The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are looking to recruit someone with lived experience with a passion for quality improvement in health and social care services to join its Quality Standards Advisory Committee as a standing lay member.
Who is it for?
The position is for patients, service users, carers and lay people. NICE are looking for people with a range of lived experience across health, public health and social care, together with an understanding of quality improvement from the perspective of people using these kinds of services.
As a standing lay member, you will not have personal knowledge or experience of every topic the committee looks at, but you should have a broad understanding of the issues important to patients and their families or unpaid carers. You will be expected to research topics you are not familiar with so that you can gain this insight and highlight issues of importance for people and communities within the topic area.
As a lay member, you will have this experience and understanding:
- through personal experience you have of treatment and care provided for you by the NHS
- as a relative or unpaid carer of someone who has used relevant health services
- as an advocate, volunteer, or officer of a relevant voluntary organisation or support group
What does the role involve?
- attending committee meetings (see time commitment in the role description attached) and taking part in discussions to shape the guidance
- reading committee papers
- commenting on documents between meetings
- 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- review topic information and the draft guidance from a patient, service user, carer or community perspective.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
Expenses and benefits
For this role, you will receive either £300 for a full day meeting or £150 if it’s a half day meeting, with other expenses payable depending on your situation. Additionally:
- you will be helping to make national and local health and social care services work better for patients, people who use services, carers or the public
- previous lay members have said they found their confidence improved, as well as developing other skills like public speaking and critical thinking
- being a member of a NICE committee shows you are an expert by experience. It also shows you can work in a team, as an equal contributor to the committee alongside healthcare and other professionals.
Support in the role
- a named member of the public involvement team will be available throughout your time working with us, to offer help and support
- you will be offered training and guidance to make sure you feel confident on the committee, as well as regular chats with your named contact
- if you have any special requirements, for example access or travel needs, we can discuss this with you and make adjustments where needed
How to apply
Please visit click here to read the role description and person specification thoroughly and use the apply now link to register your interest.
Deadline
Recruitment is open until 23.59pm on Sunday 9th February 2025.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 20th February 2025