Applications are invited for a number of roles on the Board of Examiners (BoE) of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (FPM).
Calling all Fellows and Members!
- Are you ready for a challenge and would like to be part of the modernisation of FPM?
- Do you have an understanding of current trends in professional education, learning and development?
- Are you able to work constructively with a mixed team of volunteers, staff, subject matter experts and others?
- Are you committed to the development and promotion of the specialty of pharmaceutical medicine?
- Are you willing and able to devote the necessary time and effort to fulfil the requirements of the role?
The Board of Examiners is responsible for the conduct of all FPM examinations, including the examinations for the Diploma and Certificate in Pharmaceutical Medicine, the Diploma and Certificate in Human Pharmacology and the Diploma in Experimental Therapeutics. The BoE is also responsible for setting and maintaining standards.
We are looking for candidates to contribute to and support the BoE’s work. Successful applicants will be recruited to join the BoE in the first instance but may be asked subsequently to fill one of a number of specific roles, among them the Examinations Secretary and Convenor / Co-convenor for the Short Answer Question (SAQ) paper.
We are also looking for candidates who would be interested in working as Item Writers to support the production of questions for the CPM/Part 1 DPM Multiple Choice examination. This is a new role with no fixed time commitment nor term requirement.
Details of all roles can be found in the attached documents.
FPM welcomes and actively seeks to recruit people to its activities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. FPM aspires to reflect the diversity of its members in all its committee, senior roles and staff in general.
Applications are invited from Fellows (FFPM), Members (MFPM) and Members by Distinction (MFPM(Dis)) for the role. Honorary Fellows and Members are not eligible to apply.
Item Writers do not need to be members of FPM but will have successfully passed the Certificate in Pharmaceutical Medicine and/or may have passed or be working towards the Diploma.
How to apply
Please read the role descriptions and person specifications, which you can find below.
Email your application to fpm@fpm.org.uk and contact us if you have any questions.
Your application should include:
- your full contact details,
- a one-page cover letter (maximum one-page A4 size, approx. 500 words) clearly setting out how you meet the specifications and requirements for the role and why you are interested, and
- a copy of your current CV.
Members of the Board of Examiners are expected to comply with our Code of Conduct for Volunteers and the Declaration of Interests Policy. These policies are available below, and you should read them before you apply.
Closing date for applications: 17:00 (UK time) on Monday 31 March 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to discuss their application with current members of the Office of the Board of Examiners (OBoE).
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.