Your voice. Your community. Your leadership.
Each year the BCS holds Elections to elect eligible members into vacant positions of leadership within the Society.
Electing members onto our Board as Officers or into Council or Committee roles ensures we bring clinical expertise into our decision-making committees which lead on the direction of our work, as outlined in our 3-year strategy.
Vacant positions available in 2026 - nominations will open in March
This year, the following roles are vacant and will be elected to through the Elections process (please click on the role to download the role description and view full details of responsibilities):
Officers on the Board
- President Elect
- Vice-President for Education
- Vice-President for Corporate Finance and Development Elect
Committee Chair Roles
Committee Roles
- Clinical Standards Committee Member (x2)
- Digital and IT Committee Member
- Education Committee Member
- Environment and Sustainability Committee Member (x2)
- Finance Committee Member (x3)
- Guidelines and Practice Committee Member (x2)
- Professional and Society Values Committee Member (x2)
- Programme Committee Member
- Women in Cardiology (WiC) Committee Member (x2)
Eligibility
To stand for election to an Officer on the Board position, applicants must:
- be an Ordinary member of the Society
- have served as a member of Council, a member of a Committee of the Society, or as an Officer (or equivalent) of one of the BCS Affiliated Societies
- have the support of their employer at their normal place of work and be able to meet the time commitments set out; the BCS will contact the employer as part of the application process, so will require their contact details
- be an Ordinary member of the Society
- Support of employer wording
To stand for election to a Committee applicants must:
- be an Ordinary or Affiliate member of the Society
Please check individual roles for additional specific eligibility criteria.
In accordance with the BCS rules, members are not permitted to hold more than one elected role on the Board or committees at any one time.
Interested in applying for a role?
If you’d like to discuss one of our roles with the current role holder, please contact us and we’ll set up an informal chat at a convenient time.
Elections schedule and timeline
Wednesday 14 January 2026 – Role descriptions for available roles published on the BCS website
Wednesday 11 March 2026 – Nominations open
Wednesday 8 April 2026 – Nominations close at 11:59pm
Wednesday 29 April 2026 – Ballot opens
Wednesday 20 May 2026 – Ballot closes at 11:59pm
Wednesday 3 June 2026 – BCS AGM, Elected members announced
Results will be announced and ratified at the BCS AGM on Wednesday 3 June 2026.