Invigilator - casual bank

Welcome to the College community

Since being granted our Royal Charter in 1599, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been improving health and healthcare for people around the world. 
Today, we are a professional membership body providing education, assessment and development to more than 15,000 Fellows and Members at all stages of their careers. We are a UK organisation with a global membership.
Our estate in the heart of Glasgow city centre includes modern conferencing and events facilities, a rich and extensive heritage collection with museum status, a library and our multi-award winning events offering, 1599 at the Royal College.

Our purpose is built around delivering:

• Excellent education and outstanding member experience
• New standards through assessment and gold standard qualifications
• Transformative impact on the health and wellbeing of the wider world

Our vision: To build an influential global community that enables our Members to develop the skills, knowledge and influence to improve healthcare standards worldwide.

Our mission: We want to enable our Members to achieve their full potential as healthcare professionals and give them an influential voice in the world.

Our values: The College is not a building or a tradition, but a global community. In all that we do, we’re committed to putting our people first: Fellows and Members, those undertaking our education and assessment, colleagues and partners.  

For us, how we work is as important as what we do, and we aim to live by our values. They embody the essence of the College motto, conjurat amice, meaning ‘together in friendship’. It’s an approach that is as relevant today as it was 425 years ago.

• Community Working together to support one another to succeed; listening to and engaging with partners and people, locally, nationally and globally, to achieve our core purpose.
• Integrity Valuing and learning from our heritage and commitment to excellence; never compromising on our core purpose, our standards and the quality of delivery.
• Innovation Proactively challenging current thinking with a forward-looking agile approach that meets the changing needs of our members and all those who interact with us.
• Inspiration Leading by example through open dialogue, teamwork and engagement to maximise our potential and affect change.
• Inclusivity Demonstrating care, kindness, civility, generosity and mutual respect through the way we welcome, work and interact with people.

The Role

Duties include preparing and clearing examination venues, supervising candidates, supporting candidate movement through clinical/oral exam circuits. Further duties include checking candidate identity, monitoring candidate conduct, and reporting incidents or irregularities. Invigilators may also support remote/online examinations. 

Please note: current trainees in medical professions or anyone currently working in a healthcare environment are ineligible to apply.

Hours: Casual hours, scheduled in advance depending on examination programmes. Some early starts (7–8am) and occasional late finishes (6–7pm) may be required.

Contract type: Casual worker arrangement

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Who we're looking for

The post-holder will require the following:

You will be a reliable and professional individual with good communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to follow clear procedures. You should be comfortable working as part of a team, confident in interacting with candidates and staff, and able to maintain a calm and courteous manner in a busy assessment environment. A good standard of written and spoken English is essential, along with the ability to handle information confidentially and use basic digital tools such as email and online learning platforms. This role also involves periods of standing or moving between rooms, with reasonable adjustments available.

Further information on the skills and experience required can be found in the full job description below.

How to apply

Successful candidates will have the requisite ability and experience to meet the specific requirements of the post. If you believe you have the skills to be part of our team then apply by submitting your CV, with a cover letter and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form (available to download above). 

Please note that the College is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Therefore, candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date:  8 December 2025

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for a short informal interview to take place in person at the college on Friday 12 December in the afternoon. 

Successful applicants will be invited to invigilate on 10 or 11 February 2026 as part of their induction and on-the-job-training. Full guidance will be provided. 

If you have any queries, please contact helen.waland@rcpsg.ac.uk 

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact recruitment@rcpsg.ac.uk