Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Board Election 2025
Notice is hereby given that an election for three consultant vacancies on the Board of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine will be held on Wednesday 8 October 2025.
Board vacancies
The Board of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine is responsible for its overall direction and strategy. In 2026, the Board will transition to become the Council of the new College of Intensive Care Medicine. The current elected Board Members work collaboratively to champion the specialty and form a supportive team. Come and be a part of that team and the exciting journey ahead, where you will have the opportunity to shape the future direction of the new College as it becomes established.
Elected candidates will take office at the Board meeting in January 2026. Candidates should ensure that they are able to take up their post from the start date.
The term of office for elected Board members is four years. Those elected will be eligible to be re-elected for a second term of four years. Transitional work to implement the new College governance structure will take place in 2026. Terms of office will gradually be aligned with the new College Board of Trustees from 2026 onwards. Those eligible to stand are Fellows and Associate Fellows of the Faculty complying with the conditions of the Regulations.
Candidates for election
Fellows eligible to stand for election will be sent (via email) information describing the election process and how to apply. Candidates must complete and submit the Form of Notice of Intention to Stand. The form must include the details of two Fellows of the Faculty, in good standing, who support the candidate’s application (we may approach these supporters to confirm). Candidates may submit, as part of their Notice of Intention to Stand, a statement that must not exceed 300 words and which contains details of the candidate’s career in Intensive Care Medicine. There is not any requirement to submit such a statement; it is entirely voluntary. By submitting the form, candidates are confirming that the information provided is true and correct. Any statement submitted will be published online and included with the list of candidates issued with the ballot papers. Please complete the forms and return by email to the FICM Secretariat via contact@ficm.ac.uk by 9am on Monday 8 September.
NB: You will receive a confirmation email from the Faculty that we have received your Notice of Intention to Stand Form, if you do not receive this email please follow this up with us as your application may have been blocked by our spam filter in error.
Diversity, equality and inclusion is an integral part of our culture at FICM so it is important to us that this is reflected in our recruitment practices. We strongly encourage applications from individuals from all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities and perspectives to ensure we maintain an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences.
Important dates
Completed Nomination Forms (ie Notification of Intention to Stand Forms) must be received by the FICM Secretariat no later than 9am on Monday 8 September 2025. Any forms received after this date will not be accepted. The names of the candidates and whom they have been nominated by will be published on the Faculty website on Tuesday 9 September 2025.
The election will be conducted entirely electronically via the voting website SimplyVoting. Ballot papers will be sent by email on Wednesday 10 September 2025 to your primary email address registered at the Faculty. Fellows are requested to give notice to the FICM inbox (contact@ficm.ac.uk) without delay if they have changed their email address so they can receive their voting details.
Votes for this election will be accepted online only. Votes must be cast by 9am on Wednesday 8 October 2025. The votes will then be counted, and the results passed to the Faculty; candidates will be notified of the results no later than Monday 13 October 2025. The election results will be declared on the week of 13 October 2025 and will be published on the Faculty website and in Critical Eye.
If there are any further queries please contact the Faculty.
Election TImeline
| Nominations open: | Wednesday 23 July |
| Deadline to submit nomination forms: | Monday 8 September 9am |
| Voting opens and electronic ballots sent to eligible voters: | Wednesday 10 September |
| Voting closes: | Wednesday 8 October 2024 9am |
| Date of Election: | Wednesday 8 October (results confirmed) |
| Candidates notified of results: | by Monday 13 October 2025 |
| Results published on website: | week of 13 October 2025 |
| Date of first Board meeting: | January 2026 |
Further details
Overall principle
- Board members who cannot keep to the roles and responsibilities below will be asked to stand down.
Board functions: Meetings, emails, papers, due process
- Board members must attend all meetings of the Board. Absence should be for exceptional circumstances and discussed with the Dean and Board Secretary.
- Board members must read papers to be able to engage in discussion at Board meetings.
- Board members must engage with Board email discussion, including replying to consultation requests and urgent policy decisions.
- Board members must be prepared to submit written reports from meetings they attend on the Board’s behalf if they are not able to give an oral report at a Board meeting.
- Board members must adhere to Board level decisions once taken.
- Board members should try to attend the FICM annual meeting.
- Board members tasked with writing papers for the Board should try to provide these at least two weeks before the date of the meeting where it is due to be discussed to ensure other members have the opportunity to read them.
Capacity and conflicts of interest
- Board members must be prepared to take on additional duties beyond Board meetings, which may include Committee / Working Party membership, representing the FICM on an external group or leading on a piece of work or consultation. Support will be actively given by the Faculty when trying to negotiate time away with Health Boards and Trusts.
- Board members must list all actual or potential conflicts of interest and be prepared to relinquish any hats where there is direct conflict or to not take part in discussions where there may be a conflict.
- Board members should try to limit their non-hospital / non-job plan responsibilities outside the FICM so they have the capacity to take forward FICM work.
- Board members should try to consult with the Dean before committing to work with external agencies in a personal capacity on matters that may be relevant to the Faculty.
Board members as ambassadors
- Board members must act as ambassadors to promote the good standing of the Faculty and the specialty of ICM.
- Board members must take decisions with the following priority drivers: for the patient, for the profession, for their organisations, and only then for themselves.
- Board members must be prepared to accept roles offered if they are able to fulfil the role requirements, regardless of their personal interest. A Board position is not to enable personal self-interest but for the greater good of the specialty and our patients.
Want to know more?
Meet the current Board of the Faculty.