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Get involved at the College: volunteer roles

Want to volunteer for the College? See what opportunities are available below. You can restrict opportunities by your membership class, location and specialty using the right-hand filter.

If you are interested in becoming a member of staff please head over to our College vacancies page.

College vacancies

The Royal College of Pathologists understands the value and strength that diversity brings and we are proud to be an organisation of members from a wide range of backgrounds. We are keen to encourage and enable more people of all identities and from all backgrounds to become involved in the College.

10 opportunities

  • Clinical genetics representative (co-opted)

    Closing date: 18 April 2024

    The Prenatal, Perinatal and Paediatric Pathology SAC is looking to recruit a clinical genetics representative.

  • Member, Scotland Regional Council

    Closing date: 22 April 2024

    Applications are now invited from Fellows for posts of Scotland Regional Council Member, taking up office immediately until the Annual General Meeting, November 2027.

  • Chair, Medical Microbiology NQAAP

    Closing date: 26 April 2024

    Play a key role in overseeing and monitoring the correct operation of interpretative and technical External Quality Assessment schemes in Medical Microbiology.

  • Chair, Immunology Pathology NQAAP

    Closing date: 10 May 2024

    Play a key role in overseeing and monitoring the correct operation of interpretative and technical External Quality Assessment schemes in Immunology Pathology.

  • Audit Evaluator

    Become an audit evaluator and play a key role in the certification of high-quality clinical audits

  • College assessors for medical appointment committees

    Support the employment of consultant pathologists across the country by becoming a College assessor on a medical appointment committee

  • FRCPath examination: Examiner

    Become an examiner for the FRCPath examinations

  • FRCPath Examination: Item Writer

    Become an item writer for the FRCPath examinations

  • FRCPath Examination: Senior Examiner

    Become a senior examiner for the FRCPath examinations

  • Portfolio Pathway Assessors

    Become a Portfolio Pathway Assessor to ensure that the relevant knowledge, skills and experience are maintained as the decision to recommend an entry onto the GMC Specialist Register will allow the applicant to be eligible for appointment to a substantive consultant post in the NHS.