Supporting emergency medicine.
What's more meaningful than that?

Imagine a career where you actively contribute to social change, whilst accelerating your own professional growth. A career where high performance and personal initiative go hand-in-hand with passion and purpose. At The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, we’re looking for talented professionals from all backgrounds to support our membership in their socially-critical mission.

RCEM. Where a meaningful career is a rewarding career.
Current Vacancies

Careers & Credentialing Manager

Level 2 plus excellent benefits
London Bridge, London
35 hours per week, full-time

The Careers & Credentialing Manager is a key leadership role within the College, responsible for shaping and delivering initiatives that support medical recruitment, workforce development, and advanced clinical practice in emergency medicine. This position ensures that RCEM plays an influential role in national recruitment processes while driving strategies that sustain and grow the emergency medicine workforce.

In this role, you will manage the College’s contributions to national medical recruitment, including revising person specifications, advising on curriculum changes, and supporting scoring and assessment frameworks. You will also oversee recruitment panel engagement and analyse recruitment and progression data to inform policy and strategic decisions.

A major part of the role involves leading the operational delivery of the Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) agenda, including oversight of credentialing processes, curriculum maintenance, and post-credentialing strategies. You will work closely with NHS trusts and educational leads to ensure consistency and credibility in ACP standards, while managing a small team of Training Officers.

Your responsibilities will include supporting the Recruitment & Careers Committee, contributing to workforce strategy, and liaising with external bodies to influence national policy. You will also collaborate across departments on curriculum reform, credentialing, and workforce initiatives, ensuring alignment with the College’s Education Transformation Plan.

To succeed in this role, you should have strong leadership and project management skills, experience in medical education or workforce planning, and the ability to analyse complex data to inform decisions. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential, along with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

If you are passionate about shaping the future of emergency medicine careers and workforce sustainability, we would love to hear from you.

For further information and to apply, please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@rcem.ac.uk.

Please draw upon your experiences in your life, education, work, or voluntary roles to address to the points outlined in the Person Specification.

It is essential that a comprehensive cover letter is provided in order to be considered for shortlisting.

Closing date: 12 December 2025

At The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, you’re part of an ecosystem of support dedicated to caring for people in crisis. You’ll join a diverse team of high-performing, passionate individuals dedicated to a mission that matters - each with the courage to try new things, take the initiative, and hold themselves accountable. You’ll craft a career with real purpose, supported either by one of our structured career paths or by bespoke training investment that reflects your unique passions and ambitions.

You’ll find an organisation centred on culture and driven by the ethos of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation that sits at the heart of our college values. Here, we’re continually striving to do things better, together. And you’ll benefit from systems designed to support you to be at your best, with investment in cutting-edge technology, learning, and empowering working practices. Whether we’re engaging directly with our members or developing our crucial support functions, we’re each an equally vital part of RCEM’s success. It’s a breath of fresh air, in service to a socially-critical mission. RCEM. Where a meaningful career is a rewarding career.

At RCEM diversity, equality and inclusion is an integral part of our culture so it is important to us that this is reflected in everything that we do. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities to ensure we actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences.

Governance Officer

Level 3 plus excellent benefits
London Bridge, London
35 hours per week, full-time

The Governance Officer plays a key role in supporting the College’s Business Performance Unit, which is central to delivering strong governance, internal audit, and business performance activities. This position ensures that the College operates with transparency, accountability, and efficiency, underpinning our strategic objectives.

In this role, you will assist in planning and conducting internal audits, performing testing, and documenting findings. You’ll maintain accurate records of governance activities, update policies and procedures, and ensure governing documents reflect any changes. You will also support the monitoring of key performance indicators and liaise with College committees to ensure compliance and good governance practices.

Your responsibilities will include collaborating with colleagues across departments to gather information, address audit-related matters, and implement recommendations. You’ll contribute to continuous improvement by staying informed on best practices and charity regulations, and by participating in professional development opportunities.

To succeed in this role, you should have excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office are essential. Experience in governance, audit, or compliance within a charity or similar organisation would be advantageous.

For further information and to apply, please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@rcem.ac.uk.

Please draw upon your experiences in your life, education, work, or voluntary roles to address to the points outlined in the Person Specification.

It is essential that a comprehensive cover letter is provided in order to be considered for shortlisting.

