Job summary
Reporting to a content adviser, you will work with teams across NICE, and expert groups outside NICE, to make sure that our guidance is easy to understand and right for our users. You will attend committee meetings and work with technical teams to produce content that is accurate and consistent with NICE style.
You will focus on our users' needs and how published guidance is presented on the NICE website. You will be a champion for plain English and accessibility, and be responsible for a consistent tone across NICE's content.
Interview date: Friday 1st November
There will also be a test sent to candidates who are moved to interview stage, the deadline for this will be communicated closer to the time.
Main duties of the job
Senior guidance content designers use content design principles to create NICE's national guidance, making sure it is high quality, easy to understand and right for our users. You will work with colleagues to understand the needs of our different users. You will also work collaboratively with topic experts to write and edit content that meets users' needs, and is clear, concise and easy to find. You will make sure that the editorial contribution is efficient, adds value and is adaptable to changing ways of working.
About us
The publishing team is responsible for the timely publication of all NICE content to a high standard of quality and accuracy. Senior guidance content designers work with internal teams to help develop guidance, support NICE's content strategy and ambitions, and ensure consistency.
Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.
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 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.
If you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.
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 demonstrate all essential criteria through 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 demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.
Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Life science degree and/or clinical, public health or social care qualification, and a postgraduate qualification, or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience and further training/development.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the discipline of content design and experience of putting this into practice, and understanding of related disciplines such as user research and agile methodology.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Creating and iterating content designed to meet user needs and improving it in line with feedback.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Making complex language, data and processes easy to understand and showing users the content they need at the right time and in the right format.
Skills/Knowledge
Desirable
- Writing, in-depth editing and rewriting, copyediting and proofreading different types of information on healthcare or pharmaceutical topics.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Life science degree and/or clinical, public health or social care qualification, and a postgraduate qualification, or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience and further training/development.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the discipline of content design and experience of putting this into practice, and understanding of related disciplines such as user research and agile methodology.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Creating and iterating content designed to meet user needs and improving it in line with feedback.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Making complex language, data and processes easy to understand and showing users the content they need at the right time and in the right format.
Skills/Knowledge
Desirable
- Writing, in-depth editing and rewriting, copyediting and proofreading different types of information on healthcare or pharmaceutical topics.
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.
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.
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).
