Chair of the RCGP Scottish Patient Forum

The Royal College of General Practitioners (Scotland) is seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to take on the role of Chair of the Scottish Patient Forum.This is an exciting opportunity to lead an established online advisory group made up of patient members from across Scotland. The Forum ensures that lived experience and the patient voice continue to inform RCGP Scotland’s work, policy development and strategic direction.What You’ll DoLead and facilitate three online Patient Forum meetings per year.Represent the forum at: RCGP Scottish Council meetings (three online meetings and one hybrid meeting per year)The College’s UK-wide Patient and Carers Participation Group (PCPG) meetings each year (four online meetings per year)Work with the RCGP Scotland team to guide agenda setting and Forum priorities.Contribute to RCGP policy work, consultation responses, and communications including press and social media where appropriate.Represent patient perspectives at relevant internal and external groups, workshops and events when required.What We’re Looking ForWe welcome applications from individuals who:Understand or are interested in current health and social care issues in Scotland and have an awareness of key current matters relating to general practice.Have an interest in the work and aims of RCGP Scotland.Ideally bring experience in chairing meetings, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to contributing positively to the Forum’s work.Why Apply?This role offers the chance to champion the patient voice nationally, influence key policy and strategic decisions in general practice, build valuable leadership skills within a respected organisation, and make a meaningful contribution to improving primary care across Scotland.RCGP ScotlandThe Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland (RCGP Scotland) is the professional membership organisation for general practitioners in Scotland. We represent approximately 5,000 members in Scotland and our purpose is to encourage, foster and maintain the highest possible standards in general medical practice., None specified

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The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 52,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some one million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.