Job vacancy: Clinical Policy Fellow, NHS England, London

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Policy Fellow
Grade: Clinical Fellow
Contract: Fixed term: 8 months (End date 4 August 2026. Roles align to resident doctors training year.)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 990-CFO-17517-E

Employer: NHS England
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wellington House
Town: London
Salary: £37,068 - £57,570 per annum Salary is in line with substantive role
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/10/2025 23:59

Clinical Policy Fellow

Clinical Fellow

Our Organisation

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.

As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Providing support to policy working groups in line with NHS England’s published methods for the development of clinical commissioning policies
• Supporting clinicians, patients and industry representatives by drafting, testing and refining clinical commissioning policies, and evaluative commissioning proposals that aim to improve outcomes and the cost effectiveness of care for patients and reflect the available clinical evidence and, where possible, clinical consensus
• Supporting the impact assessment process, identifying the likely impact of policy, and evaluative commissioning proposals on patients and existing service provision
• Undertaking stakeholder testing and public consultation to help test, sense check and refine draft products
• Supporting panel members (for example the Specialised Commissioning Clinical Panel) to understand the available evidence of clinical effectiveness and how it has informed policy proposals
• Contributing to the ongoing review and refinement of policy, and evaluative commissioning methodology to support evidence based decision making and prioritisation of available resources
• Providing effective project management leadership and support to ensure the timely delivery of products in line with agreed timescales and commitments to internal and external stakeholders
• Identifying potential new topics for consideration within the forward policy development programme
• Identifying potential new topics for future research and / or evaluation to support future policy determination

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Working knowledge of clinical research or evaluation approaches, ideally in a healthcare or related setting
Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
Medical, pharmacy, public health or other clinical qualification directly relevant to specialised healthcare

Desirable criteria

Working knowledge of specialised commissioning and associated commissioning levers

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria

Strong written communication skills – for example able to draft accurate, succinct and professional responses to parliamentary questions and summarise the recommendations of clinical working groups

Desirable criteria

Project management skills including production of relevant project documentation and reporting

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
Strong verbal communication skills, including presentation to large groups of stakeholders
Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. Whilst we appreciate that you may have had support with your application (e.g., using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it’s important that the information contained within your application reflects your own knowledge, skill, and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis.

If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.

Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.

To comply with the HM Government Functional Standard GovS 007, and specifically the Personnel Security Standards 2024, individuals employed or contracted by NHS England may be required to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, dependent on the role.

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