Clinical Policy Fellow | NHS England

NHS England; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare organization in London is seeking a skilled professional to support clinical commissioning policies and evaluative programmes. This role involves engaging with clinicians and stakeholders, drafting national policies, and managing projects to ensure timely delivery. Ideal candidates should have experience in policy development and strong project management abilities. The position offers a chance to contribute significantly to healthcare improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical policy development is preferred.
• Strong project management skills are essential.
• Ability to engage diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support NHS England’s clinical commissioning processes.
• Draft and refine clinical commissioning policies.
• Conduct stakeholder testing and public consultation.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team to support NHS England’s clinical commissioning policy and evaluative commissioning programmes for specialised services. You will be mentored by the National Deputy Medical Director (Specialised Services). Once experience has been gained you will be building, writing, consulting and publishing national clinical policy independently to standards of delivery. The duration of the role is in line with the resident doctors training year and will end on 4 August 2026.

Key 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

About NHS England and organisation priorities

• The NHS England board has set the top-level purpose for the organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, informing detailed design work and achieving the following:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money

Salary, sponsorship and eligibility

Applicants from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. NHS England holds a Sponsor Licence, which means that sponsorship may be possible provided Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. More information is available on the Government website.

Additional information

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person. This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025.

Application note

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. 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.