Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets quarterly and has a remit to elect members, nominate regional advisors, submit recommendations for Fellowship, nominate assessors for advisory appointments committees, nominate examiners, and submit nominations for clinical excellence awards.
Full list of Executive Committee members
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Rafey Faruqui | 2021 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar | 2019 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Prof. Catherine Kinane | 2021 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Hesham Elnazer | 2019 (A) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Jawad Adil | 2022 (A) | Deputy Regional Advisor |
| Dr Pankaj Agarwal | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Arif Ahmed | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Daniela Almeida Borges | 2022 (EX) | PTC Rep |
| Dr Jay Amin | 2020 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Caroline Ardron | 2022 (A) | Wellbeing Champion |
| Dr Rajnish Attavar | 2021 (A) | Division Mentoring Lead |
| Dr Rajnish Attavar | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Sophie Atwood | 2021 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Sudarsan Balakrishnan | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Ivona Bialas | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Devika Colwill | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Ms Elen Cook | 2022 | Regional Representative |
| Dr Mayura Deshpande | 2022 (A) | Deputy Regional Advisor |
| Dr Vijay Durge | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Osama Hammer | 2020 (A) | Regional Adviser |
| Dr Rosarii Harte | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr James Jeffs | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Chaya Kapugama | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Umama Khan | 2018 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Michael Kingham | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Belinda Lennox | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Bosky Nair | 2019 (C) | QI Representative |
| Dr Smita Pandit | 2021 (A) | Regional Adviser |
| Dr Alastair Reid | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Simmi Sachdeva-Mohan | 2021 (C) | Leadership and Management Committee Lead |
| Dr Ravjot Shah | 2022 (A) | SAS Doctor Representative |
| Dr Sachin Shetty | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Tarun Singh | 2022 (EX) | PTC Rep |
| Dr Catherine Smith | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Gerti Stegen | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Andrea Tocca | 2022 (A) | Regional Adviser |
| Dr Angeliki Tziaka | 2021 (A) | Regional Representative |
Members with dual roles not noted above
- Professor Rafey Faruqui - Regional Representative (KSS)
Vacancies and meeting dates
The South Eastern Division have various roles within the Executive Committee. Please see below:
- ETC Representative (Elected Role)
- Sustainability Champion (Appointed Role)
- Newsletter Editor (Appointed Role)
If you are a member of the College and would like to be considered for any of these roles, please forward an up-to-date CV to Karen Morgan detailing the job title.
Closing date for applications: 28 February 2023
The dates for the forthcoming meetings are:
| Date | Timings | Description |
| Friday 13 January 2023 | 10am - 12pm | Elected Members and Academic Secretary only |
| Thursday 23 February 2023 | 10am - 12pm | Executive Committee Meeting |
| Friday 16 June 2023 | 10am - 2pm | Executive Committee Meeting including Strategy Meeting |
| Thursday 5 October 2023 | 10am - 12pm | Executive Committee Meeting |
Regional advisors and representatives
There are currently 2 posts available for Deputy Regional Advisors within the South Eastern Division. Advisors are urgently required for the below regions:
- Oxford
- Wessex
To apply for these roles, please send an up-to-date CV and a completed Good Standing Form to Karen Morgan.
For more information and to view the job descriptions, please click the Regional Advisors and Specialty Representatives page.
Closing date for applications: 28 February 2023
There are currently a number of posts available for Regional Specialty Representatives within the South Eastern Division. Vacancies have arisen in the following specialties due to the current post holder reaching the end of their tenure or the post is currently vacant.
Representatives for the following specialties are urgently required:
KSS Region
- Addictions
- CAMHS
- Eating disorders
- Neuropsychiatry
- Rehab and social
Oxford Region
- CAMHS
- Eating disorders
- General adult
- Intellectual disability
- Liaison
- Neuropsychiatry
- Old age
- Perinatal
Wessex Region
- CAMHS
- Forensic
- General adult
- Intellectual disability
- Liaison
- Neuropsychiatry
- Perinatal
- Rehab and social
If you are interested in taking up any of the above posts please email the information below to karen.morgan@rcpsych.ac.uk:
- A copy of your CV
- Completion of a Good Standing Form
For further information please access the webpage Executive Committee Job Descriptions, which includes information for the following roles; Regional Advisor, Deputy Regional Advisor, Regional Specialty Representative and Deputy Regional Specialty Representative.
Closing date for applications: 28 February 2023