Digital tech for managing mild to moderate hip or knee osteoarthritis (Medical Technologies Adv[...]

NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; Manchester; Remote

Job description

Main area Professional Specialist Committee member Grade Medical Technologies Advisory Committee - Professional member Contract Voluntary: 8 months (Topic specific vacancy) Hours

• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

To attend 100% of all committee meetings Job ref 907-CM-7083717

Employer NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Employer type NHS Site Virtual Town Manchester Salary £1 - £300 See job description for non-staff reimbursement details Salary period Session by session Closing 24/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 06/05/2025

Digital tech for managing mild to moderate hip or knee osteoarthritis

Medical Technologies Advisory Committee - Professional member

Job overview

We are seeking a professional with experience of digital technologies for managing mild to moderate hip or knee osteoarthritis including:

First contact practitioner with specialist interest in osteoarthritis as temporary specialist committee member.

How to apply: Please read the job description and person specification thoroughly and use the APPLY NOW link to submit your application.

If you have an access requirement that prevents you from applying online, please contact us at [e-mail] and we can provide MS Word versions of the forms to complete.

Applicants must be based in the UK

Main duties of the job

Members may be NHS staff, healthcare professionals, local government staff, social care practitioners, patients, service users and carers, and professionals from the academic world. They are expected to use their personal experience and judgement for the topics considered by the committee and to actively contribute to improving the quality and consistency of care provided by the NHS.

Committee members agree to:

• Set aside enough time to attend committee meetings and use their personal and professional knowledge to inform the development of the guidance.
• Raise any concerns about process or details in the draft report with the committee, and try to resolve these issues within the committee, with support from the NICE assessment project team.
• Contribute positively to the work of the committee and to developing the guidance.
• Take full account of the evidence in developing the guidance.
• Consider the analysis and interpretation of evidence prepared by the evidence review team.
• Act in a professional manner, show good manners and be courteous to colleagues and staff at all times.
• Be impartial and honest in conducting their duties for NICE, use public funds entrusted to them to the best advantage of NICE, and avoid deliberately damaging the confidence of the public or stakeholders in NICE.
• Read and adhere to NICE’s policies on hospitality, declarations of interest and travel and subsistence.

Working for our organisation

You will be working with the HealthTech project and technical teams to develop the Digital technologies for managing mild to moderate hip or knee osteoarthritis: early value assessment.

Time commitment: Committee members are expected to attend up to two half day committee meetings and to spend time reading committee documents and helping to produce consultation documents.

Candidates are required to complete and return the confidentiality form alongside their application form.

Remuneration: The position of committee member is unpaid. Our committees usually meet virtually using online software, but NICE will pay reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including train fares and hotel costs when necessary, for attending in-person committee meetings.

Other expenses: NICE recognises that in some circumstances individuals will need to arrange for carers or support workers to accompany them to a meeting, or to take over unpaid caring responsibilities while they are at a meeting – this includes childcare or care of a family member with a disability or other additional needs. The circumstances in which NICE can provide reimbursement for such costs are outlined in the non-staff reimbursement policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Review/comment on documents and attend meetings as below:

• Committee meeting(s)
• Assessment report
• On behalf of the Committee, advise the external assessment group on request during the assessment phase. E.g. advice on the care pathway, the selection and analysis of the evidence, and other relevant issues that require specialist clinical or methodological expertise.
• Contribute to the Committee’s deliberations from their own specialist knowledge whilst respecting input from non-specialists and lay persons. Apply their own experience and judgement, rather than act as a representative of their organisation.
• Work with other members of the Committee and NICE staff to identify key issues and review evidence.
• Work with other members of the Committee and NICE staff to comment on the evidence and drafts of the guidance assessments.
• Advise on implementation issues.
• Ensure appropriate consideration of the implications of guidance for equalities.
• Follow agreed decision-making procedures and accept the collective decisions of the Committee.
• Abide by NICE’s code of conduct for Committee members including NICE’s code of practice for declaring and dealing with conflicts of interest and follow the Committee’s operational procedures.
• Prepare for Committee meetings by reading the papers and by gathering any additional helpful information.
• Participate in any appropriate training.

Person specification

Ability to contribute to the work of the committee

• Experience in health or social care (as appropriate), either as a practising health or social care professional, or working in or in association with the wider aspects of health or social care or the healthcare industries.
• Active registration with the appropriate professional body.
• A license to practice.
• An understanding of the social, political, economic and professional influences on NICE.

Ability to understand and interpret multiple complex data sets

• Ability to gather data, analyse, critique and synthesise complex information, as evidenced by relevant experience and/or academic qualifications.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

• Commitment to eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality and an understanding of the issues of inequality in health, public health and social care settings.

Other

• Please state which post you are applying for, from the list of professionals in the job overview.
• Are you happy to commit to work within the NICE equality scheme?
• Do you commit to keeping committee discussions confidential as needed?
• Do you have the time to commit to this committee’s work? (This includes attending meetings, reading papers, commenting on draft documents, and other work as required)
• Have you worked, or do you work as a healthcare, social care or public health professional? If yes, please give details including profession, specialty and dates:
• Have you received a prison sentence or suspended sentence of 3 months or more in the last 5 years?
• Are you the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order?
• Have you been dismissed (except by redundancy) by any NHS or social care body?
• Have you had an earlier term of appointment with NICE terminated?
• Are you under a disqualification order under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986?
• Have you been removed from trusteeship of a charity?
• Are you employed by the Department for Health and Social Care?
• Are you employed by NHS England’s national commissioning functions?
• Are you appointed by NHS England as a National Clinical Director, National Specialty Lead, or Clinical Reference Group chair?