Company Overview
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is a postgraduate medical training college founded in 1654, dedicated to ensuring doctors have the skills to provide patients with the best possible care. It supports doctors to enhance skills, competencies and professionalism throughout their working lives and offers medical training programmes, examinations and educational courses to equip doctors and wider healthcare learners.
Job Description
Role: Co‑National Specialty Director – Medical Oncology – Higher Specialist Training
Affiliation: Institute of Medicine
Department/Function: Medical Oncology
Tenure of office: 3 Years (time commitment varies depending on specialty/number of trainees)
Closing date: 27 May 2026 at 16:00
Institute of Medicine Responsibilities
Promotion and advancement of the body of knowledge of medicine
Education, training and assessment of trainees in medicine specialties
Examinations in medicine
Assessment of applications to the Specialist Division of the Register for medicine specialties
Continuing Professional Development in medicine
Support the professional careers of Fellows, Members and Trainees in medicine specialties
Act as an authoritative source of advice within the College in connection with medicine
Role Overview
The role of the National Specialty Director (NSD) is to actively lead the development and delivery of postgraduate specialist training in the defined specialty, under the governance of the Education and Training Committee of the Institute of Medicine. The NSD shall chair the Specialty Training Committee (STC), with a minimum of three minute‑length meetings per year.
Requirements
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