Apply here by 1st December 2025
Fitness to Practise (FTP) Investigating Committee Panels (ICP) Chair
We are seeking to recruit legally qualified Investigation Committee Panel (ICP) chairs for the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS). The HCPTS is the fitness to practise adjudication service of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). As an ICP Chair you will hear and determine cases on behalf of the HCPTS’s Investigating Committee.
This role will involve considering a number of different cases on the day. You will be required to prepare in advance of the ICP and have strong leadership and written skills.
You will need to commit to a minimum of two days per month, in addition to any mandatory training, to ensure skills and competencies are retained.
All applicants must meet the criteria set out in the Information for Applicants. The length and notice given for ICP panels are variable but can work around most working patterns.
We pay a rate of £522 per day sitting as an ICP chair as well as travel and accommodation expenses in accordance with the HCPC Partner Expense Policy. Please note that the fee takes into consideration and includes preparation and reading time.
The HCPC is committed to equality of opportunity and actively guards against unfair discrimination on any grounds (including sexual orientation, religion or beliefs, race, sex, age or disability).
For more information about the work of HCPTS, please visit our website where you can find further information about the work partners do – here
If you wish to apply for this vacancy, please follow the link to our recruitment microsite and click the ‘search’ button to see the vacancy.
Closing date for applications: 1 December 2025 at 1pm
Interviews and assessments will take place: 13 – 23 January 2026
Compulsory training date: 11 February 2026
Please note:
We will not be able to offer alternative induction training dates so please make sure you are available to attend the training on this date.
All applications must be submitted via our recruitment microsite to be considered. We do not accept CVs & covering letters.
We reserve the right to close the campaign early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
