Job summary
We are seeking cross-specialty consultation surgeons, speciality surgical registrars, or surgical nurses in the following areas
- Knee
- Spine
- Hip
- Foot/ankle
to join the Robot-assisted surgery for orthopaedic procedures committee as temporary specialist members.
Closing date: 28 July2024
Time commitment: 9 months as necessary
How to apply: Please read the job description and person specification thoroughly and use the APPLY NOW link to submit your application.
Please also complete and send the Confidentiality Form to medtech@nice.org.uk at the same time as you submit your online application
If you have an access requirement that prevents you from applying online, please contact us at medtech@nice.org.uk and we can provide MS Word
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.
- Ensure strict adherence to NICE's Principles andequality policy
- Read and adhere to NICE's policies on hospitality, declarations of interest and travel and subsistence
About us
You will be working with the HealthTech project and technical teams to develop the Robot-assisted surgery for orthopaedic procedures evaluation.
Time commitment: Committee members are expected to attend two half day committee meetings and one day scoping workshop and to spend time reading committee documents and helping to produce consultation documents.
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. More information can be found here.
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 thenon-staff reimbursement policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Review and comment on the following documents and attend the following meetings:
- Lead team meeting
- Committee meetings
- 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 Committees 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 the 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 on 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 NICEs code of conduct for Committee members including NICEs code of practice for declaring and dealing with conflicts of interest and follow the Committees operational procedures.
- Prepare for the Committee meetings by reading the papers and by gathering any additional helpful information
- Participate in any appropriate training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Review and comment on the following documents and attend the following meetings:
- Lead team meeting
- Committee meetings
- 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 Committees 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 the 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 on 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 NICEs code of conduct for Committee members including NICEs code of practice for declaring and dealing with conflicts of interest and follow the Committees operational procedures.
- Prepare for the 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
Essential
- Looking at the role description and person specification, please tell us how you meet the criteria listed under 'ability to contribute to the committee'. Maximum 500 words.
Ability to understand and interpret multiple complex data sets
Essential
- Looking at the role description and person specification, please tell us how you meet the criteria listed under 'ability to understand and interpret multiple complex data sets'. Maximum 500 words.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Essential
- Looking at the role description and person specification, please tell us how you meet the criteria listed under 'equality, diversity and inclusion'. Maximum 500 words.
Other
Essential
- Please state which post you are applying for.
Eligibility
Essential
- 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?
Person Specification
Ability to contribute to the work of the committee
Essential
- Looking at the role description and person specification, please tell us how you meet the criteria listed under 'ability to contribute to the committee'. Maximum 500 words.
Ability to understand and interpret multiple complex data sets
Essential
- Looking at the role description and person specification, please tell us how you meet the criteria listed under 'ability to understand and interpret multiple complex data sets'. Maximum 500 words.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Essential
- Looking at the role description and person specification, please tell us how you meet the criteria listed under 'equality, diversity and inclusion'. Maximum 500 words.
Other
Essential
- Please state which post you are applying for.
Eligibility
Essential
- 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?
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
