The Department of Health and Social Care has begun the process of recruiting up to seven non-executives to the governing board of NICE.
An advertisement has been placed on the Cabinet Office website asking for applications for the roles which are based from the NICE offices in London or Manchester. Each post holder would be expected to work up to three days a month in the role.
NICE chairman Sharmila Nebhrajani said: “The board needs individuals with a broad range of specific technical skills but equally important is an intellectual curiosity, a deep commitment to improving health and care in England and a desire to contribute to collective deliberations that will ensure that NICE is fit for the challenges ahead.”
To be considered, each candidate will be asked to demonstrate they have the qualities, skills and experience to meet all the essential criteria for appointment. These are:
- an ability to contribute effectively on the board of a high-profile, national organisation – supporting its strategic development, and providing scrutiny, support and challenge to the Executive team
- sound judgement, based on an ability to consider complex and often sensitive issues, from an informed and balanced viewpoint
- a high-level understanding of and a commitment to the role of NICE in supporting quality outcomes for patients and service users across the health and social care system in England.
A track record of achievement in one or more of the following areas:
- practising NHS clinician
- social care skills, especially from a provider perspective
- data and informatics
- digital publishing
- transformation through technology
- patient perspectivesincluding an understanding of the development of shared care models
- understanding of and expertise in the life sciences or medtech industry
- medical research/scientific horizon scanning of key developments likely to shape healthcare in the future
- senior finance experience, including assurance, risk management and governance with an ability to chair the audit committee
- health economics
- ethics, inclusion and fairness
Applications must be received by midday on Tuesday 22 September 2020.