The Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK is seeking to appoint a new Respiratory medicine representative to the MRCP(UK) Part 2 Examining Board.

The successful applicant will assist the Chair and Medical Secretary in the running of the Part 2 Written Examination to ensure that all academic objectives and standards set by the General Medical Council are met; attend meetings of the Board three times per year, convened to set examination papers; review candidate performance in the most recent diet; assist with the development of the Part 2 Written Examination; act on the advice of the MRCP(UK) Management Board and Examining Boards on policy and academic matters relating to the Examinations; and support MRCP(UK) Central Office on the delivery of the Examinations.

A full list of the post’s responsibilities is set out in: The Responsibilities and Duties of Members of the Part 1, Part 2 and Speciality Certificate Examining Boards. In addition a copy of the remit and responsibilities of the examining board can be found on the MRCP(UK) website.

Applicants should meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply:

• hold the MRCP(UK) or an equivalent postgraduate diploma
• be practising as a specialist in Respiratory Medicine, and a member or fellow of one of the three Colleges
• be registered with a licence to practise and in good standing on the GMC specialist register
• be actively engaged in the training of junior doctors in the UK (or within the last two years)
• be up-to-date as appropriate with relevant national guidelines, CPD requirements, employer’s equality and diversity training and appraisal process

This is a non-salaried position though applicants should note all reasonable expenses and travel costs will be met by MRCP(UK) Central Office in line with the Federation expenses policy.

The tenure of board appointments is five years. Attendance at meetings is monitored and members may be asked to step down if they fail to attend regularly.
Applications for the post, including a CV and one-page covering letter outlining your suitability for the post should be submitted to Ben Gillon (policy.officer@mrcpuk.org) by 12 December 2014. All applications will be considered by a panel consisting of the Chair and representatives of the Examining Board.

Successful applicants must be able to attend the meeting of the MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written Examining Board on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 February at the Royal College of Physicians of London.