Opportunities

Volunteering opportunities

Explore our open opportunities to get involved at RCPCH on this listing. Many of our roles are open on an ongoing basis. Applications for Officers, committee members and some other roles are open over four-week periods.

Volunteering opportunity

Genomics programme - opportunities to get involved

Genomics has the potential to change our approaches to paediatric healthcare. We invite you to hear more about our work in this area as well as opportunities to get involved.

Genomics

Research

Volunteering opportunity

Global Links programme - volunteering opportunities

The success of our work relies heavily on fostering partnerships between clinicians in high, middle and low income countries. We recruit and prepare doctors, nurses and midwives who help us in all aspects of programme delivery, usually through longer-term placements overseas in the Global Links prog...

Global child health

Volunteering

Volunteering opportunity

Influence and contribute to new paediatric clinical guidelines and quality standards

It is essential that paediatricians and other child health professionals contribute to and shape the development of child health clinical guidelines, both from RCPCH and from other organisations like NICE. This page lists current and forthcoming consultations and detail on how to get involved.

Clinical guidelines and standards

Continuing professional development

Paediatric sub-specialty

Quality improvement

Volunteering opportunity

Invited Reviews Programme Board (IRPB) - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

16 February 2026

Our Invited Reviews Programme provides a clinically-led expert and independent peer review service to healthcare organisations, assuring patient safety and improving and sustaining the quality of care. We're recruiting a doctor peer reviewer representative.

Invited reviews

Volunteering opportunity

Less Than Full Time Training Advisors Network regional representatives - volunteering opportunities

Closing date

16 February 2026

Representatives on this network advise trainees and raise LTFT training issues within their region. We now have vacancies for regional representatives in England and Scotland.

Paediatric training

Workforce

Volunteering opportunity

MRCPCH Clinical examiner - opportunities for international members

We welcome applicants to this interesting and important opportunity to contribute to MRCPCH clinical exams around the world. We are particularly keen for applications from Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE, where there is a growing need for new examiners. We encourage applications from underr...

Examinations

Volunteering opportunity

MRCPCH Clinical scenario working groups - write and review scenarios

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with an interest in clinical education and MRCPCH to join our MRCPCH Clinical scenario working groups. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and to support the next generation of paediatricians.

Examinations

Volunteering opportunity

Officer for Scotland - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

16 February 2026

Lead engagement with members across Scotland, stakeholders and the Scottish Government. You'll have a high level of interaction with MSPs, senior health and social care leaders and other medical colleges.

Health policy

Leadership

Public affairs and campaigning

Volunteering opportunity

Officer for Wales - volunteering opportunities

Closing date

16 February 2026

As the College’s senior representative in Wales, you'll lead engagement with members and key stakeholders to develop national policy and advocacy discussions.

Health policy

Public affairs and campaigning

Volunteering opportunity

Question Setting Groups for Theory exams - volunteering opportunities

We invite members with the MRCPCH to come along to a Question Setting Group (QSG) to collectively write questions for our Theory exams. It's a great opportunity to develop skills and support the next generation of paediatricians.

Continuing professional development

Examinations