This new and influential policy and public affairs advisor role will join a team that is ambitious about using evidence, lived experience and stories to drive change in health and social care, alongside disabled people with complex needs. This is an exciting time to join Sense, as we develop and embed our new organisational strategy and strengthen our approach to evidence-led influencing through co-production.

The successful candidate will provide expert insight into how health and social care policy and practice impact disabled people with complex needs, shape evidence-based policy positions and work with colleagues, stakeholders and decision-makers to secure meaningful improvements in health and social care policy alongside disabled people with complex needs.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading Sense’s health and social care policy priorities and influencing, and contributing to wider organisational influencing strategies
• Developing evidence-based policy positions alongside disabled people with complex needs
• Engaging with relevant politicians, government departments, external health and social care organisations and campaign coalitions. Building and maintaining strong external networks and representing Sense externally

This is a full time, hybrid role working 2 days per week from our office in King's Cross.

For further information about the role and access the Job Description and Person Specification please visit- https://jobs.sense.org.uk/find-a-job/role-detail.html?jobid=308800