Assessment Officer

The General Medical Council helps to protect patients and improve medical education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and doctors. We support them in achieving (and exceeding) those standards, and take action when they are not met.

The Assessment Development Team develops and maintains assessment materials used to deliver GMC assessments. It’s a fast paced environment with lots of different work streams to get involved in. Working directly with doctors, to support doctors, and uphold patient safety, makes for very rewarding work. In this role at the GMC you will enjoy plenty of variety in working with GMC colleagues, doctors and health professionals and make a positive impact protecting patients.

As an Assessment Officer you will get involved with and lead on various tasks, including:

• editing and reviewing exam content
• managing assessment events where we work with associates to write, test and standard set material
• selecting content to be used in the exams
• processing results
• running meetings and supporting our associates*

• associates are doctors and other professionals who are contracted to work with the team to help us develop assessment materials and facilitate events.

Full time (35 hours Monday to Friday), flexible working options available. Flexible working requests will be considered in line with the policy, but we are a busy, events based team.

This is a hybrid role between home working and office working, you’ll work at least 2 days a week in the office, more when needed or if wanted. Some travel to London and overnight stays are also required. The Induction will be on the job with more office based working initially.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit a CV and a cover letter, which demonstrates your reason for applying and a summary of how you meet the essential skills of the role. You don’t need to address the desirable skills for the role. We suggest no more than 2 pages however it can be longer.

The GMC has committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and supports the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme. If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750)