Senior Policy Fellow

Full/part-time role: 37.5 hours per week or 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE) 

We require all full time staff to work a minimum of 2 days per week on average working in our London office/in person, in line with our hybrid working framework.

The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.

We’re looking for a senior policy fellow to lead a programme of work focused on primary care policy within our policy team. Your role will include analysis of long-term policy issues (such as access to general practice and the role of primary care in the wider health system), developing our monitoring of routine performance data, and continuing our work on improving equity in primary care funding and delivery.

In this role you will:

• Lead a substantive portfolio of work on general practice and primary care.
• Conduct research to inform policy analysis using a range of methods including literature reviews, synthesizing research evidence, analysing qualitative data, and working with analysts producing quantitative research.
• Provide expertise on general practice and primary care to other teams working on relevant research and analysis within the Health Foundation

This is a key role in the policy team, which collaborates with other analytical teams in the Health Foundation to support more evidence-informed policies on health and social care in the UK, contributing to better population health. We do this by analysing, understanding, and informing national policies on health, social care and public health in the UK, with a particular focus on the overall direction of the health system in England and how it is performing.

To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please read the job description.

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement which addresses all the person specification criteria flagged as Essential.

Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.  If you have any queries about this role or require any assistance with your application, please contact us on recruitment@health.org.uk

Candidates should have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment, as we do not provide visa sponsorship. Click here for further guidance.

Application deadline: 23:59, Wednesday 28^th August 2024

Interview dates: w/c 16^th and 23^rd September 2024

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We're dedicated to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their skills in a comfortable environment.

So, come apply to join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and authentic workplace together.

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