MRCPsych examinations –Chief Examiner

Applications are invited from College Fellows for the post of Chief Examiner, which will become vacant at the end of this year. The postholder works closely with the Dean, has day-to-day responsibility for the conduct and standards of the examination for Membership and reports directly to the Court of Electors on such matters.

Based within the Department of Examination Services, the postholder will be supported in his or her work by the Head of Examination Services and her assistant. The Chief Examiner is an honorary position with a term of office of 4 years. It is probable that the postholder would need to devote one session per week to this work, not including attendance at committee meetings. A further one session a week will be required before and immediately after publication of the results of each examination diet, in May and June, and in November and December each year. The Examinations Sub-Committee (ESC) meets four times a year and the postholder will work closely with the Dean and members of the ESC, especially the two Deputy Chief Examiners. Interviews are likely to take place in the latter half of November.

If you are interested in applying, please contact Ms Julie Smalls, Head of Examination Services, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PG by Friday 2 November 2001.