Scheduling Apprentice | NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

This is an amazing opportunity to join NICE on the apprenticeship scheme in the Scheduling Team which is part of the Medicines Evaluation Directorate.

Do you want to do meaningful work that makes a genuine difference to society? Our main purpose here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is to improve health and wellbeing by putting science and evidence at the heart of health and care decision-making. As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve this goal by empowering our workforce to do great things!

Band 2 Annex 21, First 6 months 70% Band 2; Within 12 months of completion 75% of Band 2

• Arranging meetings, including forward attendance planning, preparing papers or agendas, and ensuring that meetings operate in accordance with NICE’s standards
• Planning and organising activities and own day-to-day work
• Creating and maintaining electronic documents, including using MS Office
• Providing support to the management team including diary management for directors when required
• Providing support with staff recruitment administration
• Acting as an interview facilitator for the directorate as appropriate
• Processing travel and accommodation booking requests for staff and stakeholders as required
• Collating staff attendance at various internal and external conferences

We are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.

NICE offer

Generous NHS Pension– Secure your future with one of the most rewarding pension schemes in the UK

Flexible working– Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with options like remote working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times

Exclusive discounts– Save on shopping, dining and more with a Blue Light Card

Time to recharge – Start with 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

Inclusive staff networks– Join supportive communities like Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and NICE and Proud – we celebrate diversity

Tailored development– Grow your career with personalised learning and development opportunities

If you feel this is the type of environment you will enjoy working in, apply today!

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

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026