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Vice Chair of the Scottish Health Technologies Council
3 year secondment (2 session per week)
Commensurate with existing salary
Glasgow / Edinburgh
The function of SHTG is to fulfil the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) statutory responsibility under The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 10C (1) (d) '… provision of advice to the health service on the clinical and cost effectiveness of new and existing health technologies including drugs'.
This responsibility exists owing to:
- The widespread use of health technologies that have potential for health benefit but also harm across health and social care settings.
- A substantial spend on health technology use within NHS Scotland / Health and social care and the need to make best use of limited resources.
- The need to support value-based decision making on the use of health technologies.
HIS’ statutory responsibility is delegated to the three health technologies groups; the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC); the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and the Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG).
SHTG is a national health technology assessment (HTA) agency providing advice to NHSScotland on the use of new and existing health technologies that are likely to have significant implications for people’s care in Scotland. SHTG’s vision is for all our work to contribute to the provision of better health and social care for everyone in Scotland. To help achieve this vision, SHTG offers a range of HTA ‘products’, from bespoke assessments to national recommendations for Scotland.
The Scottish Health Technologies Council supports SHTG in providing advice through members contributing their health and care expertise. The Council is responsible for making recommendations to NHSScotland on the use of new and existing health technologies likely to have significant implications for people’s care in Scotland.
We are seeking an outstanding healthcare professional for the role of Vice Chair for the Scottish Health Technologies Council and to provide clinical input to the SHTG Executive Team.
The primary responsibilities of the Vice Chair will include:
- Contributing to the strategic direction of SHTG and oversight of its work programme through participation in the work of the SHTG Executive Team and interactions with other relevant stakeholders.
- Acting as a Vice-Chair of the Council supporting the Chair to reach robust recommendations and deputise where required. This includes preparation and background reading, liaison with the SHTG Executive Team, the Evidence Review Team (ERT) and SHTG Team.
- Co-chairing of the Medtech Forum to facilitate engagement with manufacturers and industry stakeholders.
- Lead role in interactions with stakeholder groups in Scotland including clinicians and patient interest groups.
We are looking for someone who has the ability to lead, influence, motivate and negotiate. The successful candidate will have professional credibility within their specialist field and knowledge of structures and functions of NHSScotland and the Scottish Government.
For further information about this position contact shtg.hcis@nhs.net.
Closing Date: 14 October 2020
It is anticipated that interviews will be held at the start of December.