Programme Lead

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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Job summary

Programme Lead for Improving Timeliness of Guidance Development

Are you passionate about driving change and making a significant impact in the healthcare sector?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Lead for the NICE Improving Timeliness of Guidance Development Programme. This is one of NICE's most important business change programmes for 2024-2026, aiming to enhance the timeliness of guidance production across medicines, health tech, and guidelines while maintaining high-quality standards.

Programme Goals:

  • Improve the timeliness of guidance production measured by mean and median time in guidance-producing processes.
  • Achieve 90% optimal appraisals of medicines meeting target time between marketing authorisation and technology appraisal.
  • Improve staff engagement in guidance-producing functions and increase throughput of medicines and health tech guidance.

This opportunity to open to both London and Manchester office locations with hybrid home-working.

Important: applicants successful at shortlisting stage will be invited to a full day of assessments taking place in Manchester in-person on 9 October. Candidates at this stage must be available to partake in this assessment day. Invites are expected to be sent latest 2 October

For any questions or an informal discussion, please contact Jenniffer Prescott, Programme Director - CHTE Planning and Operations: Jenniffer.Prescott@nice.org.uk

Main duties of the job

  • Provide independent and objective delivery of the overall programme, working alongside the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for the Programme.
  • Support Business Service Owners, Executive sponsors, and the SRO to deliver new ways of working to achieve programme outcomes and build capability in NICE for managing large programmes.
  • Collaborate with the Programme Director for Continuous Quality Improvement and the Digital, Information & Technology directorate to employ continuous quality improvement methods and digital tools.
  • Standardise and improve processes across guidance-producing centres, including topic management, committee management, stakeholder management, guidance generation, content creation, and the generation and use of management information.

About us

The improving timeliness of guidance development programme is a business change programme focusing on the achievement of outcomes through the design and improvement of holistic services in guidance development at NICE.

Business Service Owners will take accountability for establishing a standard approach to working across NICE, incorporating available technology and working with the digital and improvement teams to prioritise the work required.

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a transformative programme that will shape the future of healthcare guidance.
  • Work with a dynamic team dedicated to continuous improvement and innovation.
  • Contribute to a programme that reports directly to the High Quality and Timely Programme Board, chaired by the Chief Executive.

We offer a range of benefits including:

  • NHS pension scheme which is one of the most generous in the UK.
  • We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance including work from home, compressed hours and flexi start/finish times.
  • Access to a Blue Light Card which includes a wide range of discounts from major retailers, restaurants and more.
  • Holiday entitlement which starts from 27 days plus Bank Holidays
  • Access to modern offices
  • Access to Staff Networks
  • Personal development tailored to your needs.

Date posted

13 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£88,168 to £101,677 a year per annum (plus HCAS if applicable)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

16 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

907-653

Job locations

Manchester or London

Manchester or London

M1 4BT


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrateall essential criteriathrough the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrateall essential criteriathrough the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's degree or Doctorate or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of co-ordinating and managing multiple complex business transformation programmes

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of coaching and mentoring business leads to achieve their outcomes

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working at a senior level engaging with Executive Team and Board level sponsors

Knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of Agile and other methodologies for programme management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Highly developed knowledge of techniques for planning and monitoring large scale change programmes

other

Essential

  • An understanding and commitment to equality and diversity
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's degree or Doctorate or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of co-ordinating and managing multiple complex business transformation programmes

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of coaching and mentoring business leads to achieve their outcomes

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working at a senior level engaging with Executive Team and Board level sponsors

Knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of Agile and other methodologies for programme management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Highly developed knowledge of techniques for planning and monitoring large scale change programmes

other

Essential

  • An understanding and commitment to equality and diversity

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

Manchester or London

Manchester or London

M1 4BT


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

Manchester or London

Manchester or London

M1 4BT


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Director – CHTE Planning and Operations

Jenniffer Prescott

Jenniffer.Prescott@nice.org.uk

Date posted

13 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£88,168 to £101,677 a year per annum (plus HCAS if applicable)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

16 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

907-653

Job locations

Manchester or London

Manchester or London

M1 4BT


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