Responsibilities of the Vice Chair Strategy include representing O&G trainees at Council, supporting the NTC Chair in committee meetings and activities, and representing the NTC on various internal and external committees and boards.
The National Trainees’ Committee is responsible for ensuring trainee representation across the College and Council, to discuss and advocate for the issues pertinent to training in O&G as well as wider issues relevant to the profession and coordinating the annual National Trainees Conference. The committee meets three times a year remotely and once per year in person.
This appointment is for a two-year term beginning in January 2026 and will be appointed by application and interview.
RCOG trainees who have an NTN and MRCOG Part 1 and have a minimum of two calendar years remaining from their projected CCT date are eligible to apply for this position.
Please see the role description, person specifications and other information at the bottom of the page.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the form via the button below, where you will also have to upload a brief CV on one page of A4.
Should you have any additional enquiries please email committee.vacancies@rcog.org.uk.
Application deadline: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Interview date: tbc
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Role description
National Trainees’ Committee Vice Chair, Strategy
National Trainees’ Committee Chair
Two years
The NTC Vice Chair Strategy will work with the NTC Chair in representing trainees across the College and at Council and will be expected to have the flexibility to take on additional topical areas of work as they arise.
Vice Chair of Trainee’s Committee for Strategy would be expected to:
- Work with the Chair and other Vice Chairs to liaise over committee activities and meetings
- Attend the following on behalf of the trainees’ committee
- Council
- UK Membership Board
- External Affairs Board
- Finance and General Purposes Committee (with Chair)
- Education Board (Stand in for VC for education)
- Specialty Education Advisory Committee (Stand in for VC for education)
- Maintain oversight of trainees’ committee representation on the other RCOG committees listed below, ensuring effective trainee representation, recruiting to unfilled posts and ensuring issues of interest to trainees arising from these committees is fed back to the trainees’ committee.
- Trainee Global Health Group
- Academic Board
- Research Committee
- Professional Development Committee
- Take on other dedicated pieces of work when the need arises
- Should be a representative of the RCOG Trainees’ Committee and report both to and from the Trainees Committee on areas for responsibility.
- Liaise with the RCOG Specialty Education and Training team concerning strategy and its implications
- National Trainees’ Committee and other committees as above
- RCOG Council
- UK Membership Board
- Trainee global health group
- Finance and General Purposes Committee
Flexible, but it should be noted this is a substantial role that requires a significant time commitment. The expectation is that the successful applicant will be needed to attend meetings (mainly remote) at the RCOG on at least a monthly basis. As the role involves a substantial time commitment outside of the formal meetings potential applicants are asked to consider if this role can be accommodated alongside their other commitments.
This role reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop the role description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.
The role description will be re-evaluated at the end of the term.
Person specification
- Registered with a licence to practice with GMC, in good standing
- Specialty Trainee in obstetrics and/or Gynaecology in UK NHS Practice holding a National Training Number
- Evidence of engagement in O&G training
- Evidence of equal opportunities and diversity training within previous three years
- Involvement in an RCOG work stream (e.g. clinical quality, global health, audit and research etc)
- Experience with trainee representation at a local, regional or national level
- Experience with delivering collaborative projects at a local, regional or national level
- Enthusiasm
- Commitment
- Reliability
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good communication and networking skills
- Excellent organisational skills
CPD information
Information about the RCOG CPD Framework can be found here.
Committee Chair/Member/Course Convenors and Organisers
If within your committee role or work as course convenor or organiser you gain knowledge which enhances patient care or leadership and technical skills (including, for example, giving presentations, teaching sessions or mock examining) credits can be claimed as an ‘Experiential Learning Event’.
CPD users can now freely select and record the number of credits for all their CPD activities. For Experiential Learning Events, a Reflection is required to claim the selected credits. In addition, 1 or 2 credits can be claimed for an action following the learning (1 credit for a simple action, 2 credits for a complex action). To claim credits for an action, the individual needs to demonstrate how they have applied their learning to their practice, the service they provide and/or the potential impact of the learning.
For those who prefer to follow RCOG recommendations, the CPD Framework still provides a suggested number of credits that can be claimed for different CPD activities.
Further information can be found in the RCOG CPD Framework document.
If you are still using the previous CPD ePortfolio, you can record any new learning that you gain within this role under ‘Reflective Learning’ in the personal/professional CPD category. For some specific activities, credits can be claimed without reflection*.
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1 credit per hour in the national/international category for giving teaching sessions or leading a workshop on a course
5 credits in the national/international category for giving a formal presentation on a course
1 credit per hour in the national/international category for mock examining
A maximum of 25 credits in each five-year cycle applies for all presentations/teachings sessions given at national/international courses or conferences, and for formal and mock examining.
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- Professional recognition
- Build networks and friendships
- Career development
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