The Joint Royal College of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) is seeking to appoint a clinical lead for Quality Management. The successful candidate will play an integral role in developing the quality management agenda for the JRCPTB, identifying areas of best practice, whilst driving recommendations for improvement.
The appointee must be a Fellow in good standing of one of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK and have knowledge, understanding and experience of all aspects of UK medical training. In addition the appointee will need significant, demonstrable experience and understanding of GMC survey data (e.g. National Training Survey) as well as ongoing commitment to the improvements of training in the medical specialties. A key output for this post will be the production of a new “State of Physicianly Training” publication in 2016/17.
The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) is constituted by the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK (Edinburgh, Glasgow and London) as the body responsible for delivering the three Colleges’ role in setting, maintaining and monitoring standards, for physician specialist training and assessment in the UK.
JRCPTB has a critical role in the provision of services for and certification of trainees, standard setting through curricular assessment and development, providing advice on the quality management of training programmes, and the provision of a first rate recruitment service on behalf of Health Education England (HEE) for CMT and 90% of ST3 appointments across the UK.
Further enquiries about this post should be referred to tanya.rehman@jrcptb.org.uk in the first instance. Applications for this position, in the form of a CV, summary of their commitment to training and their specific expertise for the post should be sent to Professor David Black c/o Tanya Rehman, Head of Development & Recruitment, Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4LE, to arrive no later than 5pm on Friday 15 July 2016. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Tuesday 19th July 2016. The provisional date for interviews is Wednesday 27 July 2016.
