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Clinical and Non-Clinical Advisory Group roles

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We are always looking for enthusiastic members who would like to be involved with our clinical and non-clinical groups (CAG and n-CAG). These are great opportunities for any member with a particular clinical and/or academic interest in one of these areas to help the profession shape practice and provide guidance for members in these areas of clinical practice.

You can find out more about the types of roles available below. If you’d like to get more involved, you can get in touch with any of the CAG or nCAG Leads for an informal chat.

CAG or nCAG Leads

Responsibilities of the CAG Lead:

  1. The role of CAG Lead should be held by an orthoptist working in the area of expertise.
  2. The CAG Lead/s will act as the focus of expertise and must be prepared to take the lead on issues related to the CAG.
  3. Ensure that relevant research is brought to the attention of the group so that practice guidelines can be modified where appropriate
  4. Attendance at meetings relevant to the CAG is expected, but this could be shared amongst the steering group.
  5. The CAG Lead/s and steering group will review and maintain the competency framework for their CAG. This will then be reviewed by Education and Professional Development Committee (EPDC) and once agreement is reached, updated on the BIOS website.
  6. CAGs should meet at least once a year
  7. The steering group should meet once a year, ideally on the same day as the annual CAG meeting.
  8. There will be an annual meeting of CAG Leads, organised and Chaired by the Vice Chair of BIOS with the Chair of BIOS in attendance.
  9. Attendance by the CAG Lead or a nominated representative is mandatory.

Term of office: 3 years with re-election for further 3 years and no further re-election until one year has passed

Steering Committee Roles

The Steering Committee Role Expectations:

  • Active contribution to CAG activity and workflow as directed by the CAG leads
  • Attendance at committee meetings
  • All steering group members are encouraged to contribute to meetings even if they are not funded, by teleconference or Skype etc. At the first meeting, the groups should identify the objectives and mission statement of the CAG in the form of a strategy.
  • Committee members may be assigned a specific area of responsibility within the CAG where appropriate, for example, Public Health or Social Media
  • Committee members should serve a term of three years with permitted extension to a second term or 3 years only (in line with other BIOS bodies). Once a term of office is nearing completion, or if the CAG Lead or steering group member should decide to step down earlier than expected, nominations should be sought for the position and, if necessary, a vote carried out, through the CAG membership.