Calling all FPM Fellows!
- Would you like to be part of the modernisation of FPM?
- Do you understand specialty training in pharmaceutical medicine?
- Can you work well with trainees, Educational Supervisors and others?
- Do you want to contribute to the development and promotion of the specialty?
Applications are invited for a number of Regional Specialty Advisors to support, advise and advocate for the delivery of Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty Training (PMST) within designated regions across the UK. This is an exciting time for FPM, with the roll-out of our new strategy for 2026-28, and specialty training continues to sit at the heart of what we do. We are looking for people who will help us take specialty training into a new era and contribute to the modernisation of FPM.
About the Role
Regional Specialty Advisors work with FPM and the GMC to ensure the delivery of high quality training in their region, offering impartial advice on and support for all aspects of delivery, assessment and evaluation in specialty training. Successful applicants will act as the main point of contact for all trainees, Educational Supervisors and training sites in their region, providing impartial advice and expertise and confidential support. They also sit on ARCP panels as Reviewers and provide feedback on the ARCP process.
Details can be found in the attached documents below.
Eligibility
Applications are invited from FPM Fellows (FFPM) who are GMC registered and in good standing, who hold a current licence to practice, and who hold either a CCT in pharmaceutical medicine or have a minimum of five years’ experience as a pharmaceutical physician and can demonstrate the necessary breadth of experience in pharmaceutical medicine.
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.
How to Apply
The role description and person specification can be found below. To apply, please send your application to fpm@fpm.org.uk and contact us if you have any questions.
Your application should include:
- a copy of your current CV.
- a one-page cover letter (maximum one side A4, approx. 500 words) setting out how you meet the requirements for the role and why you are interested; and
- your full contact details.
Regional Specialty Advisors are expected to comply with FPM’s Code of Conduct for Volunteers and the Declaration of Interests Policy.
Closing date for applications: 17:00 (UK time) on Monday 30 November 2026.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to discuss their application with the Specialty Training Lead and the Regulatory Services Manager.