Applied AI Specialist (Productivity and Tooling)NHS

Job summary

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 same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things!

As Applied AI Specialist you will lead the practical adoption, optimisation and governance of applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (e.g. Co-pilots, agents, automation and decision support tools) that improve organisational productivity, decision quality and ways of working, while ensuring they are safe, ethical, value driven and aligned to organisational strategy.

Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

We reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications so please don't delay your submission.

Please be aware interviews will be held face to face.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the practical deployment and optimisation of AI enabled productivity tools (e.g. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Teams Premium, low code/AI automation, internal AI assistants).
• Translating organisational problems into clear, testable applied AI use cases focused on productivity, knowledge work, insight generation and operational efficiency.
• Evaluation and selection of AI tools and features, balancing capability, risk, cost and user benefit.
• Configuration, piloting, evaluating and iteration of AI tooling (including prompt strategies, agent design, workflow integration and governance controls).

Job description

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.

About us

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

Generous NHS PensionSecure your future with one of the most rewarding pension schemes in the UK.

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

Exclusive discountsSave on shopping, dining and more with a Blue Light Card.

Time to rechargeStart with 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.

Inclusive staff networksJoin supportive communities like Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and NICE and Proud - we celebrate diversity.

Tailored developmentGrow your career with personalised learning and development opportunities.