NCCSC is seeking to recruit a service user, parent or carer to advise the scoping group on Child abuse and neglect

NICE Collaborating Centre for Social CareCall for Expressions of Interest to apply for the role of Scoping Group Member for the guideline on: 'Child abuse and neglect: Identifying and responding to abuse and neglect of children and young people, for practitioners working in all health and social care settings'

The NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC) is a consortium led by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in partnership with the:

• Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Centre, which is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London
• Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Kent
• Research in Practice
• Research in Practice for Adults

The NCCSC has been commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to produce social care guideline for England on Child abuse and neglect. The NCCSC is seeking to recruit aservice user, parent or carer to advise the scoping group.

The scoping group meets three times to help shape the 'scope' (or the framework) for the guideline. The role of the scoping group member will be to provide insight and challenge based on their experience and knowledge of care services. Following the completion of the scope, a Guideline Development Group (GDG) is formed, whose role it is to review the evidence on the topic and develop guidance. The scoping group member can apply for membership of the GDG as well, if this is of interest. This will be a formal recruitment process managed by NICE in July 2014.

Responsibilities

• Work with the NCCSC scoping group to develop the scope of the guideline.
• Advise on the composition of the GDG, which will be a multi-disciplinary group including frontline social care and health practitioners, service users and carers, commissioners and others as appropriate.
• Support the work of the NCCSC project team between scoping meetings to ensure timely delivery of activities that contribute to the development of an effective scope.
• Highlight areas where service user and carer preferences and choice may need to be acknowledged in the guideline.

Key skills

• Experience of, or an interest in, child abuse and neglect, from the perspective of a service user, parent or carer
• Time to commit to the work of the scoping group: attending all meetings and the stakeholder workshop, background reading, commenting on draft documents etc.
• Good communication and team working skills
• Understanding of equality and diversity, coproduction and participation.
• Experience of being on similar groups

Desirable skills

• Understanding of research and guidance development

Time commitment and conditionsThe service user member will be expected to attend two scoping group meetings and a stakeholder workshop in central London. The dates and times of these meetings are as follows:

Scoping Group 1: 19th May 2014 (10.00am - 12.00pm), London

Stakeholder Workshop: 13th June 2014 (9.30am - 1.30pm), London

Scoping Group 2: 16th June 2014 (11am - 1.30pm), London

Scoping Group 3: 28th August 2014 (1pm - 4pm), London

Fees and expenses
A fee of £150 per day (£75 per half day) and reasonable expenses are available.

How to apply
Please provide the following key documents:

• A short statement (no more than one page of A4) outlining how you meet the key and desirable skills and your motivation for applying for the post
• Contact details of a nominated referee
• Declaration of Interests form

Please return the forms (either in hard copy or in electronic format) to: 
Email: NCCSC.recruitment@scie.org.uk 

Or post to: 
Mavis Taylor 
NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care 
SCIE 
206 Marylebone Rd 
London 
NW1 6AQ 

If you would prefer paper copies of these forms, please email, write to, or telephone Mavis Taylormavis.taylor@scie.org.uk or Tel. 020 7535 0940. 

If you have any questions or wish to discuss the role further, please contact the Co-production Leads: 
Michael Turner -Michael.Turner@scie.org.uk Tel: 020 7535 0944 
Pete Fleischmann - Pete.Fleischmann@scie.org.uk Tel: 020 7535 0955

Please return your completed forms by Tuesday 6th May (5pm)

The NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care will decide whom to recruit to the scoping group. Please note that submitting an application does not automatically guarantee a place on the Scoping Group.


Source: www.scie.org.uk/nccsc/scoping-advert.asp

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