Quality Assurance Administrator (Clinical Exams)
£31,531 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week, full-time
Permanent contract

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is looking for a meticulous and highly organised Clinical Examinations Quality Administrator to join our Theory and Standards team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on managing complex written materials, coordinating subject experts, and ensuring that assessments are accurate, high-quality, and delivered on time.

The Theory and Standards team develop, deliver and quality assure the theory examinations and assessments run by the College. Within this, the Quality Assurance team plays a vital role in developing and reviewing questions and scenarios for our MRCPCH and RCPCH Start assessments. This role focuses on the clinical examinations element - ensuring that every scenario used is reliable, fair, and mapped correctly to our syllabus and learning outcomes.

As Clinical Examinations Quality Administrator, you’ll take responsibility for managing and maintaining the MRCPCH Clinical Examinations scenario bank, creating and reviewing scenario sets, and coordinating the scenario generation and review process. You’ll also work closely with clinicians and other subject matter experts to support the development of high-quality examination materials.

We are seeking a detail-focused professional with excellent communication and organisational skills. You’ll need to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and consistency. You’ll be comfortable working independently, following set procedures, and collaborating effectively across teams and with external stakeholders.

Essential skills and experience include:
• Experience managing high volumes of written material accurately and consistently
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet multiple deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and other Office applications
• Ability to find pragmatic solutions and adapt to change

Desirable:
• Experience administering examinations or assessments
• Experience working in a membership or professional body environment
• Educated to A-Level or equivalent relevant experience

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting the next generation of paediatricians through high-quality clinical examinations. You’ll join a collaborative and supportive team committed to excellence in medical assessment.

The RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work. 

The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment – we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records. 

Closing date: 26 November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Location

London & home based

Appointment Type

Permanent

Salary Range

31531.00

Hours

Full time

Closing Date

26/11/2025

Ref No

10122