutory role in the appointment of senior public health consultants. Assessors play an integral role in quality assuring and ensuring standards in public health by assisting in short-listing candidates, sitting on AAC panels and ensuring that only appropriately qualified individuals are appointed to public health consultant posts.
All applications are welcome. However, we would particularly welcome applicants from backgrounds other than medicine.
Criteria for appointment:
- Fellow, Member, or Honorary Member of FPH 'in good standing', including meeting FPH's minimum CPD standards
- Full specialist registration via either the GMC Specialist Register, the GDC Specialist List in dental public health or the UK Public Health Register
- Working for a minimum of five years in public health posts and currently working in an NHS/government/public health post (or honorary NHS public health post) as a consultant or as a consultant in a related specialty (eg CCDC, CHP, consultant epidemiologist, etc) in the UK
- Trained in fair and non-discriminatory interviewing and selection techniques and to have received appropriate training in the application of equal opportunities legislation to appointment procedures
Further information on the role of an Assessor.
Interested members should complete this Assessor form and email it to
VACANCIES FOR MFPH EXAMINERS
The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is seeking to expand the pool of examiners for the Part A MFPH examination.
Examiners play an integral role in the delivery and maintenance of the standards for FPH examinations. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the FPH examination process while providing exposure to a number of personal development opportunities.
All applications are welcome. However, we would particularly welcome applicants from a background other than medicine and from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Examiners will be expected to contribute to question setting, marking and the development of the examination.
Basic criteria for appointment:
- held the MFPH or relevant higher qualification for at least three years
- have held a consultant or senior specialist post for at least three years
- be able to demonstrate that they are up to date in their continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.
Full examiner appointment criteria and a detailed job description can be viewed here.
Part A MFPH Examiners
Interested parties should submit their CV and a covering note, indicating their willingness
to undertake the tasks and priorities required. Applications should be emailed to
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