Clinical Policy Fellow | NHS England

NHS England; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare organization in London seeks a candidate to support clinical commissioning policy and evaluative programmes. You will work with a dynamic team and be mentored in policy development. Responsibilities include supporting working groups, drafting policies, and managing stakeholder consultations. The role requires project management skills and understanding of clinical effectiveness and aims to improve patient care. The position concludes on 4 August 2026.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to policy working groups for clinical commissioning.
• Drafting and refining clinical commissioning policies.
• Supporting impact assessments of policy proposals.
• Undertaking stakeholder testing and public consultations.
• Contributing to the refinement of policy methodologies.

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). After gaining experience, you will build, write, consult and publish national clinical policy independently to standards of delivery. The duration of the role aligns 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

Context and organisation

The NHS England board has set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, informing detailed design work. We will achieve this purpose by enabling local systems and providers to improve health, reducing health inequalities, making the NHS a great place to work, ensuring the healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care, optimising the use of digital technology, research and innovation, and delivering value for money.

Additional information

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit the NHS England website. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person. Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. For Skilled Worker route eligibility, 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.

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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025.