Presidential Scholars (six roles)

The College are recruiting six Presidential Scholars to support the Presidential Leads in the following areas:

• Presidential Scholar for Global Mental Health Strategy
• Presidential Scholar for Physical Health
• Presidential Scholar for Retention and Wellbeing
• Presidential Scholar for Women and Mental Health
• Presidential Scholar for Equity and Equality
• Presidential Scholar for Compassionate and Relational Care

The College's Presidential Leads support and advise the President and College Officers in all matters relating to a specific area of our work, as well as leading on the development and delivery of relevant projects.

As a Presidential Scholar, you will work closely to support the Presidential Lead(s) with research, drafting publications, policy development, engagement and influencing in relation to their specific area of work.

Candidates must be an ST4-ST6 doctor or SAS doctor who is a current member/associate of the College, has a demonstrable interest in the specific area of work, and can use their special interest day each week to work with the Presidential Lead(s) for a period of one year starting in February 2025.

We encourage you to discuss your application with your Training Programme Director (TPD) and Head of School, or your employer. We will require written support in the form of a short letter or email if you progress to the interview stage.

Applications are welcome from across the UK.

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this post, please submit a CV and a covering letter expressing your interest, relevant experience and how you would hope to use the role (one A4 side) to georgia.johnson@rcpsych.ac.uk.

For any queries, please do not hesitate to contact georgia.johnson@rcpsych.ac.uk.

Find out more about each role in the full job descriptions linked above.

Closing date: Deadline extended to Friday 13 December 2024 at 12pm

Interview dates: anticipated w/c 13 January 2025

Please note interview dates are subject to change.