Lay member on the Highly Specialised Technologies Committee


Company:	NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Salary:	£150 - £300 Honorarium £300 full day, £150 half day
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Virtual, M1 3BN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Jul 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

We are looking for people with lived experience who are interested in how medicines and technologies are approved for use in the NHS, if this is you,please read on for more information on how to join our Highly Specialised Technologies Committee.

Below you will find all the information you need as well as in the attached role description and person specification

Time commitment: 3 Years

How to apply

Please read the role description thoroughly and use the apply now link to complete an application.

If you have an access requirement that prevents you from applying online, please contactPaCT@nice.org.ukand we can provide MS word versions of the forms to complete.

What does the role involve?

• attending committee meetings and taking part in discussions to shape the guidance

• reading committee paper

• commenting on documents between meetings

• keeping the committee’s work confidential

What am I expected to do?

• Make sure the views, experiences and interests of patients or people who use health and social care services are considered by the committee.

• Identify areas of concern to people using NHS, public health or social care services.

• Review topic information and the draft guidance from a patient, service user, carer or community perspective. For instance, does the information address issues important to people affected by the guidance? Does the guidance take their views into account?

• Make sure the guidance considers people from different backgrounds.

A member of the people and communitiesteam will be available throughout your time with us, to offer help and support.

You will be offered training and guidance to ensure you feel confident on committee, as well as regular chats with your contact.

If you have any special requirements, for example access or travel needs, wecan discuss this with you andmake adjustmentswhere needed.

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 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

You will receive payment for each committee meeting you attend which is a recognition of the time spent reading, preparing,and  correspondingbefore and after meetings, with other expenses payable depending on your situation:

• £300 – scheduled meetings of more than 4 hours (full day)

• £150 – scheduled meetings up to and including 4 hours (half day)

For more information about the attendance fee, what you can claim for, and how the fee could affect benefit payments, read our guides:

Non-staff reimbursement policy

Lay member payments and expenses

Who we're looking for

We’relooking for people with a range of lived experience from across the health sector. You will also have an interest in how medicines are assessed and made available for use in the NHS and how this might affect patient populations and theircarersand families

• 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.

We would also be interested to hear what experience you have of either how medicines are approved in the NHS or how the NHS go about implementing NICEs recommendations. This may be though any work you have been involved in around service design ormonitoringin either hospitals, GP surgeries or via local groups such asHealthWatch. – please note this experience is not essential.

You will also have:

• good communication and team-working skills

• the ability to listen and take part in constructive debate, while being respectful of other people’s views

• knowledge of the experiences of people who face disadvantage and discrimination which gives you the ability to champion a range of differentperspectives

This advert closes on Sunday 9 Aug 2026

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