1. Keeping in touch with NICE and how I came to work for NICE
Learning outcome - increased awareness of how to stay engaged with NICE. Francesca will also share her story and relate it to other young recent professional recruits
Francesca Fasesin, Technical Analyst, NICE

2. What can you do? Explore and engage with us via our website
Use the toolbars and footers
Remember it’s a dynamic website so is likely to change
Be active – look for opportunities
Be active – look for opportunities. Ask if you can get involved. FOR EXAMPLE – Kirsty Knight, student who spoke before me. Explore and engage with us via our website

3. Use the NICE website

4. The latest from NICE includes:
NICE News
Update for Primary Care
Medicines and prescribing awareness Service
Medinces awareness
Social Care update
114.8K+ people follow NICE on Twitter for guidance
NICE news
NICE news is our free monthly newsletter, keeping you up to date with important developments at NICE. Sign up for direct access to features, stories, consultations, implementation advice and published and forthcoming guidance topics

5. Student Champion Group on Linkedin
Keeping in touch with developments whilst you are a student and beyond
Has the potential to link you directly to a range of other people on the NICE SC Group
Helps NICE to keep in touch with you
If you haven’t been invited to join the LinkedIn already, you will receive an invitation shortly. Please sign up as it will enable us to keep in touch with you when you qualify.

6. Other opportunities to work with NICE in the future
Get Involved see previous student champion posters
Student champions – work with next year’s champions
Formally evaluate your own SC work and let us know what you are doing
Post qualification
apply to become a Scholar
Join a NICE committee or working group
Join an Adoption and Impact Reference Panel
Medicines and prescribing - apply to become an MPC Associate or Affiliate
Let us know what you are doing
Posters
1.      Swansea Medical School: The NICE Student Champion Scheme - inspiring and developing medical students as future leaders in healthcare improvement. (Feb 2012) Dean, S. et al
2.      Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL: Reducing students' doubts in evidence- based medicine. (August, 2013) Perera, M.
3.      Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL: Reflections on the benefits of introducing NICE Student Champion Scheme: an action research study. (August, 2013) Boparai, A. et al
4.      Keele Medical School: Peer teaching of evidence based medicine to undergraduate students. (August, 2013) Rees, E.
5.      Leicester Medical School: Fitness for Practice: How Can Junior Doctors Ensure They Keep Up To Date? (June 2014) Knight, K. et al
6.      Birmingham Medical School: NICE Evidence Search Student Champion Scheme: Evaluating Student-Owned Learning. (June 2014) Loveridge, S.
7.      Cambridge Medical School: NICE  Student Champions: A paradigm, for peer to peer teaching in evidence based medicine. (January 2016) Tahira, A. et al

7. Working for NICE My story…from pharmacy student to Technical Analyst
My journey to NICE
convoluted
at times disheartening
focused and realistic
opportunities x100!!

8. Pharmacy at KCL
2nd year ME

9. What was I doing?
Pharmacy at KCL
2nd year
NICE Student Champion
NICE jobs ME

10. What was I doing?
Final year project
Studying aggression in mice ME

11. Choose research topic/modules/courses: Your interests Future prospects
Transferable skills ME
Photo from accessed on 27/01/17

12. What was I doing?
NICE Jobs – Technical Analysts/Advisor
Graduation
Community placement instead of hospital ME ME

13. What was I doing?
Hospital placement
Public Health MSc applications
Introduction to quantifying and qualifying health (free online course)
NICE jobs – trainee systematic reviewer ME

14. What was I doing?
Failed first interview, reapplied 4 months later
Hired as a Research fellow/systematic reviewer at the National Guideline Centre ME

15. What was I doing?
Failed first interview, reapplied 4 months later
Hired as a Research fellow/systematic reviewer at the National Guideline Centre
Worked on four different guidelines and wrote a surveillance review ME

16. Build upon your skill set
What was/am I doing?
DANGER AHEAD?!
Build upon your skill set
Build working relationships in the different places you work/learn
Do your research
Have confidence in your unique experience and journey
Applied for a job as a Technical Analyst within the NICE Surveillance team
Started Health Policy Msc
Currently working and studying ME

17. Thank you
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