Job summary
Here at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) we are passionate about the work we do and proud of the impact we make. We strive for excellence and have an academic culture committed to producing high quality work, which we take collective responsibility for. Not only that, we also put your individual health and wellbeing at the forefront, offering you a great place to work, good benefits, and flexible arrangements, all within a supportive, friendly and inclusive environment.
The Principal Technical Adviser supports the Associate Director in all aspects of the management and delivery of the Topic Delivery team within the Medicines Evaluation Directorate. This includes management of the technical teams that work to deliver medicines guidance for the NHS in England.
Roles can be based in either our Manchester or London office
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 21st and 22nd May
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Associate Director on delivery of a portfolio of topics and will lead on all aspects of the topics they are responsible for. In addition, the post holder will work closely with the Associate Director and Programme Director on programme planning, stakeholder management and methodological development. The Principal Technical Adviser will also be responsible for overseeing and signing off topic selection and scoping for their Topic Delivery Team.
In addition to the responsibilities outlined above Principal Technical Advisers will lead on a specialist area of responsibility. There is one vacant post with responsibility for methods, and one vacant post with responsibility for External Assessment Groups.
The post holder will provide day-to-day leadership on a portfolio of technology appraisals, leading the technical teams working on them and supporting the Associate Director and Programme Director in the overall leadership of the Medicines Evaluation Directorate. The post holder will bring experience of NICE's methods and processes for health technology evaluation, excellent strategic relationship management skills, and a thorough understanding of the sometimes challenging and volatile environment NICE operates in.
About us
The Medicines Evaluation Topic Delivery team is responsible for providing guidance to the NHS and patients on the clinical and cost effectiveness of technologies and their optimal position in clinical practice. Though recommendations are covered by a funding direction from the Secretary of State, our recommendations are not instructions to practitioners, but they are expected to take them into account and patients' access to what we recommend is guaranteed in the NHS Constitution. The Medicines Evaluation Directorate is mandated to evaluate all medicines that receive marketing authorisation in the UK, and its guidance therefore has significant impact on patients and the NHS.
Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.
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
- Doctorate with demonstrable postgraduate specialist experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. health economics, systematic review, pharmacy, epidemiology, statistics, clinical research) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing effective relationships and working in partnership with committees and senior professionals at a national level
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the social, political, economic and technological context in which the NHS and the Institute operates
Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively plan and manage complex projects involving multidisciplinary functions and deliver work of a high standard with conflicting and demanding deadlines
Experience
Desirable
- Experience line managing staff
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate with demonstrable postgraduate specialist experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. health economics, systematic review, pharmacy, epidemiology, statistics, clinical research) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing effective relationships and working in partnership with committees and senior professionals at a national level
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the social, political, economic and technological context in which the NHS and the Institute operates
Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively plan and manage complex projects involving multidisciplinary functions and deliver work of a high standard with conflicting and demanding deadlines
Experience
Desirable
- Experience line managing staff
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).
