Hello everyone,
I just wanted to share this opportunity from NICE (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence) with you, as I know our members have had lots of experience (both good and bad) of health and social care, both for themselves and their loved ones.
NICE are recruiting for Quality Standard Advisory Committee Lay Members. The advert says:
We’re 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 won’t have personal knowledge or experience of every topic this 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’s in it for me?
· 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.
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.
This role is open to anyone living in the UK.
You can apply via this link:
If you have any questions, please get in touch with
jessica.bailey@nice.org.uk
Take care,
Seaneen