Clinical Advisor - Nursing

Job summary

The Clinical Advisor - Nursing, reporting to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for NICE, is a senior nurse in clinical practice probably as a nurse consultant, nurse practitioner or nurse prescriber and with a strong background in evidence-based medicine. The role faces both externally and internally. The postholder will deliver both engagement with key nursing stakeholders and provide end to end support for guidance development bringing a nursing perspective to ensure that NICE's guidance 'speaks' to the nursing profession and crucially, supports decision making by the nursing profession. The person appointed will be seen as a credible voice for NICE on all nursing matters both by those working in other organisations and within NICE.

This is a senior strategic leadership role working with considerable autonomy and will contribute to the Clinical Directorate's core tasks, particularly that of guidance prioritisation

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) exists to help improve the quality, sustainability and productivity of health and social care in England. We have an international reputation for our approach to producing guidance and information on effective practice that supports better decisions and helps the health and care system to prioritise its investment. We are one of the world leaders in the work that we do!

This role can be based at either our Manchester (M1 4BT) or London (E20 1JQ) office base.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for a wide range of duties covering areas such as leadership and advice, nursing and midwifery networks, guidance development, communication, planning and organisation and research and development.

Example of what will be expected of the role:

• Be the visible nursing leader for NICE setting out our strategic plan, in line with NICE's corporate objectives, for how we support and engage with the nursing profession over the lifetime of the NICE strategy.
• Contribute to the review of principles of engagement, partnership agreements or similar with key national stakeholders for nursing and midwifery.
• Provide routine operational nursing advice to NICE teams on individual topics, themes, pathways and suite of guidance within own area(s) of expertise, as required.
• Contribute a nursing perspective to NICE methodologies for developing guidance, surveillance and updates.
• Assist the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Team with strategy development.
• Gather and collate qualitative (and support quantitative) insights from the nursing profession to inform NICE's direction in developing guidance, support and advice for nurses.

About us

The purpose of the clinical directorate is to strengthen clinical leadership throughout NICE and ensure end-to-end clinical oversight of, and support to, all areas of NICE activity. It also enhances the external credibility of NICE and promotes more effective stakeholder engagement.

The core task of the directorate in support of NICE's strategic direction is to develop and deliver an organisation-wide topic selection and prioritisation process that identifies and prioritises what has the greatest impact on people and the health and care system.

The directorate is also responsible for ensuring that the clinical requirements of NICE are anticipated and met in a dynamic way that is responsive to changing need.

We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.

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
• Holiday entitlement starting at 27 days plus bank holidays
• Access to Staff Networks including Disability Advocacy and Wellbeing Network, Women In NICE, Race Equality Network, NICE and Proud, Eco-NICE, Change Agent Network. Equality and Diversity is highly valued in the organisation.