Wessex

The Wessex region is supported by a dedicated RCP regional office.

The Wessex regional advisers help steer the education programme for the region and provide an important point of contact for RCP fellows and members.  They have a quality assurance role for both the RCP and the Wessex Deanery and work in partnership with college tutors and regional colleagues to facilitate the two-way exchange of information between the RCP and the region. The regional adviser for training is currently acting head of the School of Medicine as well as CMT programme director.

Regional advisers play an important role in offering support to local fellows and members, taking part in the scoring of clinical excellence awards and supporting continuing professional development.

The Wessex regional office has many roles: providing a local point of contact for fellows and members and supporting the work of the regional advisers, regional specialty advisers and RCP tutors; coordinating the job description approval process for consultants, associate specialists and specialty doctors for both new and replacement appointments; coordinating the annual fellowship election; organising RCP tutor meetings, two major regional conferences and the annual visit by the president of the RCP. The Wessex specialty advisers list and Wessex RCP tutors list can be accessed in PDF format.

Regional office

RCP regional manager

Kerry Sealy
Royal College of Physicians - Wessex Regional Office
Buckley House
31A The Hundred
Romsey
Hampshire, SO51 8GD 

Tel:  01794 523261
Email: kerry.sealy@hhft.nhs.uk

Office opening hours: Monday- Wednesday, 8am - 4pm

Approval of job descriptions 

For the approval of job descriptions please contact your regional office manager. Further information and guidance on job planning is available from Advisory Appointments Committees (AAC).

Regional advisers

RCP regional adviser (service)

Dr Gopalakrishnan Venkat-Raman
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth 
PO6 3LY

Tel: 02392 286000 x 1020
Email: gvr@porthosp.nhs.uk

RCP regional adviser (training)

Dr James Adams
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD

Tel: 02380 482564
Email: james.adams@uhs.nhs.uk

School of medicine

The Royal College of Physicians has supported the creation of specialty-based schools of medicine within each deanery, which will supervise trainees within Basic Medical Training and all 30 Higher Specialist Training programmes.

Heads of schools have now been appointed in most deaneries. The appointment process was deanery-based, with the posts being advertised. In most cases the RCP and the deanery cooperated, which variously included the RCP commenting on the job description, advertising the role to fellows, and being represented on the appointment panel. In the majority of cases the person appointed has previously served as a regional adviser.

Dr James Adams is Head of School of Medicine for Severn and Wessex Deanery. 

Events

• Visit our RCP events listing for this region