NOCN are seeking to recruit Assessors for the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship standard.

Location: Remote

Hours: Worker Contract, Freelance

Purpose and Objectives:

• Ensuring End Point Assessments are carried out independently and meet NOCN's quality assurance Standards
• To complete assessments in accordance with the prescribed assessment instruments as defined within the End Point Assessment plan

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assessing the apprentice against the relevant Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours via their Observation with questioning and Professional discussion supported by their Portfolio of Evidence in accordance with the End Point Assessment plan.
• Upload reports from the assessments in a timely manner and in line with NOCN's service level agreements.
• Prepare for assessments in a timely manner and be able to identify gaps in the apprentice's KSBs
• Be able to build a quick rapport with apprentices to ensure that they can perform their best within assessments
• Maintaining hands on CPD in their subject area to ensure knowledge is up to date.
• Represent NOCN in a professional manner when conducting assessments.
• Adhering to GDPR practices and ensuring all data is secure.

Key Requirements:

• must be competent in the occupation they are assessing. Independent assessors must have achieved a relevant qualification at a level equivalent to or higher than the apprenticeship standard being assessed, and have recent relevant experience of the occupation/sector gained in the last two years or significant experience of the occupation/sector
• be registered with either one of the statutory healthcare regulators or with one of the following accredited voluntary registers: The Academy for Healthcare Science, Register of Clinical Technologists or Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists.
• maintain (and produce on request) an up-to-date and accurate record of their CPD activities in line with regulatory body requirements
• Hold a Level 3 assessor qualification (CAVA/TAQA)