Calling BTS Members - opportunities to join BTS Council, Committees and Specialist Advisory Groups

“The Society relies on you to carry out its most important activities, and we are extremely lucky to have so many enthusiastic members that choose to commit some of their time to BTS.

"Around 12% of our members are involved in BTS work at any one time, from serving on Committees and Groups, and as Officers, helping to plan and deliver our activities including education, events, and Quality Improvement. Our response to COVID-19 or the guidance on Respiratory Support Units we recently published, for example, would not have been possible without the help of many committed Members”.

Professor Jon Bennett, BTS Chair

We aim to attract and retain a membership body that reflects the respiratory community, including the various job roles that exist in respiratory teams, and we made this commitment in the BTS Inclusion, Diversity and Equality policy. We encourage Members from across the wider respiratory team to get involved by joining our network of Committees and Advisory Groups.

We invite applications for the following vacancies:

BTS President for 2022-23

The BTS President provides support to the Board at senior officer level and represents the very best of the respiratory community and of our Society to the outside world, also acting as a BTS spokesperson where needed. The person standing for President will need to have time to serve for two years, from November 2021, first as President Elect and then assuming office in November 2022.

BTS Honorary Secretary for 2022-2025

Dr Lisa Spencer will come to the end of her period of office as Honorary Secretary in November 2022. However, the Society’s constitution requires that we seek a replacement to shadow Lisa for part of next year, with a view to taking over at the Annual General Meeting in November 2022 and serving for three years until November 2025

Council Members

The Council is a group of elected Members who provide advice to the Board about policy matters and serve on a main BTS committee of choice. Council meets twice a year and the main Committees meet up to four days in each year. Candidates must be able to commit to the role for three years.

Committee Chairs

We are seeking to recruit Chairs of the BTS Science and Research Committee and of the Quality Improvement Committee, who will join the BTS Board as Trustees. Chairs must be able to commit to the role for a maximum of three years.

Committee Members

Several Members are stepping down from their committee roles after serving their term, which means we are looking for new members of the following committees to serve for up to three years.

• Education and Training 
• Information Governance
• Workforce and Service Development
• Standards of Care
• Science and Research
• Quality Improvement Committee

Specialist Advisory Group members

We have several vacancies at both Member and Chair level on a number of BTS Specialist Advisory Groups (SAGs).

• Asthma SAG
• COPD SAG
• Cough SAG
• Critical Care SAG
• Cystic Fibrosis SAG
• Interstitial & Rare Lung Disease SAG
• Lung Cancer &  Mesothelioma SAG
• Occupational & Environmental Disease SAG
• Pleural Disease SAG
• Pulmonary Infection SAG
• Pulmonary Vascular Disease SAG
• Specialty Trainees Advisory Group
• Sleep Apnoea SAG
• Tobacco SAG
• Tuberculosis SAG

Finally, we are looking for members the Lung Disease Registry steering group, and the Chair and members of the steering group for the MDRTB Clinical Advice Service as well as new Clinical Service Advisers.

PLEASE NOTE
All posts are open to medical and non-medical members. You must be a BTS member to apply.