Student Visitor - Nursing and Midwifery Council

Are you passionate about nursing and midwifery education? Do you want to help ensure that nurses, midwives and nursing associates are educated to deliver safe and effective care? Are you registered on one or more parts of the NMC register, and currently work in a nursing and/or midwifery education or practice role? If so, you might be the person we are looking for! Job DescriptionQAA is contracted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to quality assure nursing and midwifery education. We are seeking to expand our pool of QAA Visitors to include registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates that can perform the role of the Student Visitor in the delivery of quality assurance reviews. You must hold NMC registration without any conditions or restrictions on practice and candidates applying for this role must be one of the following: A newly qualified registered Nurse, Midwife or Nursing Associate who registered with NMC within the last three years.ORA registered Nurse or Midwife who is completing or has completed an NMC postgraduate programme in the last three yearsThis is an exciting time to join an organisation with an essential role in the UK’s tertiary education sector. While we are seeking individuals specifically for NMC quality assurance activities, as a member of our reviewer pool you can be invited to participate in other QAA review activity in the UK and abroad.  We are a world-leading quality agency with unmatched experience of providing impartial regulatory and collaborative quality assurance and enhancement. We support universities and colleges, and work with students and learners, governments, funders and regulatory bodies, to evidence and enhance the excellent quality and high standards of the education they provide. We work towards a greater public understanding - domestically and internationally - of how excellent quality is demonstrated in UK higher education, and how autonomous providers both assure its delivery and address weaknesses. Our work safeguards the value of qualifications for students and learners and protects and promotes the reputation of higher education.About the role Full title: Student Visitor for the delivery of quality assurance services to the Nursing and Midwifery CouncilThe NMC sets standards of education, training, conduct and proficiency for nurses, midwives in the UK and nursing associates in England. These shape the content and design of programmes and state the standards of proficiency of a registered nurse, midwife and registered nursing associate. The NMC also sets post-registration standards related to specialist community public health nursing and specialist practice qualifications. The NMC’s role in the quality assurance of education is based on whether education institutions and their practice learning partners meet their standards for education and training, and supervision and assessment, to ensure that pre- and post-registration education meets the relevant programme standards.As a Student Visitor you will work as part of a team to apply your subject knowledge and experience to undertake quality assurance activities on behalf of the NMC. This includes analysing documentation from universities, colleges and their practice learning partners against the published NMC standards and visiting these institutions to make recommendations on institutional and programme approval, modification and monitoring. The time commitment depends on the activities you are offered and choose to accept and is likely to involve desk-based activity over a series of weeks or months, culminating in a visit to the institution seeking approval. Invitations to participate are based on the suitability of your current registration and recorded qualification to the programmes under review. Further details about the main duties and responsibilities, and the knowledge and skills required, can be found in the job description. If successfully appointed to this role, you would be joining QAA’s reviewer pool and may therefore be eligible to take part in other QAA review activity across the UK and internationally. Fees for each quality assurance activity are confirmed at the point you are invited to participate in a review, and expenses can be claimed in line with our Travel and Subsistence Expenses Policy. Completion of generic and method training will be required prior to undertaking any quality assurance activity.  About you To apply, you must be actively registered on one or more parts of the NMC register and hold a post-qualifying award in nursing and/or midwifery and/or nursing associate. You must also be currently working in a nursing and/or midwifery education and/or practice role. You must be on the NMC register without any conditions or restrictions on practiceYou must have an awareness of the NMC standards for education and training and be able to provide an analytical and objective view when reviewing documentation and making decisions. Also, knowledge of current issues impacting on healthcare and health education and an understanding of how educational and health needs differ with regards to equality and diversity matters. Knowledge of assuring academic standards and quality in academia is desirable, this could include supporting student panels in quality activities in a university setting and/or contributing to student voice activities such as student representation groups. Further to this experience of supporting, supervising or assessing and/or overseeing the achievements of students in an education or practice setting is desirable. A satisfactory standard Criminal Record check by QAA is also a requirement for this role.Further information More information can be found in the job description. If you have any questions about the role or QAA, please contact our team by emailing NMC@qaa.ac.uk.Early applications are appreciated although the closing date for applications is midnight on 5 December 2025. If shortlisted, you will be required to undertake a desk-based assessment activity to determine your suitability for the role.  To apply, please create a profile on our recruitment portal and submit your CV as well as completing all the application questions. Only completed applications will be considered for the role. QAA recognises the positive benefits of equity, diversity and inclusion. Our aim is to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for all to feel respected, free to be themselves no matter what their identity or background, and able to give their best. We value the differences that a variety of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and skills brings and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants to apply and join us. We are committed to ensuring accessibility for all applicants. If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact careers@qaa.ac.uk. We are committed to working with all to understand what accommodations are necessary to ensure a fair and accessible process.  If you have not heard from QAA within three weeks of the closing date for this vacancy, then your application has not been successful. Please be aware that we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications.