Heart Valve Disease presenting in adults (Update): Committee Member

NICE are seeking to appoint guideline committee members for its Heart Valve Disease presenting in adults: investigation and management (Update) guideline committee. This guideline will update the recommendations on TAVI for aortic stenosis within the NICE guideline NG208 (Heart valve disease presenting in adults: investigation and management). This update will focus on recommendations for people at low or intermediate risk only.

We are looking for the following:

• Interventional radiologist (1)
• Advanced clinical practitioner (1)
• Advance Nurse Practitioner/ Structural Heart Clinical Nurse specialist (1)

Main duties of the job 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• Raise any concerns about process or details in the draft guidance with the committee, and try to resolve these issues within the committee.
• Contribute positively to the work of the committee and to developing the guidance.
• Take full account of the evidence in developing recommendations.
• 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.
• Read and adhere to NICE's Principles.
• Act in a way that values equality, diversity, inclusion, dignity and respect.
• Read and adhere to NICE's policies on hospitality, declarations of interests and travel and subsistence.

About us Currently the position of committee member is unpaid. However, NICE will pay reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including train fares and hotel costs when necessary, for attending committee meetings as set out in NICE's non-staff reimbursement policy.

Job responsibilities include:

• To work in collaboration with NICE staff, the guideline Chair over a period of 18 months to develop a clinical care guideline on MASLD.
• To provide expert knowledge on MASLD and act as a source of clinical care advice to the guideline Chair and NICE staff in the identification and review of evidence.
• Members will be supported by NICE staff who will be responsible for overall project management, organising Committee meetings, carrying out evidence reviews and economic analysis.
• Act in accordance with the principles of the NICE Code of Conduct.
• Participate in NICE Committee training.
• Attend all Committee meetings, held over a period of approximately 12 months.
• Represent the Committee at other meetings if required.
• Contribute to the development of other related guideline products.
• Provide appropriate clinical advice to NICE staff when responding to stakeholder comments on the draft scope and on the draft guideline.

Person Specification:

• Ability to contribute to the work of the advisory committee.
• Ability to understand and interpret multiple complex data sets.
• Commitment to eliminating unlawful discrimination and advancing equality.

Eligibility:

• Are you happy to commit to work within the NICE equality scheme?
• Do you commit to keeping committee discussions confidential as needed?
• Have you worked, or do you work as a healthcare, social care or public health professional?

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.