Chair of the Education and Training Committee - call for applications

BTS invites applications for the position of Chair of the Education and Training Committee, to take over from Mrs Alison Armstrong following her term of office. This important role has a 3 year tenure from November 2025 to November 2028, and the successful candidate will become a Trustee of the Society serving on the BTS Board.

The Education and Training Committee is responsible for:

• developing the programme for the Society's Summer Meetings;
• developing the annual BTS Short Courses programme;
• liaison with the JCPTSB SAC for Respiratory Medicine to ensure that the training needs contained within the curriculum for training in respiratory medicine are adequately provided for at a national level, and information is provided to regional Training Programme Directors and Specialist Trainees;
• ensuring that educational opportunities are provided for a multi-disciplinary audience and are to the Society's Quality Improvement programme. 

A copy of the Committee’s constitution is available here.

A copy of the description of this role is available here.

Alison had this to say about her time as Chair of the Education and Training Committee:

'I was delighted to be the first non-medical member to be successfully appointed as chair of any of the BTS standing committees. I am hoping that this sets an example to other nurses, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists and all members of the respiratory team who are passionate about education and may be interested in a role within BTS. 

We work hard as a committee to ensure that our educational outputs are inclusive and relevant as this will always strengthen the value of our work. Chairing ETC has allowed me to see more closely how education and training works for my colleagues across the multi-professional team. For example, attending SAC meetings and engaging more with the curriculum for trainees was a steep learning curve at the start, but one that has been really beneficial both for me personally and for the committee.

My experience as ETC Chair has been so positive – you get to work with brilliant colleagues on the Committee, on the Board, and the various SAGs. Please do consider applying for this role, and if you would like to talk to me, please get in touch with BTS.'

Applications, which should include a brief statement outlining suitability for the role, plus a short CV (2-3 pages) should be sent to sally.welham@brit-thoracic.org.uk by Monday 28 April 2025. Enquiries about the role are welcome - please contact Sally in the first instance. 

Interviews will be conducted by Teams during May 2025.