Role: Full time, Permanent
About the role
As a Policy Associate you will support the strategic policy team at NHS Confederation, and the organisation’s delivery of our digital, data and innovation policy and influencing activities. This will include:
· Analysing new government guidance and drafting briefings or insights for members
· Gaining and capturing member intelligence for data, digital and innovation policy development, such as taking notes in webinars and meetings, or constructing surveys
· Working closely with the communications and public affairs team to help respond to reactive, on the day media requests and announcements, and support publication of policy products
· Lead in writing member facing communications, such as member briefings and blogs on key topics
· Providing support across our specific strategic impact goal on delivering data, digital and innovation policy, under the direction of the Senior Policy Advisor
Engaging with stakeholders, such as Royal Colleges, Think-Tanks, and officials from the Department from Health and Social Care and NHS England
About you
We would love to hear from you if you:
· Have strong analytical and interpersonal skills
· Are able to write strong member communications and policy products
· Are capable of developing collaborative and conducive relationships with colleagues, members and wider external stakeholders and peers
· Are proactive, responsive and able to manage different portfolios of work confidently
· Are not afraid to challenge, be inquisitive and navigate a membership body that covers the complexity of the English NHS
To apply
As part of our diverse recruitment practice, we use blind applications. The only information available to the shortlisting panel will be section one of the application form.
Please download the job description found at the bottom of this page and click apply.
For an informal discussion about the post and the NHS Confederation before applying please contact ilse.bosch@nhsconfed.org.
Application deadline: 22/08/20262nd April 2026 (midnight)
Interview date: 13th April 2026
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £29,570.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, SW1P 3HZ
