The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK is seeking to appoint a Nephrology member of the MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examining Board. Further opportunities to join the Board will arise in 2015.

The successful applicant will assist the Chair and Medical Secretary in the running of the Part 1 examination to ensure that all academic objectives and standards set by the General Medical Council are met; attend meetings of the Board, convened to set examination papers; review candidate performance in the most recent diet; assist with the development of the Part 1 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 Nephrology, 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 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.

Expressions of interest (including a brief CV and a maximum of a single side single of A4 outlining your suitability for the post) should be submitted to Ben Gillon, Exams Policy Administrator (policy.officer@mrcpuk.org) by 16 January 2015.

All applications will be considered by the Chair and Medical Secretary of the MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examining Board. 

The successful applicant will be required to attend the first meeting of the MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examining Board in 2015, due to be held on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 February at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.