Chief Executive Officer

NHS; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization is seeking an exceptional Chief Executive Officer to lead its transformative agenda. This role will focus on strategic planning, championing innovation, and improving health outcomes while reducing inequalities. The ideal candidate will have extensive senior leadership experience and the capacity to inspire a diverse workforce. The position may be based in either Manchester or London, offering flexibility in work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Successful track record of senior leadership in a high-impact setting.
• Ability to navigate complex issues and change.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of NICE's strategic plan.
• Champion innovation and digital adoption.
• Ensure health outcomes improve and health inequalities are reduced.

Skills

Leadership experience

Influencing and negotiation

Strategic planning

Ability to inspire teams

Job description

Go back NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Chief Executive Officer

The closing date is 05 October 2025

Do not apply via the 'apply for this job' button. Please read the full details of this role for instructions on how to apply. Any applications submitted directly to NHSJobs will not be considered.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is seeking an exceptional and visionary Chief Executive to lead the continued development and delivery of its ongoing transformation.

NICE has a nationally critical role at the intersection of scientific research, healthcare innovation and improvement, and value for money. This is a unique opportunity to lead an organisation with a global reputation for excellence in evidence-based guidance, at a time when innovation, equity and transformation are central to the health and care agenda.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will lead the evolution and advancement of NICE's strategic plan, ensuring the organisation continues to adapt in response to the changing needs of the health and care system. With a clear focus on identifying ways through which the health system can improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities, the new Chief Executive will champion innovation, digital adoption and efficiency, ensuring NICE remains agile, expert, and outward-looking.

Leading this world-class organisation requires clarity of vision and the ability to inspire a workforce of exceptional colleagues, whilst balancing the needs and demands of a multiplicity of committed stakeholders. The new Chief Executive will demonstrate a track record of senior leadership in a high-impact setting, alongside the energy and resilience to navigate complex ambiguity and change. Your ability to influence, negotiate and build consensus across a diverse and multi-layered stakeholder landscape will be critical to success.

The role may be based in either London or Manchester, where NICE has its offices. In order to be a visible leader for its 800 staff, the CEO will be expected to be spend a reasonable amount of time in both locations. NICE is, however, supportive of flexible working arrangements and open to discussions on how this might be achieved.

About us

NICE particularly welcomes applications from historically under-represented groups, including disabled people and members of minority ethnic communities, as these groups are not yet well represented at senior levels of the organisation.

The MBS Group are acting as NICEs advisors on this appointment. To apply please send a covering letter, CV, with the subject line Application for the role of Chief Executive to [e-mail] by midnight, Sunday 5th October.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the candidate information pack for details of the job description.

Making an Application and the Recruitment Process

We have commissioned the support of an independent executive search firm, The MBS Group, to lead the appointment process for this pivotal role.

Please note that applications will not be accepted via NHS Jobs.

The MBS Group are acting as NICEs advisors on this appointment. In the first instance, you are encouraged to contact them for an informal and confidential conversation about the opportunity.

To apply, please send a covering letter and CV, with the subject line Application for the role of Chief Executive, to [e-mail] by midnight on Sunday 5th October.

For further information or to arrange a conversation, please contact The MBS Group directly using the details provided in the candidate pack or advertisement.

Person Specification

For all criteria

• Please refer to the candidate information pack for details of the person specification.

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.

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