Job summary
- Main area
- Technical Analyst
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 907-610
- Employer
- NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Level 1a City Tower
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/08/2024
Employer heading
Technical Analyst
NHS AfC: Band 7
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to creating a inclusive environment and welcome everyone from all backgrounds to apply so we can continue to create a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve.
If you are suitably qualified and have an interest in remote, hybrid, full time or part time working we encourage you to get in touch as we are happy to discuss potential flexible working opportunities.
We have modern offices in Manchester city centre and Stratford, London. Please take into consideration that you may be required to commute to one of our offices for business purposes if necessary.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technical Analyst to join NICE. You will be based in the Surveillance team and will work on a broad range of topics. You will be responsible for assessing the impact of evidence and knowledge from a broad range of sources on guidance products. You will define suitable approaches to monitoring and synthesising evidence to support surveillance and prioritisation board decisions. You will engage with internal and external partners in formulating surveillance and prioritisation decisions.
Main duties of the job
- Work with Information Specialists to identify new evidence from a variety of sources
- Undertake evidence synthesis and give a balanced view to assess the impact of new evidence and intelligence on published guidance.
- Developing proposals for the Prioritisation Board on areas for development of NICE guidance
- Collaborate with internal and external experts to obtain specialist advice to inform decisions within area of work
- Contribute to technical and organisational developments and proposing changes to policy and methodology
- Represent the Centre at internal and external events and conferences.
Working for our organisation
The Surveillance Team is responsible for the ongoing surveillance programme for published guidelines. This includes reviewing new evidence on a regular basis, for producing published Surveillance reports, and for recommending whether guidance should be updated. The team also supports the Clinical Directorate in topic prioritisation.
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.
Benefits:
- We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and staff discounts
- We provide a thorough induction programme
- Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunities
- We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance
- We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community
- We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview Scheme
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.
Detailed job description and main 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent level of knowledge in subjects with relevance to evidence-based decision-making (e.g. economics, public health, health psychology, mathematics, operational research, data science) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of preparing summaries of research findings
- Experience of working in and contributing to at least one area of guidance or policy development: Surveillance , Health research and assessment, Systematic review methodology , Quality improvement methods, Implementation, Health technology assessment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly Specialist/Advanced expertise in at least one of the following areas: Healthcare research methods, Systematic review methodology and synthesis, Quality improvement methods, Routinely collected health data, Medical statistics, Clinical trials, Public health and health policy, Social care, Epidemiology
- Ability to communicate highly complex information accurately and persuasively using a variety of presentation techniques, in accessible language to an audience of varied technical backgrounds, and sensitively to patients who have the medical condition under discussion
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise own workload and produce high-quality work to meet frequent, non-negotiable deadlines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kay Nolan
- Job title
- Associate Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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