Psychiatric Trainees' Committee (PTC) elections

Vacancies

Three trainees to represent the RCPsych in Northern Ireland, one of whom must be a pre-membership trainee (PMPT), one of whom must be a post-membership trainee (Member) and the third may be of either membership grade.

The term of office for these posts is two years. Please read the job description for the role and ensure you're able to fulfil the key responsibilities before agreeing to stand.

Find out more about the work of the PTC.

Vacancies

Three trainees to represent the Eastern Division, one of whom must be a pre-membership trainee (PMPT), one of whom must be a post-membership trainee (Member) and the third may be of either membership grade.

The term of office for these posts is two years. Please read the job description for the role and ensure you're able to fulfil the key responsibilities before agreeing to stand.

Find out more about the work of the PTC.

Vacancies

Six trainees to represent the London Division, two of whom must be a pre-membership trainee (PMPT), two of whom must be a post-membership trainee (Member) and the final two may be of either membership grade.

The term of office for these posts is two years. Please read the job description for the role and ensure you're able to fulfil the key responsibilities before agreeing to stand.

Find out more about the work of the PTC.

Vacancies

Three trainees to represent the Northern and Yorkshire Division, one of whom must be a pre-membership trainee (PMPT), one of whom must be a post-membership trainee (Member) and the third may be of either membership grade.

The term of office for these posts is two years. Please read the job description for the role and ensure you're able to fulfil the key responsibilities before agreeing to stand.

Find out more about the work of the PTC.

Vacancies

Three trainees to represent the South West Division, one of whom must be a pre-membership trainee (PMPT), one of whom must be a post-membership trainee (Member) and the third may be of either membership grade.

The term of office for these posts is two years. Please read the job description for the role and ensure you're able to fulfil the key responsibilities before agreeing to stand.

Find out more about the work of the PTC.

Pre- and post-membership trainees who are members of the Division or Devolved Nation can stand for election.

You can serve a total of two terms on the Psychiatric Trainees' Committee, either back-to-back or with a gap.

If you've served one term on the committee then you can stand for re-election at any time.

If you've already served two terms then you can't be elected to the committee again.

The timetable for 2025 elections is as follows:

Information you'll need to provide

• The names, email addresses and membership numbers of your proposer and seconder, they must be trainees in the same Division/Devolved Nation.
• An election address (supporting statement) of 200 words.
• A photo to be used on election materials.
• You'll also be asked to confirm your good standing with the GMC and with regard to College membership fees.

Submitting your nomination

Nominations must be submitted through the Civica Election Services nomination platform by noon on 17 January 2025.

You can save your nomination and return to it at a later date. If you forget to complete, we'll send you a reminder when the deadline is approaching.

Once you've finished your nomination you can submit it and within 24 hours you'll receive email confirmation of your submission.

We strongly recommend that you save your nomination regularly, and that you submit several hours before the deadline so that any technical issues can be rectified before nominations close.

Please read our canvassing code which sets out the rules on canvassing during elections.