Here you can browse the opportunities for both jobs in palliative medicine as well as committee positions within the APM.
Palliative Care Job Vacancies
Committee Vacancies
Palliative Care Job Vacancies
Whether you’re looking to start a career in palliative medicine or an exciting new opportunity, browse the job board below.
Job Description
Seeking to contribute towards shaping the future generation of physicians? We are currently seeking board members for the Palliative Medicine Specialty Certificate Examining Board. Feedback from other Board members has consistently been very positive, describing the role as extremely fulfilling in so far as it provides an excellent source of CPD and invaluable interaction with colleagues. Discover more about the role here and be sure to submit your application by Friday 29th November 2024.
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GMC Assessment Development Pilot – paid opportunity
The GMC are recruiting palliative medicine doctors to help test exam content.
Date: Friday 6 December 2024
Time: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: London or Manchester
Remuneration: £175 plus standard class travel expenses (and an overnight stay if applicable)
This is a great opportunity to get exam practice and gain extracurricular experience for applications and appraisals. You’ll receive £175 for taking part, as well as your test scores and a certificate for your portfolio.
You’ll sit a two hour written exam then provide feedback on the assessment material. The assessments will later help us check whether a doctor is fit to practise, and your feedback helps us ensure the tests are reliable, set at the right level, and fair to the doctor.
To attend, doctors must be FY2 to Consultant level, and have worked in palliative medicine for four months or more during the past two years.
- Further information, including FAQs: gmc-uk.org/pilot-days
- How to book: events.gmc-uk.org/GMCPilots
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Committee Vacancies.
If you’re interested in a position on one of the APM Committees, you can look through the vacancies below for more information.
The Race Equity committee is looking to extend their membership and for that purpose are seeking two new APM members who are working within a palliative care setting and from minoritised racialised group. The committee would be especially keen to recruit allied health and nursing professionals. Interested individuals will share our commitment to the values outlined and the wellbeing of the people we support.
Please click here for the nomination form.
The committee will be reviewing/accepting applications as they are submitted.
Deadline: Friday 28 February 2025 at 09:00
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Elected Council Member Vacancy
We are looking to recruit an elected member of the APM Council, following the end of term for one of our members. For further information on what is involved, please click here
To apply for the post, please click here to be taken to the nomination form.
We welcome applications from members across the Association.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 16th December 2024
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Secretariat.
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| Application for APM Vice-President 2025-2027 Applications are invited from APM members for the post of APM Vice President to serve from March 2025 – March 2027 running through to President March 2027-March 2029. The Vice President of the APM supports the President and other Officers (Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and President Support) in ensuring that the activity of the Association works seamlessly, is in line with the Association’s strategic direction and meets the charity’s responsibilities as outlined in the APM Governing Document. The Vice President is an Officer of the Association and, as such, is a Trustee of the APM registered with the Charity Commission. The Vice President role is agreed by ballot of all voting APM members. Once elected the successful candidate will take up office at the APM Annual General Meeting (subject to member ratification) in March 2025 for a period of two years. They will subsequently take up the office of APM President when this becomes vacant at the AGM in 2027, subject to ratification at the AGM. The President also serves for a period of two years. A full description of the role of the APM President and Vice President are included with this e-mail. Please return the nomination paper with a personal statement from the nominee of no more than 200 words describing themselves and why they are standing for this position. This will be sent out with the ballot paper. The deadline for return of nominations to the APM at office@compleat-online.co.uk is 5pm on Monday 16th December 2024. Please note that you will need to obtain the signatures of one nominator and one seconder (both APM members with voting rights) to confirm your nomination. Due to the commitment involved with taking this post, you must discuss nomination with your employer prior to submission, as you will be required to confirm that they will support you in this post if you are appointed. APM Vice President job description APM President job description APM Vice President Nomination Form |
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