Foundation level prescribers rely on high quality educational resources to develop the clinical judgement and skills they need in practice. The questions they work through during training help build confidence and competence in prescribing safely.
We’re looking for three registered doctors or pharmacists who are currently in clinical practice to join our authoring team at BPS Assessment. If you have experience working with foundation level prescribers in the NHS, this is an opportunity to draw on that experience and contribute to educational content that supports their development.
As an author, you’ll be crafting and reviewing prescribing education questions across our eight Prescribing Skill Assessment item styles. You’ll be working within our house style guide and PSA blueprint, ensuring everything aligns with standard UK practice and current BNF and NICE guidance. Your role is to create scenarios that reflect the complexity and nuance of clinical practice, with challenges that really test understanding and build competence.
We’re asking for around 10 hours per month, which allows you the flexibility to fit this work around your clinical commitments. The remuneration ranges from £35 to £105 per question, depending on the complexity and question type. One thing to note is that being a BPS Assessment author precludes being able to write, edit, review or approve content for the national high-stakes Prescribing Safety Assessment at the same time.
The resources you help create will reach thousands of prescribers at a formative stage in their careers. You’ll be contributing to a safer, more competent healthcare workforce and doing it from a position where your clinical expertise directly informs educational excellence.
If you’re interested in finding out more, get in touch with Marcus Hughes or Peter Wright at bpsassessment@bps.ac.uk for a full job description.
We’re excited to hear from clinicians who want to extend their impact beyond their immediate practice and help shape how the next generation learns to prescribe safely.
