HCPC seeks biomedical scientists to join fitness to practise panels

The Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS), the HCPC's fitness to practise adjudication service, is recruiting biomedical scientists to serve on panels that hear and determine fitness to practise cases.

Panel members play an important role in ensuring that concerns about healthcare professionals are considered fairly and appropriately, helping to maintain public confidence in regulated professions.

Successful applicants may also be asked to sit on Registration Appeals Panels, which consider appeals relating to professional registration decisions.

What's involved?

The HCPC is looking for registered biomedical scientists who can commit to a minimum of 10 days per year. Hearings vary in length and notice period, with opportunities to accommodate different working patterns.

Panel members will receive:

• £206 per day, plus an additional 12.07% representing holiday pay.

• Travel and accommodation expenses for in-person hearings, in line with HCPC policy.

• Access to the HCPC partner pension scheme, subject to eligibility.

Applicants must meet the HCPC's selection criteria, reside in the UK and have the right to work in the country.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted through the HCPC's online recruitment portal. CVs and covering letters will not be accepted.

Key dates:

• Applications close: 1 December 2026 at 1pm

• Interviews: From 25 January 2027

• Compulsory training: 16–17 March 2027

The HCPC may close recruitment early if sufficient applications are received.

Biomedical scientists interested in contributing their professional expertise to the fitness to practise process are encouraged to review the applicant information and apply before the deadline.

Find out more and apply via the HCPC recruitment website