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Programme Lead

Nice

Programme Lead

£101677

Nice, City Centre, Manchester

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Remote working

, 14 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 2cb02200fadb4f30868cb6037ceb45dd

Full Job Description

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,
  • 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., 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.

    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.

    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.