The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) (external link) will be launching a selection exercise in January 2027 to recruit Medical Members of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber.
The seminarThe Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Monday 14 December 2026 from 5pm to 6pm.
The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC, you will also hear fromthe Lead Judge, Chief Medical Member and current Medical Members.
Who should attend?These roles are open to Consultant Psychiatrists, who have at least three years of experience.
Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates).
See more information on the work of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber.
Further informationFor any queries regarding the pre-application seminar please email JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk
Although there will be a Q&A segment, you can also send any early questions that can be put to the panel. Please send early questions to judicialhroutreachevents@judiciary.uk and ensure that the subject title is “Question for Medical Member Panel”.
Please note that although the Judicial Office will be running the pre-application seminar, the actual recruitment campaign is being done and led by the Judicial Appointments Commission.
To register, visit the Judicial Careers website (external link).
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