Surgical Exams Manager

Contract Type: Fixed-term (12-month maternity cover), full time (35 hours)

Location: London (with remote working where applicable) 

About us

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is one of the best known professional membership organisations in the world, with a name and reputation that speak for excellence in the UK and across the globe. We provide education, assessment and development to nearly 30,000 surgeons, dental surgeons and members of the wider surgical and dental teams at all stages of their career; we set professional standards, facilitate research and champion world-class surgical outcomes for patients. 

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of surgical examinations at the RCS England at a time of expanding activity. The role holder will manage the operational planning and delivery activity of the Part B in both the UK and internationally, providing oversight of all surgical examinations from an administrative and budgetary perspective. This requires oversight of examination preparation (in terms of materials and examiner management) and delivery, through the management of Leads specialising in each area. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and ensure compliance with all examination schedules to ensure timely delivery of each component of the delivery process, prioritising activity appropriately where timing conflicts require this
• Oversee the allocation of the annual Court of Examiners rota, for both UK and international examinations, ensuring equity of decisions and dealing with all associated correspondence
• Oversee the management of props and associated materials for clinical examinations, using scenario-specific expertise to ensure the appropriate props and materials are packed and set up for all clinical examinations
• Provide the operational detail for the production of annual budgets for UK and international examination centres, monitor expenditure against these and, in the case of international centres, produce financial reports for DSEC and Finance department
• Assume responsibility for all budgeted delivery expenditure, including the accurate allocation of requisite cash payments to all relevant overseas stakeholders and ensuring accountability through accurate record keeping for financial reconciliation
• Supervise staff including the setting of objectives and the conduct of performance reviews with named staff in accordance with College policies
• Lead on investigating candidate complaints, appeals and disputes and in the preparation of reports and draft responses.

About you

• Experience of the organisation and management of assessments
• Extensive experience of operating examinations overseas.
• Line management experience.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise.
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative.
• High level interpersonal skills and experience of dealing with senior people. 

What we can offer you

• 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
• Flexible working
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
• Variety of learning and development opportunities 
• Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme 

Interested Candidates: 

If you wish to apply or if you have any questions about this position please email your CV together with a cover letter to RCSHR@rcseng.ac.uk. 

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact RCSHR@rceng.ac.uk 

Closing date: Monday 17 March 2025 (12 noon) 

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