Vacancies in the West Midlands Division

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and experienced consultants and SAS Doctors to join the West Midlands Division Executive Committee.

The closing date for applications is 31 January 2025. If you would like to apply for one of the roles please email westmidlands@rcpsych.ac.uk including:

Find out more about our Regional Advisors and Specialty Representatives roles, including full job descriptions.

Term of office

3 years

Job purpose

The divisional lead for Mentoring will take a lead role in advising on and assisting in setting up mentoring systems within the division, or supporting existing systems. They will also ensure there is a training programme for interested doctors and provide advice to other doctors who might need assistance with queries about mentoring. Support for this will be provided by the Specialist Adviser for Mentoring.

 

  • Academic
  • Addictions
  • Rehabilitation and Social

Regional Specialty Representatives are appointed locally to support Regional Advisors and Deputy Regional Advisors, by providing expert advice on their psychiatric subspecialty.

The recommended term is five years though this can vary depending on circumstances. The roles can also be taken up as a shared role with another colleague, or alongside any other existing College role.

Regional Specialty Representative job description

Further useful information

Term of office

Four years.

Job purpose

To lead and represent the West Midlands Division on training both within the College and externally.

Job description

View the job description

Term of office

Co-terminus with Exec Committee role

Responsible to

Associate Registrar(s) for Sustainability

Job purpose

To raise awareness and knowledge at regional and local levels of the individual and systemic factors that impact on Sustainability, in addition to promoting RCPsych, local and national resources and gathering feedback from the frontlines on current challenges and areas for improvement.

Job description

The division QI representative would lead on developing and sharing QI work within the division. This would likely involve the following areas:

  • identifying teams/stories of good practice that could be shared through the College QI lead and QI committee
  • organising QI sessions within division events and conferences
  • organising training events within the division (although not necessary providing the training)

Role description

Term of office

Two years

Responsible to

Associate Registrar for Wellbeing and Retention 

Job purpose

To raise awareness and knowledge at regional and locality level of the individual and systemic factors that impact on Wellbeing, in addition to promoting RCPsych, local and national resources and gathering feedback from the frontlines on current challenges and areas for improvement.  

Wellbeing Champion JD - 2021 (DOC)

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