Job Description

You will enjoy plenty of variety in working with our colleagues, doctors and health professionals and make a positive impact protecting patients.

The Assessment Development Team develop and maintain assessment materials used to deliver PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board exams), the tests of competence, and the revalidation assessment. The team also create the assessments before handing them over to teams who deliver them. It’s a face 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.

You will lead on and support other team members with:

• Editing and reviewing exam content
• Managing the admin behind the exams
• Running meetings, events and assessments
• Supporting our associates* 
• Associates are doctors who are contracted to work with the team to help us develop assessment materials and facilitate events.

Due to the nature of the work involved this post is split between office based work and home based work. The successful candidate will spend time at the offices on a regular basis to work with the team and carry out the role.

In return, you’ll benefit from being part of an organization that is genuinely committed to its people. Within our friendly environment, you will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression. You’ll benefit from being part of an organization that is genuinely committed to its people. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You’ll need administrative experience, a keen eye for detail and good prioritization skills with the initiative to manage your own workload. You should be a confident communicator who can build strong relationships with people face-to-face, and by phone and email. You should also be proactive and able to work as part of a team and on your own when required.

We strongly believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to us being a better regulator. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our staff, and also the diversity of those we work with wherever we can and we would actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.