Education Committee Lay Member - General Chiropractic Council

We are recruiting a Lay Member to join our statutory Education Committee.

The GCC’s Education Committee plays an important role in ensuring high standards of education and training across the chiropractic profession. The Committee is responsible for approving and quality assuring chiropractic degree courses, ensuring that our CPD system is effective and overseeing the Test of Competence (TOC). The TOC is the route for chiropractors, wishing to practise in the UK, who qualified abroad.

Joining the Education Committee will give you a unique opportunity to deploy your knowledge, experience and expertise to help drive chiropractic education and training standards higher to reflect wider health regulation trends and ensure public protection.

The successful candidate will also take on the role of External Examiner for the TOC, playing a key role in quality assuring the process.

The External Examiner role requires a good understanding of the GCC’s Code, Education Standards and any related guidance as well as the role and purpose of the TOC.

Experience of acting in an External Examiner role (or comparable experience) is desirable and the successful candidate will have a background in higher education and a high level of understanding of the health care environment.

The General Chiropractic Council is an independent statutory body established by the Chiropractors Act 1994 to regulate chiropractors in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Gibraltar. Our purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of the public; promote and maintain public confidence in the profession of chiropractic; and to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for members of the chiropractic profession. 

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented within our Committees, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQ+.

Lay/Registrant Committee Member: £300 daily attendance fee.

Meetings of the Education Committee are held three – four times a year. One meeting is held at the GCC offices in London and the others are held virtually, on-line via MS Teams. Members are expected to prepare for the meetings in advance and respond to occasional requests for involvement between meetings.

As External Examiner for the GCC’s Test of Competence, time commitment will vary, but will be a maximum of 10 days per year.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website by clicking the button below or contact Education@gcc-uk.org .The closing date is Wednesday 6 March 2024 at 12:00 noon.

Interviews will be remotely via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 25 April 2024.