Speciality Training Board clinical radiology elected member 2025-2028

Do you have a passion for education and a desire to shape the training of your future colleagues? Supporting and improving specialty training, from recruitment through to CCT and global initiatives, is a key part of the solution to the challenges of the workforce crisis and rising workloads. With the impact of this on training capacity and quality being felt across the UK there has never been a more important time to join the Specialty Training Board and use your expertise to provide strategic guidance for the RCR’s education activities. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team of experienced trainers and make a real contribution to the future of radiology in the UK and globally.

The next Speciality Training Board member will serve a three-year term beginning on 1 September 2025. 

Nominations are open until the 5 January 2025. 

The Specialty Training Board sets the standards and processes for entry to, content of and assessment in training for the specialty up to completion of training. It does this by:

• setting the criteria and process for entry into the specialty through national recruitment;
• agreeing the structure and content of the training curricula and assessment systems including the FRCR examinations;
• engaging with undergraduates and promoting the specialty as an attractive career choice; 
• setting the standards and process for related activities such as the development of credentials.

The Board is responsible for implementing any changes to training and examination policy and plays an important role in ensuring the value of the College to trainees. The terms of reference of the Clinical Radiology Specialty Training Board sets this out in more detail. 

If you are interested and involved in training, assessment, and education, this could be the role for you. The Specialty Training Board allows you to shape training for the current and future generation and engage in key areas such as the curriculum, recruitment, examinations, training standards, and quality assurance. There is a programme of work looking at differences in training outcomes (differential attainment) and expertise in this area will be useful. Members will be expected to contribute to the practical work of the Board, either through co-opted committee membership or through short term projects/working groups. Most short-term work is done remotely by email. 

This is a vital role at an exciting time in medical education with changes to examinations and new ways of recognising distinct areas of practice. 

This is a three-year role, and the main responsibilities are to attend three Specialty Training Board meetings each year each lasting between two and three hours. The expectation is that there will usually be two virtual and one in-person meeting held at the College. In addition, you will need to allow time to read papers in advance and to engage through the year by remote discussion between meetings. There may also be an opportunity to get involved in a short-term working party or project group from time to time.

This is an elected position. To put your name forward, you need to be a Fellow of the College (no minimum period as a Fellow is required), resident in the United Kingdom, on the roll of the respective faculty, hold a current licence to practise with the GMC and be in active clinical practice. You will also need to have the support of two other Fellows in your faculty as your nominators. The term of office will start on 1 September 2025.

The RCR is seeking to expand diversity on all its boards and committees, and actively encourages those from all backgrounds, including under-represented groups to apply for this role.

All board and committee members are bound by the Code of Conduct and are expected to demonstrate adherence to the College values. All board and committee members will be required to declare any conflicts at the beginning of every meeting in accordance with the conflicts of interest policy.