Job summary
- Main area
- Project management
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: plus x1 fixed term maternity cover, 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 907-774
- Employer
- NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 3rd Floor
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2025
Employer heading
Project Manager
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
Here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) we are going through an exciting period of change and rapid growth. There could not be a better time to join us! As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve the same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things. We understand the importance of creating a respectful, supportive and transparent environment for all our employees which is why your health and wellbeing is a top priority for us!
Main duties of the job
- Develop and manage systems for projects, recording activities and tracking progress.
- Ensure consistency across the work programmes and take the lead on projects, supporting wider project management professional team objectives where appropriate.
- Contribute to the medium- and long-term planning of the work of the project management professional team.
- Ensure deadlines are communicated and successfully met.
- Assess and report any risks associated with the effective running of projects.
- Be a main point of contact for NICE teams, and liaising to ensure appropriate input from the project management professional team in the CQI Improving Timeliness project.
- Liaise with internal staff to negotiate timely planning and delivery of work.
- Identify areas of working practice that can be improved, developing the new process, and communicating and implementing the changes.
Working for our organisation
The Centre for Guidelines directorate develops guidelines on the promotion of good health, the prevention of ill health, the appropriate treatment and care for people with specific diseases and conditions, and social care and service delivery. Our guidance is used by those working in the NHS, local government, social care, patients, and their families.
We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.
Our benefits include:
- 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.
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
- Degree, relevant project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in the management of complex projects involving multidisciplinary teams.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing workloads to ensure that deadlines are met.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to working and able to work independently, unsupervised and to a high standard within tight deadlines.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective and persuasive communicator demonstrating oral, written and presentation skills with a high degree of personal credibility.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent and accurate IT skills (Microsoft 365) with the ability to use computer software to develop or create reports, documents and spreadsheets.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anneka Patel
- Job title
- Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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