BACPAR AGM 2026 and nomination of executive officers

BACPAR will be holding their AGM on 25th November during the Vascular Societies Annual Scientific Meeting in Liverpool

THE BACPAR AGM WILL BE HELD ON THE 25th NOVEMBER 2026 AT 5.00PM AT LIVERPOOL EXPERIENCE CAMPUS

If you are a BACPAR member the following are the posts that are becoming vacant this year and the job descriptions for each post are documented here. Anyone interested in any of the posts please contact the relevant officer and discuss what is involved or contact the secretary.

If any member is interested and wishes to make a nomination please find the form on the BACPAR website and sent the completed form to the secretary on BACPAR.secretary@gmail.com

The posts of Guidelines Co-ordinators, Research Officer and Education Officer are vacant.

Please remember posts can be shared and there are 2 Officers for each of these posts.

This year we need 2 Guideline Co-ordinators and just one Education Officer and one Research Officer

Guidelines Co-ordinator

• Follow the established review process to update the guidelines as appropriate (next required in 2028)
• Oversees the edits, endorsement and publication of BACPAR guidelines
• Works collaboratively with relevant BACPAR officers and guideline group members, with tasks shared across the group as appropriate.
• Liaising with the CSP professional advisor

Research Officer

The overall role is to facilitate PN members in undertaking and utilising research to promote BACPAR’s research activity and to liaise with the CSP and external research organisations on research issues.·      

• Providing research information
• Promoting latest research findings, advising PN members on research issues and directing them to research resources.
• Leading on the development and implementation of a research strategy for the PN
• Responding to research enquiries
• Advising and involvement in developing a research fund for the PN
• Facilitating networking with researchers
• Planning and involvement in events to disseminate research
• Maintains an up to date bibliography of relevant titles and holds a small library of articles and videos
• Requests members to contribute to BACPAR audit and research database
• Act as BACPAR’s representative to the Editorial Board, Journal of Vascular Societies.

Education Officer

• Oversees the collaboration, development and delivery of externally provided post-graduate training endorsed by BACPAR e.g. University of Southampton MSc Amputee Rehabilitation
• Updates the ‘Amputation Rehabilitation – Guidance for the Education of Pre-registration Students’ every 5 years
• Works with other training providers in development and implementation of training material as appropriate e.g. Physiopaedia
• Updates external information as required for education purposes.

Nomination form - officers 2026