Term: 3 years
Supporter requirements: 2 Ordinary or Retired Members
Who can stand? Any Ordinary Member (Retired Members are not eligible to stand)
Remuneration: For the single year as President this is a one day per week, self-employed role remunerated at the rate of £1,500 per month
Self-nomination deadline: 5pm Friday 27th December
Application: Via online portal
VACANCIES
There are two vacancies under HCSA’s new rotating presidency system. All Vice-President candidates who receive the required supporters will go through to a formal postal ballot in February. The first and second-placed candidates will become Vice-President and Vice-President Elect respectively.
The Vice-President shall sit ex-officio on the Executive Committee as part of the Executive Officer Team from spring 2025, and shall become President in spring 2026.
The Vice-President Elect has no formal role in the first year, but shall become Vice-President in spring 2026 and President in spring 2027.
Following the end of their presidential term, the President shall remain part of the Executive Officer Team for a further year in the role of Past President.
DESCRIPTION
The President is the most senior elected lay member of the Union and is the public face of the Union on professional and medical matters, speaking with the full authority of the union.
National Executive members collectively form the national leadership of the Union and together form the senior decision-making body between General Meetings.
The Executive Officer Team of President, Vice-President and Past President plays a crucial role as part of the Executive. They shall meet prior to Executive meetings to structure the agenda and shall also serve as a Committee of Emergency between Executive meetings should rapid decision-making be necessary.
FORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The role and responsibilities of the President shall include:
- Leading the Union and carrying out its best interests including the delivery of objectives of the Executive Committee and ensuring the Union carries out the role of a trade union.
- Representing the Union to external organisations, on public bodies and in the media.
- Sitting ex-officio on the National Executive of the Union.
- Calling meetings of the National Executive.
- Chairing meetings of the Executive Committee.
- Chairing General Meetings, including the AGM.
- Conducting the annual appraisal of the General Secretary.
- Notwithstanding any other provision of the Rules, the President shall be entitled to attend and speak and vote at any Union meeting.
- Where the President is temporarily unable to carry out their duties, these shall fall to the Vice-President and then to the Past President in that order.
TERM IN OFFICE
The role of Vice-President is an elected position with a term of three years – one as Vice-President, one as President and one as Past President. Vice-Presidents Elect begin their term as Vice-President one year after their election.
FIND OUT MORE
Contact HCSA head office via conspec@hcsa.com to find out more about Vice-President roles.