Coordinator

As a coordinator within the Clinical Directorate you will play a key role in the efficient and effective organisation of the Clinical Directorate work programme, with a focus on the fixed term work to incorporate technology appraisals into guidelines and support the development of implementation toolkits, developing and implementing processes aligned to methods agreed in collaboration with other internal NICE teams. The co-ordinator will work closely with colleagues from across the directorate to plan, coordinate and monitor the progress of individual products and projects, ensuring consistency across the work programmes., As a co-ordinator, you will support the Medicines Optimisation team across its varied portfolio of projects and activity, with the following key responsibilities:

• Assisting in the development and implementation of policies and working practices across the Clinical Directorate
• Acting as a contact point for internal teams and external organisations on matters relating to directorate projects
• Responding to written and verbal enquiries from a range of external organisations, ensuring these are handled appropriately and forwarded as necessary to the appropriate person
• Checking that the relevant paperwork for projects has been received, chasing for contributions as appropriate
• Providing efficient and effective administrative support, including preparing correspondence and papers, collating, copying and distributing papers, managing diaries and making travel and accommodation arrangements
• Providing project management support for the programme as appropriate and developing and operating systems for managing projects, recording activities and tracking progress
  
  The medicines optimisation team within the clinical directorate is responsible for embedding the safe, effective and innovative use of medicines into NICE outputs to enable the best possible outcomes. The team is primarily made up of pharmacists, along with a doctor, medicines analyst and key operational staff. The co-ordinator will be joining the operational staff which consists of 1 Programme Manager, 3 Project Managers, 1 Assistant Project Manager, 1 Co-ordinator and 2 administrators.
  
  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 with showers, bike storage facilities and refreshments such as tea and coffee.
• 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.
• Personal development tailored to your needs.