Vacancy: Clinical Quality Trainees Representative
The British Geriatrics Society is the professional membership organisation for doctors, nurses and other healthcare specialists engaged in the treatment and care of older people across the UK. Our multidisciplinary membership is growing and we currently have over 4,500 members. We are a registered charity and limited company with a mission to improve the healthcare of older people across the UK. We are based in Farringdon in Central London, with national councils in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.
Role of the Clinical Quality representative
Why trainees should get involved with the committee
Being part of the trainees committee allows you to work with a variety of colleagues for the development of geriatric medicine. It provides the opportunity to be an advocate for trainees and get involved in providing new and innovative ways of influencing training around Clinical Quality skills and techniques.
The Clinical Quality representative plays an important role within the British Geriatrics Society for those in training roles. The role is to ensure that trainees are supported in developing their clinical quality skills, offered opportunities to progress and evidence these skills and communicate these out to BGS members. This is a wide-ranging and senior role with the scope to influence the provision and quality of care provided to older people in the National Health Service.
This is a great opportunity to take on a strategic role in the BGS, developing your skills in leadership, communication and influencing and giving you an overview of geriatric medicine that would provide an ideal springboard into other roles.
You will…
- Be a geriatrician and a member of the BGS
- Enjoy multidisciplinary teamwork
- Be able to think about the BGS’s role in providing expertise on clinical quality matters and on the guidance, resources and information it should produce or signpost to in order to help members to improve their practice
- Have experience of clinical quality improvement within the NHS
- Be comfortable engaging with peers and external stakeholders across the wide span of geriatric medicine
- Be keen to take on a leadership role in the Society
Term
The Clinical Quality Representative will serve for two years, taking up post in early 2023 when the term of the current post holder ends as they begin maternity leave.
The Clinical Quality Representative attends
- Clinical Quality Committee (4 meetings a year)
- Trainees Council Committe (4 meetings a year)
The time commitment will not normally exceed 2 days per month, but this can be spread unevenly.
How To Apply
To apply, please send a short statement explaining what you would bring to the role, of no more than 400 words. Please submit these before the 20 February 5pm ahead of the next Trainees Council on 20 March to Geraint Collingridge g [dot] collingridge [at] bgs [dot] org [dot] uk
Our committee members are unpaid but we pay travel and other out of pocket expenses, and provide an induction to the BGS’s work. For further details about the BGS, see our website: www.bgs.org.uk
To arrange an informal discussion about the role with an existing committee member or the secretariat, please contact Geraint Collingridge g [dot] collingridge [at] bgs [dot] org [dot] uk