Regional Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber, Social Security and Child Support Pre-Application Seminar 2025
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The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in May to recruit one candidate for the post of Regional Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber. The vacancy is offered on a 50% salaried part-time working basis only.
The Social Entitlement Chamber hears appeals relating to a wide variety of benefit decisions made by central and local government. The post holder will sit as a medically qualified panel member, which includes sitting on complex cases such as Industrial Injuries Benefits, Diffuse Mesothelioma compensation, Vaccine Damage and Infected Blood Compensation appeals.
The post holder will also be responsible for supporting and appraising medical members assigned to the region as well as supporting the Chief Medical Member.
The vacancy is in the following region: North-East Region.
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Monday 14 April 2025 (5-6pm).
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 from the President of the Social Entitlement Chamber, the Chief Medical Member and a current Regional Medical Member.
Who should attend?
This role is open to registered medical practitioners.
Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates).
For more information on the chamber’s work, visit the Social Entitlement Chamber website pages.
Further information
You can sign up for this recruitment campaign’s alerts.
For any queries regarding the recruitment campaign/selection exercise, please contact the JAC selection exercise team: 255SRMMTFTTSEC@judicialappointments.gov.uk
For any queries regarding the pre-application seminar please email JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk
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.
Anyone wishing to attend the seminar should register on the Judicial Careers Portal.