Administrator

Administrator

£26,417 per annum

London, hybrid homeworking (minimum 6 days a month in office).

Temporary Contract – 12 month fixed term contract

Working hours – Full time (35 hours per week). Standard working hours between 9am – 5pm.

The Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians based in the UK and with an international reach is a collaboration between the Royal College of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians and Glasgow and Royal College of Physicians. Collectively the colleges represent 50,000 physicians worldwide. For physicians in the UK and globally, the colleges provide an invaluable professional network, opportunities to share best practice and ongoing educational opportunities. 

 

The Federation develops and delivers services to support doctors at every stage of their careers, including:

• Examinations (Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK – MRCP(UK)


• Training (Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board – JRCPTB)


• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) is looking to recruit an Administrator in its Specialist Registrations Team. This is an exciting opportunity providing support to medical trainees from recruitment to completion of training and entry onto the GMC Specialist Register.  You’ll be working as part of a team with the full support of the Head of JRCPTB.

Purpose and scope

Key responsibilities

• Working with doctors in training, Specialty Advisory Committees, Medical Directors and Associate Medical Directors to coordinate and pro-actively deliver support services across the team including:


• Recommendations for entry onto the GMC Specialist Register on successful completion of specialty training and general trainee enquiries


• Providing excellent customer service dealing with enquiries by telephone, email and correspondence


• Actively contributing to wider team communication / FAQs / website updates

About you

• Exceptional interpersonal and networking skills


• Ability to provide clear and confident telephone, face to face and written correspondence in a customer-trainee service delivery environment


• Proficient in the use of features of a range of software products relevant to work including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook


• Demonstrates excellent planning and organisational skills


• Identifying service improvements, offering suggestions for implementation and translating ideas into action


• Demonstrates the ability to work autonomously


• Prior experience in an office administrative role


• Knowledge of UK Postgraduate Medical Education is desirable

For more information about the role please view the job description downloadable at the bottom of this page.

How to apply 

Please click "Apply Now" to submit your CV and a supporting statement (no more than 2 pages) explaining, with clear examples, how your skills and experience match the job description and person specification. Applicants who do not submit a relevant supporting statement as requested will not be shortlisted. 

Closing date: 17 August 2026

Interviewing date: ongoing

Please note, we will be reviewing applications as they are received. Interviews may be arranged, and the role may be filled before the advertised closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

The RCP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. 

The RCP is all about our people – our members, staff, volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into our community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is a priority for us. 

Who we are

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a rewarding and friendly place to work with an incredible history, dating back to our foundation in 1518 by King Henry VIII. We are a professional membership body for physicians – doctors who work in hospitals – with over 40,000 members in the UK and around the world working to improve patient care and reduce illness. Our activities focus on educating, improving and influencing for better health and care.