Policy Fellow Nhs Reform

London, United Kingdom

Job Description

Our Foundation
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK. Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care. It doesn't have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthier UK by: * Improving people's health and reducing inequalities

  • Supporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
  • Providing evidence and analysis to improve health and care policy.
We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producing research and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge, and capacity, and acting as a catalyst for change.
The role
As a policy fellow, you will be a key member of our dynamic policy team, contributing to a wide range of projects that influence the national health and care policy in England. Your primary Focus will be on NHS reform, exploring how the organisation of the NHS, regulation, payment systems, and other policy leaders can drive change, improve services, and reduce inequalities in health. Projects include the development of integrated care systems and tracking broader systems change in the NHS.
You'll also contribute to our broader programme of work including responsive analysis of new NHS initiatives and performance statistics contributing to projects related to longer term policy challenges such as reforming social care preventing ill-health and boosting primary and community care.
  • Lead and contribute to high impact research analysis to influence policy
  • Conduct robust research using a range of qualitative methods and collaborate with analysts using quantitative methods
  • Engage your stakeholders across the NHS academia and policy communities
  • Draft compelling outputs for diverse audiences' blogs briefings reports and support the communication of our work through meetings events and the media
We are seeking a versatile person with strong research and analytical skills with experience in synthesising evidence conducting interviews and analysing policy documents
To apply
Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more. You can find the job description for this role If you would like to apply, please submit your CV, and using no more than 1200 words in total to answer the following application questions: * In addition to the policy fellow - NHS reform opportunity-we are also recruiting for
would you like to be considered for both roles? * What motivates you to work at the Health Foundation, and specifically within the Policy Team?
  • Describe a recent project or piece of work where you conducted policy analysis or research to influence policy. What was your approach, what methods did you use and what impact did your work have?
  • Describe your experience of working in a multi-disciplinary project team, with people from different professional backgrounds (e.g., analysis, researchers, communications, partners etc.) how did this collaboration achieve a greater impact?
  • Describe your experience of communicating the findings from policy analysis/ research to non-expert audiences from a range of backgrounds, how did you approach this and what did you learn about what works?
Closing date: 20/08/2025 at 23:00
Interviews: From 02/09/2025

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3530962
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    London, United Kingdom
  • Education
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