Professional coopted committee member - SMI

NHS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 250 - 600; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Reimbursement for travel and hotel

Carer or support worker reimbursement

Job summary

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is seeking a co-opted committee member with occupational therapy experience in severe mental illness. The role involves reviewing CG178 and related guidelines, attending up to 10 day-long meetings per year, and contributing expert input to develop evidence-based recommendations.

The position requires health/social care experience, professional registration, and a commitment to NICE policies on equality and conduct.

Qualifications

• Experience in health or social care, either as a practising professional or working with health/social care.
• Ability to gather, analyse and synthesize complex information relevant to NICE guidance.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in public health settings.

Responsibilities

• Regularly attend Committee meetings (likely 10 per year) and participate in occasional training.
• Contribute to panel deliberations using specialist knowledge while respecting non-specialists.
• Apply experience and judgement to topics, not as a representative of your organisation.
• Identify key issues and review evidence with NICE staff.
• Formulate recommendations and comment on evidence and drafts of guidance.
• Agree final recommendations and guidance; advise on implementation issues.
• Ensure consideration of equalities implications; follow decision procedures and code of conduct.
• Prepare for meetings by reading papers and gathering information; participate in induction and reviews.

Skills

Health/social care experience

Data interpretation

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Education

Active professional registration

License to practice

Job description

Go back NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Professional coopted committee member - SMI

The closing date is 11 October 2026

NICE is undertaking a review of its guidelines on Severe and enduring mental illness. We are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist with experience of working with people with severe mental illness. This could be in an NHS hospital inpatient or community setting.

The co-opted committee member will work with the NICE technical team, the guideline chair and the committee to the support the specific review of: Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management (CG178) including a review of psychological and psychosocial interventions in psychosis.

The expectation is the co-opted committee member will initially be involved in the work outlined, however as the review of the severe and enduring mental illness guidelines progresses professional knowledge from the committee member may be required across other reviews outlined below:

• CG185 - Bipolar disorder: assessment and management.
• CG155 - Psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people - recognition and management.
• CG178 - Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management.
• NG181 - Rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis.
• CG77 - Antisocial personality disorder: prevention and management.
• CG78 - Borderline personality disorder: recognition and management.
• CG158 - Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorder in children and young people: recognition and management.
• NG69 - Eating Disorders.
• NG116 - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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, with support from the guidance developer or the NICE guidance project team

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 (committee members should behave in a polite, efficient and respectful manner and without bias or favour, using the highest standards of conduct expected in public life and service while on NICE duty)

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 and equality policy.

Read and adhere to NICE's policies on hospitality, declarations of interests and travel and subsistence.

Interview date to be confirmed Closing date: Sunday 11 October

About us

We are particularly interested in people who work with a wide range of people including those who are neurodiverse, people with a learning disability, people from minority ethnic backgrounds or any other groups that may face inequalities in gaining access to services.

Members:

Information on reimbursement can be found here. NICE will pay reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including train fares and hotel costs when necessary, for attending 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.

Time commitment:

Committee members are expected to attend all committee meetings related to the topic under review. We expect this will be up to 10 day-long committee meetings a year, although this may vary as the work progresses. Our committees have been meeting virtually but ca small number of meetings may be held in person with an option to attend virtually.

Committee members will have to spend time reading substantial committee documents and helping to produce consultation documents.

Job responsibilities

Before you consider applying for this role, please ensure you read the attached applicant informationdocument and refer to NICE'spolicy on declaring and managing interests for NICE advisory committees.

Responsibilities:

Regularly attend Committee meetings (likely 10 per year) as well as occasional training.

Contribute to the panel deliberations from their own specialist knowledge whilst respecting input from non-specialists and lay persons.

Apply their own experience and judgement to the topics under discussion, 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 formulate recommendations and comment on the evidence and on drafts of the guidance.

Agree the final recommendations and guidance.

Advise on implementation issues as required.

Ensure appropriate consideration of the implications of guidance for duties under equalities legislation. Follow agreed decision-making procedures and accept the collective decisions of the Committee.

Abide by NICEs code of conduct for Committee members including declarations of interest, and follow the Committees operational procedures.

Prepare for the Committee meetings by reading the substantive papers and by gathering any additional information on the proposed topics which may be helpful to the discussions.

Participate in review(s) of the functioning of the Committee and accept changes to the membership, remit, procedures, etc., of the Committee as a result.

Participate in induction training and other training which may be offered periodically.

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 relevent experience and/or academic qualifications.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

• Committment 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.
• 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.

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

£1 to £600 a sessionSee info and attachment for links to reimbursement policy.