Volunteer: Co-opted member of the NGC technical committee for Hypertension in adults

The post-holder will be an active participant in guideline development, with involvement in the entire guideline production process. Tasks will include attendance at monthly guideline development meetings with experts from around the country, writing up of ‘linking evidence to recommendations’ narratives and offering clinical experience.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in the area and as well as an understanding of the evidence-based guideline development process.

Commitment

The position will be for the length of the guideline’s development (approximately 18 months) and all reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed. The post-holder will commit to an average of 0.33 days per week face-to-face or teleconference meetings, with additional time dedicated to email or telephone responses to queries. 

You will need to incorporate the demands of the guideline development process into their work and on-call schedules. Where appropriate, trainees should arrange to use study leave to attend GC/technical team meetings.

Submission details

Please submit the following to NGC-projectcoordinators@rcplondon.ac.uk 

• A short CV.
• A short statement outlining how your experience is most suited to work of this guideline development group.
• Completed Equality monitoring form.
• Completed Declaration of Interests form. 
• Names and contact details for two referees.

Closing date for Applications:  Wednesday 10 May 5pm

Contact

More deails about the guideline can be found on the NICE Hypertension in adults page. For more information, please contact Serena Carville, NGC associate director by phone on 0203 075 1433.