About us

Welcome to the West Midlands Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

We cover Birmingham and the Black Country, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

This is a large active division with over 1000 members, Fellows, Affiliates and Pre-membership trainees. Our administrative office is based in Birmingham.

Find out about the Division's Executive Committee, including members, meeting dates and minutes from past meetings.

View Executive Committee Job Descriptions

The West Midlands Division has the following vacancies:

  • Academic Secretary
  • Academic Regional Representative
  • Addictions Psychiatry Regional Representative
  • Eating Disorders Psychiatry Regional Representative
  • Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry Regional Representative
  • Deputy Regional Advisor

The closing date for applications for the above roles is 31 May 2024.

If you would like to apply for one of the roles please email westmidlands@rcpsych.ac.uk including:

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

Find out how to stand for election for the elected positions.

Mental Health Service Providers

Postgraduate Deanery

West Midlands Workforce Deanery - The West Midlands Workforce Deanery is responsible for postgraduate medical and dental education and training in the area covered previously by the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority.

Strategic Health Authority

NHS West Midlands is part of NHS Midlands region. This is the new structure for the previous Strategic Health Authorities of West Midlands, East Midlands and East of England

  • Division Manager: Marie Phelps
  • Email: westmidlands@rcpsych.ac.uk
  • Tel: 0121 803 9075
  • Address: Royal College of Psychiatrists, West Midlands Division, Room 216, 2nd Floor, 3 Brindley Place, Birmingham B4 6GA

Members are encouraged to keep their contact details up-to-date, particularly email addresses as this is the main method of communication.

Please let us know if your contact details change.

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