NHS Providers is the membership organisation and trade association for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate. NHS Providers has all trusts in membership, collectively accounting for £84bn of annual expenditure and employing more than one million staff.

We are seeking a head of policy and analysis (maternity cover) to help lead our high performing policy function and help maximise our influence on behalf of NHS foundation trusts and trusts.

Reporting to the director of policy and strategy, and working closely with colleagues across the organisation, the post-holder will be a member of the senior management team and develop evidence-based, and constructive policy positions, and influencing activity, to shape the national health agenda on significant policy issues affecting NHS trusts and foundation trusts.

The role would suit experienced policy and influencing professionals who can evidence their achievements in management people and leading successful policy and influencing programmes. Although specific knowledge is not required, the successful candidate will benefit from a sound understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the health and care sector, and an understanding of the role and functions of a membership organisation. We are able to offer the role as a twelve month contract or secondment opportunity.