Closing date: 12 December 2025

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine was established to advance education and research in Emergency Medicine. The College is responsible for setting standards of training and administering examinations in Emergency Medicine for the award of Fellowship and Membership of the College as well as recommending trainees for CCT in Emergency Medicine. The College works to ensure high quality care by setting and monitoring standards of care and providing expert guidance and advice on policy to relevant bodies on matters relating to Emergency Medicine.

At The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, you’re part of an ecosystem of support dedicated to caring for people in crisis. You’ll join a diverse team of high-performing, passionate individuals dedicated to a mission that matters - each with the courage to try new things, take the initiative, and hold themselves accountable. You’ll craft a career with real purpose, supported either by one of our structured career paths or by bespoke training investment that reflects your unique passions and ambitions.

You’ll find an organisation centred on culture and driven by the ethos of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation that sits at the heart of our college values. Here, we’re continually striving to do things better, together. And you’ll benefit from systems designed to support you to be at your best, with investment in cutting-edge technology, learning, and empowering working practices. Whether we’re engaging directly with our members or developing our crucial support functions, we’re each an equally vital part of RCEM’s success. It’s a breath of fresh air, in service to a socially-critical mission. RCEM. Where a meaningful career is a rewarding career.

At RCEM diversity, equality and inclusion is an integral part of our culture so it is important to us that this is reflected in everything that we do. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities to ensure we actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences.

Working at RCEM

At The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, you’re part of an ecosystem of support dedicated to caring for people in crisis. You’ll join a diverse team of high-performing, passionate individuals dedicated to a mission that matters – each with the courage to try new things, take the initiative, and hold themselves accountable.

You’ll craft a career with real purpose, supported either by one of our structured career paths or by bespoke training investment that reflects your unique passions and ambitions.

You’ll find an organisation centred on culture and driven by the ethos of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation that sits at the heart of our college values.

Here, we’re continually striving to do things better, together And you’ll benefit from systems designed to support you to be at your best, with investment in cutting-edge technology, learning, and empowering working practices.

Whether we’re engaging directly with our members or developing our crucial support functions, we’re each an equally vital part of REM’s success. It’s a breath of fresh air, in service to a socially-critical mission.

Our College Values

Respect each other’s experience

We celebrate the rich diversity of the RCEM ecosystem – employees, members and stakeholders. We acknowledge and embrace the unique experiences of others, meeting each other with dignity and humanity at all times.

Collaborate for growth

We know that teamwork and initiative are the keys to achieving our strategic aims, and we actively seek opportunities to work together and leverage our diverse perspectives.

Act with integrity, always

We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, fostering trust and transparency within our College and with our members.

Innovate relentlessly

We create the conditions for a culture of continuous improvement, nurturing creativity and the pursuit of new ideas to drive positive change within our organisation.

RCEM Benefits

Health and Wellbeing

Private Healthcare provided by BUPA*

AXA Doctor at Hand. powered by Doctor Care Anywhere: A private online GP service that allows you to speak with a doctor anytime, anywhere by video or phone

AXA Employee Assistance Programme: A support service that gives you someone to talk to, help you and share your worries with, to help you navigate through your problems.

Enhanced Sick Pay and Maternity Leave to ensure you have the time you need

Access to subsidised Private Dental

Financial benefits

Enhanced annual leave: 25 days of holidays increasing to 30 days upon completion of 6 years’ service, plus bank holidays and 4.5 College Days set by the College

Pension contribution: 10% employer contributions with the employee 0%. RCEM will match your contributions of up to 2%*

Cycle to work scheme*

DSE allowance: Up to £120 towards a desk or chair to work from home comfortably**

Death in Service: 4x your salary

*Upon completion of probation | ** Permanent staff

Work-Life Balance

Hybrid and flexible working: A minimum of 5 days per month office working

Employee network groups

Regular staff socials and events

Family-Friendly policies: Actively supporting work-life integration

Additional benefits

Perkbox Gold: Gain access to over 250 discounts on various products and services, including travel, dining, fitness, entertainment and more

Extensive learning and development opportunities including:

Linkedln Learning: Access to hundreds of online courses for your personal and professional development

Leadership and Development Programme: Aimed at fostering future leaders within the College

I really value the benefits offered by RCEM, especially the pension scheme - the College's contribution is incredibly generous, and it's hard to find that anywhere else! Plus, the benefits package is so broad that it has something for everyone.
Geri Lamptey
Senior Human Resources Administrator