Environment lay member

0-5 hours / month Meetings are held twice a year as a full day meeting, either 10:30 - 16:00, or 10:00 - 14:00 for virtual meetings, Sustainability is a strategic priority for the Association and we seek to lead the specialty on environmental matters and 'green' anaesthesia, working closely with other agencies and stakeholders. Purpose of the role:We are keen to appoint a lay member with a background in one or more of the following areas:

• Environment and sustainability in a public or charity sector context.
• Patient and public advocacy and engagement in the environment.
• The use of advocacy in political and media arenas.
• Evaluation and impact measurement relating to environment and sustainability including the use of high-quality science
The successful lay member will join as a member of the Safety, Standards, Environment and Sustainability Committee to offer their expertise. Meetings are held twice a year, either at our office in Lindon, or via videoconference. This is a voluntary role (unremunerated except for out of pocket expenses) and offers an opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of a leading medical membership organisation dedicated to promoting patient safety and quality of care in the UK and worldwide.


• Expertise of environmental and sustainability work in a public or charity sector context (essential)
• Objectivity in environment and sustainability matters (essential)
• Knowledge of patient and public engagement in the environment (essential)
• Ability to contribute ideas and constructive challenge at a time of modernisation and development (essential)
• Enthusiasm and commitment to advancing the environmental and sustainability agenda (essential)
• A commitment to public service values of accountability, probity, openness and equality of opportunity (essential)
• Experience in the use of advocacy in political and media arenas (desirable)
• Experience of evaluation and impact measurement relating to environment and sustainability including the use of high-quality science (desirable)
What difference will you make? Lay members bring expertise, judgment and balance which complement the skills of the elected directors and trustees. Their principal assets will be their independence and non-clinical expertise.

We represent the life-changing, life-saving profession of anaesthesia - by supporting, informing and inspiring a worldwide community of over 10,000 members.