30 days holiday
Occupational health
Flexi time

Senior Policy Officer

Salary £34,083 plus £4,000 London weighting if applicable
Location Agile working with willingness to travel regularly to London or Leeds as needed
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The vacancy

As a Senior Policy Officer, you will: 

  • Support the delivery of member-informed influencing activity and respond quickly to emerging issues. 

  • Observe, analyse and describe policy developments and their implications for members and the NHS. 

  • Work collaboratively with colleagues in other directorates and reflect wider NHS Alliance policy positions in content and activity. 

  • Draft policy content, such as reports, notes and briefings, and present work at internal meetings. 

  • Support delivery and scoping of funded projects, working with the commercial team when needed and provide administrative support where required. 

  • Support stakeholder and member engagement by preparing briefings, taking notes and sharing intelligence internally. Develop relationships with members and be comfortable working with senior NHS leaders. 

We would love to hear from you if you:  

  • Have knowledge of health policy and understand the basics of policymaking and legislative processes. 

  • Can contextualise and analyse policy developments and their implications for third parties. 

  • Have strong communication skills and are able to write succinctly, accurately, and in plain English. Can also present clearly and engage credibly with senior external figures. 

  • Have a proven ability to develop and manage effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve policy and influencing objectives. 

  • Can demonstrate the ability to plan and execute projects effectively. 

To Apply

Please download the job description found at the end of this page and click apply to complete the application form. Please note we do not accept CVs.  

For an informal discussion about the post and the NHS Alliance before applying please contact Sandy Cook (sandy.cook@thenhsalliance.org). 

Please note - unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must therefore have a valid right to work in the UK, which will be required at the point of offer.

Application Deadline: 13th August 2026, 17:00pm (Please note, we may close the advert early should we receive a high number of suitable applications).

Interview date: w/c 31 August 2026

 

About us

The NHS Alliance is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our fantastic staff EDI networks and trade unions.

The NHS Alliance is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to enable them to fulfil their potential at work whilst balancing home life and health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), options to buy or sell additional leave, continuous professional development, salary sacrifice schemes including our pension scheme, cycle to work and green car schemes, time off for volunteering and much more.

Benefits

Employee assistant (counselling)

Cycle to work scheme

Mindful employer plus

Occupational health

30 days holiday

Flexi time

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