Act in accordance with the principles of the NICE Code of Conduct 

Participate in NICE committee Chairs training 

Participate in the recruitment of committee members including shortlisting and interviewing applicants (virtual) 

Work with the Topic Adviser and developer staff to develop the scope of the guidance 

Help plan, chair and maintain the focus and smooth running of committee meeting  

Agree draft agendas with NICE staff and ensure that committee meetings achieve their aims by keeping to the agenda 

Ask for Declarations of Interest from committee members at each meeting, identify any conflicts and handle these as they arise in line with NICE’s policy 

Facilitate committee meetings to achieve consensus in relation to the evidence base, provide appropriate practice interpretations where possible and formulation of concise action-orientated recommendations. 

Facilitate topic groups of committee members on specific questions as required. 

Facilitate discussion at committee meetings about topic development and writing of recommendations, ensuring all members are involved in discussion and encouraged to express their views 

Keep group discussion unified and avoid disruption by sub-conversations or dominance by any group members 

Encourage constructive debate, without forcing agreement and prevent repetitive debate 

Summarise the main points and key decisions from discussions at committee meetings 

Assist in resolving concerns or disagreements between committee members 

Work with the Topic Adviser and Topic Lead to ensure appropriate governance of committee meetings and topic materials, such as accurate sets of meeting minutes, recording and assessing the impact of declarations of interest, ensuring confidentiality, etc. 

Sign-off all meeting minutes once approved by the committee 

Work with the Topic Adviser, the Topic Lead and other members of NICE’s topic team between meetings to ensure timely delivery of high-quality systematic reviews and health economic content 

Take responsibility with the Topic Adviser and Topic Lead for quality assuring drafts of the guidance and contributing to the writing of the final guidance documents. 

Represent the committee at other meetings (such as those organised by NICE and relevant medical Royal colleges), if required 

Be a champion for the guidance after publication and undertake activities to promote its implementation, such as talking at press and professional conferences and publishing topic-related articles in accordance with the NICE publications policy.