Job overview

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 Technical Analyst provides technical and methodological input into producing evidence –based guidance, including developing recommendations and quality standards. The Technical Analyst will also contribute to the development of guideline methods within the Centre for Guidelines and work across NICE to support aligned methods and processes across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

You will be based in the Professional team within the Centre for Guidelines and will work on a range of topics collaboratively within small multidisciplinary teams. 

We are looking for someone who can:

• Lead the development of evidence reviews
• Undertake evidence synthesis, including:

1. 1. Evaluating the validity and relevance of data which may be highly complex, and from a variety of sources 
   2. Critically appraising relevant clinical research studies
   3. Collating and summarising qualitative and quantitative evidence
   4. Synthesising information to give a balanced view of the evidence base
   5. Assessing the completeness of the evidence base, identifying gaps and highlighting important issues for discussion by relevant staff or Committee members
   6. Producing evidence reports that include deliberative discussions and conclusions that underpin decision making 

• Collate, interpret and present current practice data when supporting the development of Quality Standard statements
• Present highly complex and sometimes conflicting or contentious information with clarity and sensitivity to groups of people including topic experts, non-specialists, including people with the medical condition in question
• Contribute to technical and organisational developments and propose changes to policy and methodology 

Working for our organisation

The Centre for Guidelines Professional Team is responsible for providing methodological and technical expertise in the development of NICE guidance.

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, Change Agent Network. Equality and Diversity is highly valued in the organisation.
• Personal development tailored to your needs.