The Chair leads the National Trainees' Committee (NTC), providing strategic oversight and ensuring that the views and interests of O&G trainees are effectively represented across the College's governance, education and advisory structures.
The role involves chairing the NTC, including four committee meetings each year, and working closely with the Vice Chairs to oversee the committee's activities and priorities. The Chair acts as the principal representative of the Trainees' Committee, maintaining strong relationships with key College committees, boards and external trainee groups.
The Chair represents trainees at a range of College committees and stakeholder groups. They provide oversight of trainee representatives serving on other RCOG committees, ensuring effective trainee representation, recruitment to vacant representative posts, and appropriate reporting of issues affecting trainees.
The Chair works closely with the Education Directorate and other relevant committees to contribute to strategic discussions and ensure that trainee perspectives are considered in the development of College policies, education and training initiatives.
This appointment is for a two-year term and will be made through nomination and election.
RCOG trainees who hold an NTN, have a minimum of two calendar years remaining in obstetrics and gynaecology training, and have held an elected or honorary representative role on the Trainees' Committee within the previous three years are eligible to stand for election.
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 traineesregister@rcog.org.uk.
Application deadline: Monday 19 October 2026
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Role description
National Trainees’ Committee Chair
Education Board
Two years
The Chair is the lead of the National Trainees’ Committee (NTC), ensuring trainees views are well represented throughout the RCOG. They will represent trainees directly at SEAC, Council, Finance and General Purposes Committee and Education Board and indirectly through oversight of the other Trainees’ Committee representatives.
The NTC is a forum for discussion of issues relevant to training in O&G as well as wider issues relevant to the profession. The Committee acts as a channel for ensuring trainee representation at Council, and other relevant committees, including outside organisations. These include, amongst others, the Academy Trainee Doctors Group and the British Medical Association’s Junior Doctor Committee.
The Chair would be expected to:
- Chair the National Trainees Committee, including four meetings annually
- Attend the following on behalf of the trainees’ committee
- Education Board
- Finance and General Purposes Committee
- Council
- Academy Trainee Doctors Group
- Specialty Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
- Curriculum Committee
- Members & Fellows Advisory Committee
- Maintain oversight of trainees’ committee representation on the RCOG committees listed above, 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.
- Take on other dedicated pieces of work when the need arises
- To liaise with relevant Committees
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 at the RCOG on a monthly to bimonthly basis (meetings can be attended remotely). 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.
The role description will be re-evaluated at the end of the term.
Person specification
Essential
- Registered with a licence to practice with GMC, in good standing
- Specialty Trainee in obstetrics and/or gynaecology in UK NHS Practice, with a National Training Number (NTN)
- Elected to represent the RCOG National Trainees’ Committee in an honorary or elected role within the last three years
- Evidence of engagement in or delivering O&G training
- Evidence of equal opportunities and diversity training within previous three years
- Must have a minimum of two calendar years of training remaining (based on projected CCT date)
Desirable
- Involvement in a RCOG work stream (e.g. clinical quality, global health, audit and research)
- Experience of trainee representation at a local, regional or national level
- Experience 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.
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