NICE committee vacancies for patients, service users, carers and lay people
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is looking for people with an understanding of health technologies and the issues important to patients, people using services, unpaid carers, communities and the public. They are looking for people to join both the Medical Technologies Advisory Committee (MTAC) and the Diagnostics Advisory Committee (DAC).
There is more detail below and in the linked role description and person specification document.
Closing date: 23.59 on Wednesday 16 October 2024.
Time commitment: a minimum of one day per month (meeting dates not yet confirmed)
How to apply
Please read the role description thoroughly and use the apply now link to complete an application.
If you have an access requirement that prevents you from applying online, please contact pip@nice.org.uk and we can provide MS word versions of the forms to complete.
Main duties of the job
What does the role involve?
- attending committee meetings and taking part in discussions to shape the guidance
- reading committee papers
- commenting on documents between meetings
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keeping the committee’s work confidential.
What am I expected to do? - Make sure the views, experiences and interests of patients or people who use health and social care services are considered by the committee.
- Identify areas of concern to people using NHS, public health or social care services.
- Review topic information and the draft guidance from a patient, service user, carer or community perspective. For instance, does the information address issues important to people affected by the guidance? Does the guidance take their views into account?
- Make sure the guidance considers people from different backgrounds.
