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Reference: 99163

Date Added: 1 May 2026
Closing Date: 24 May 2026

Job Title: Senior Policy Adviser

Working For: Royal College of Nursing

Location: London

Salary: £50,754 per annum + London weighting of £5,424 per annum

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

1.0 FTE post (35 hours)

As Senior Policy Adviser at the RCN, you’ll collaborate closely with colleagues and functions across the UK organisation, leading complex policy development and influencing to bring about change to public policy in England and across the UK, on issues impacting our members.

You’ll work closely with colleagues in research, public affairs and nursing practice to identity key issues, risks and opportunities for the nursing profession, using this insight to design policy work programmes and develop robust positioning to test with members, colleagues and stakeholders. You’ll create compelling evidence-based policy narrative and targeted recommendations.

To join us you’ll need to demonstrate that you have experience of analysing external policy and political landscape in the UK to identify specific issues and levers for change. You will also have the ability to produce detailed and consistently high-quality policy and data analysis, and policy recommendations supported by a credible evidence-based case for change.

For further details and to apply, please go to:

https://itrent.rcn.org.uk/ce1090li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=43302200Aq&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=40342611kL

Closing Date: 24 May 2026

Interview/Start Dates

Closing time: midnight 

Interview date/s: TBC

Application Details

Please click the link below for further details and to apply:

https://itrent.rcn.org.uk/ce1090li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=43302200Aq&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=40342611kL

Website: http://www.rcn.org.uk

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