CPSA Exam Board Member

GMC Associate – Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA) Exam Board Member (and Vice Chair)

We have an exciting opportunity to join our CPSA Exam Board. Board members play a vital role in the governance and delivery of the GMC’s Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (also known as the PLAB Part 2 exam), which helps us assess the knowledge and skills of overseas graduates wanting to practise medicine in the UK.

As a CPSA Exam Board Member, your duties will include:

• providing advice and contributing to decisions around governance matters such as exam content, policies and assessment methodologies
• contributing to the quality assurance of the exam and supporting analysis of exam data, including results and station performance
• acting as Chief Invigilator on exam days, and days where we trial new exam content
• leading training sessions for our examiners

To succeed in this role, CPSA Exam Board Members will need the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working in clinical assessment, invigilating exams, and working with assessment statistics and methodologies
• Ability to make effective recommendations and decisions at board meetings and on exam days
• Ability to communicate clearly about assessment matters, and to collaborate with a wide range of assessment stakeholders including fellow board members, examiners, role players and GMC staff
• Ability to promote equality and diversity in your role, ensuring your approach remains free from bias and the exam remains fair for candidates

You will need to complete an online application form demonstrating how your experience matches the job specific questions included in the Information for Applicants document.

Please refer to the Information for Applicants document and the Guidance Notes for more details.

Applicants should be on the GMC’s Register, either on the Specialist Register, or have successfully completed ST4 or above or equivalent. They should also have good understanding of the duties and competencies expected of a doctor to work safely upon appointment in an F2 role without additional support (beyond that typically expected).

You’ll be able to claim £325 per full day of provision of services and training days and £162.50 for half day activities as and if required.

You will need to make yourself available for at least twelve (12) days each calendar year.

You’ll work in the GMC's offices in Spinningfields, Manchester as well as virtually/remotely. You may also need to travel to London on occasion. You will be eligible to claim appropriate travel, hotel and subsistence expenses when completing work at our offices in Manchester and London.

As part of your application, you can also let us know if you’d also like to be considered for the role of CPSA Exam Board Vice Chair. The Vice Chair undertakes the same duties as board members, and in addition provides support to and cover for the chair. To be successful in the Vice Chair you would also need to demonstrate leadership and role model behaviours within the board. We will share further details about the appointment process for this role with successfully shortlisted for the CPSA Exam Board Member role.

Please note, candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a virtual interview via MS Teams.
Interviews are due to be held after 29 September 2025. Exact dates and times will be confirmed to successful candidates when they are notified of the shortlisting outcome.