Open Day for potential recruits to statutory committees

On Monday 15 December we will be hosting an Open Day for those members of the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions who are interested in joining our Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC), Disciplinary Committee (DC) or Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee (VN PIC).

In January 2015 the RCVS will be looking to recruit veterinary members for PIC and DC following a legislative reform order last year to reconstitute them separately from RCVS Council.

This means that the committees must be made up of veterinary and lay members who are not on Council and members will be appointed on the advice of an independent selection committee.

We will be seeking to recruit four veterinary surgeons for DC as well as three veterinary surgeons for PIC. At the same time we will be recruiting two registered veterinary nurses and a veterinary surgeon for VN PIC. Applications are particularly sought from practising or recently retired clinicians.

The Open Day (at Belgravia House from 9.30am to 4pm) will provide the opportunity for those who are interested in applying to hear from current members of each committee about what being a committee member is really like and the type of cases dealt with.

Furthermore, recruitment consultants will be on hand to explain the hiring process and attendees will also have the opportunity to put questions to our Registrar Gordon Hockey (pictured).

Those who are interested in attending the Open Day should contact Peris Dean, Executive Secretary, on [email protected] or 020 7202 0761 to register an interest or request an agenda.