• Job Description

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  Job summary

  We are the NHS Confederation, the voice of healthcare leaders.

  As the only membership body for the whole healthcare system, we are uniquely placed to bring together, support and speak for leaders and organisations across the sector. We join the dots between different parts of the health and care system; we understand the challenges our members face.

  Building relationships with industry is a key way we help our members and inform our work. Partnerships can help the NHS get up stream, adopt technology, work differently and achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in a challenging time. We are good at this; we are ambitious and want to get even better.

  We have a great opportunity for someone with a wealth of understanding of the health policy landscape to help us maintain and build new strategic partnerships. If thats you, read on.

  Main duties of the job

  This role works with policy and communications colleagues across the organisation to translate policy insights into programmes that the NHS Confederation delivers with commercial partners such as Google Health and AstraZeneca.

  As the Industry Engagement and Policy Manager, you will:

  • Utilise your strong background in health policy to ensure our partnership work remains relevant and valuable for our members.
  • Design and deliver a broad portfolio of policy and engagement programmes with commercial partners and NHS members.
  • Develop content for major events most notably NHS ConfedExpo, our flagship event co-delivered with NHS England.
  • Work with the Head of Industry Engagement and Policy to drive engagement with a range of commercial partners while ensuring alignment with our strategic policy priorities and the needs of our members.
  • Account manage a number of partnerships, and also work with the Head of the team to develop a pipeline of new partners.

  About us

  The NHS Confederation is the membership body for the NHS, which brings together and speaks on behalf of all parts of the health system.

  Our membership spans the full range of organisations that provide and commission services, including acute, community, mental health and ambulance service trusts; clinical commissioning groups; primary care networks; and integrated care systems. We work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and are also contracted by the Department of Health and Social Care to provide the NHS Employers service, which acts on behalf of employers within the NHS provider sector in England. This places us in a strong position to influence workforce policy development and implementation.

  Through our networks we speak on behalf of providers and commissioners across the different sectors, but we are also uniquely placed to articulate the interests of the whole healthcare system. Our strength lies in the diversity of our membership and our ability to bring together all parts of the health and care system to develop solutions to major challenges.

  Details

  Date posted

  14 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £45,239 a year and £4000 London Weighting (if applicable)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  NHS1103279

  Job locations

  2nd Floor

  18 Smith Square

  London

  Westminster

  SW1P 3HZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  This role works with policy and communications colleagues across the organisation to translate policy insights into programmes that the NHS Confederation delivers with commercial partners. The post holder will design and deliver a broad portfolio of policy and engagement programmes with commercial partners and NHS members and develop content for major events most notably NHS ConfedExpo, our flagship event delivered in partnership with NHS England. The post holder will have a strong background in health policy and will use this knowledge to ensure our partnership work remains relevant and valuable for our members.

  Working with the Head of Industry Engagement and Policy, you will drive engagement with a range of commercial partners while ensuring alignment with our strategic policy priorities and the needs of our members. You will account manage a number of these partnerships, and also work with the Head of the team to develop a pipeline of new partners.

  Responsibilities

  • Engage with commercial partners, using your understanding of the full range of policy and influencing work undertaken by the NHS Confederation to ensure alignment with the issues facing our members
  • Work with the Head of Industry Engagement and Policy to account manage commercial partners and proactively identify new partnership opportunities
  • Lead the delivery of strategic programmes with commercial partners, ensuring timely delivery of high quality outputs and maintaining strong relationships with both partners and cross-functional colleagues supporting project delivery
  • Collaborate with policy and network colleagues to generate new products, such as reports, events and improvement programmes, that add value for our members
  • Advise on partnership proposals and sponsorship offers applying your understanding of health policy to ensure they reflect both the NHS Confederations and our partners strategic priorities
  • Manage and own the content development for NHS ConfedExpo, our two-day conference delivered in partnership with NHS England, helping to shape the programme themes, coordinating a programme that reflects our members priorities, and ensuring all sponsored content is relevant and high quality
  • Develop content for a programme of events throughout the year, including one-off events and regular engagement events and briefings

  Management Responsibility

  N/A

  Budget Management

  Contribute to the delivery of £6million in commercial income.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  This role works with policy and communications colleagues across the organisation to translate policy insights into programmes that the NHS Confederation delivers with commercial partners. The post holder will design and deliver a broad portfolio of policy and engagement programmes with commercial partners and NHS members and develop content for major events most notably NHS ConfedExpo, our flagship event delivered in partnership with NHS England. The post holder will have a strong background in health policy and will use this knowledge to ensure our partnership work remains relevant and valuable for our members.

  Working with the Head of Industry Engagement and Policy, you will drive engagement with a range of commercial partners while ensuring alignment with our strategic policy priorities and the needs of our members. You will account manage a number of these partnerships, and also work with the Head of the team to develop a pipeline of new partners.

  Responsibilities

  • Engage with commercial partners, using your understanding of the full range of policy and influencing work undertaken by the NHS Confederation to ensure alignment with the issues facing our members
  • Work with the Head of Industry Engagement and Policy to account manage commercial partners and proactively identify new partnership opportunities
  • Lead the delivery of strategic programmes with commercial partners, ensuring timely delivery of high quality outputs and maintaining strong relationships with both partners and cross-functional colleagues supporting project delivery
  • Collaborate with policy and network colleagues to generate new products, such as reports, events and improvement programmes, that add value for our members
  • Advise on partnership proposals and sponsorship offers applying your understanding of health policy to ensure they reflect both the NHS Confederations and our partners strategic priorities
  • Manage and own the content development for NHS ConfedExpo, our two-day conference delivered in partnership with NHS England, helping to shape the programme themes, coordinating a programme that reflects our members priorities, and ensuring all sponsored content is relevant and high quality
  • Develop content for a programme of events throughout the year, including one-off events and regular engagement events and briefings

  Management Responsibility

  N/A

  Budget Management

  Contribute to the delivery of £6million in commercial income.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • A background in public sector policymaking and/or private sector public policy advice or research, and up-to-date knowledge of the current UK health policy landscape
  • Demonstrable experience of excellent relationship building and account management skills, including experience of independently managing senior stakeholders to build effective engagement
  • Experience of end-to-end project or programme delivery, from scoping to evaluation
  • Experience of developing policy-led content as written outputs and for events such as conferences or roundtables
  • Experience of developing commercial propositions and creating new income-generating products and services
  • Ability to be responsive and agile in an environment with evolving priorities

  Desirable

  • Record of working collaboratively with partner organisations to build coalitions and achieve shared goals
  • Experience working with or in a membership or network environment
  • Knowledge of project and programme management tools and techniques
  • Experience of working in a matrix-style organisation and across departments

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • A background in public sector policymaking and/or private sector public policy advice or research, and up-to-date knowledge of the current UK health policy landscape
  • Demonstrable experience of excellent relationship building and account management skills, including experience of independently managing senior stakeholders to build effective engagement
  • Experience of end-to-end project or programme delivery, from scoping to evaluation
  • Experience of developing policy-led content as written outputs and for events such as conferences or roundtables
  • Experience of developing commercial propositions and creating new income-generating products and services
  • Ability to be responsive and agile in an environment with evolving priorities

  Desirable

  • Record of working collaboratively with partner organisations to build coalitions and achieve shared goals
  • Experience working with or in a membership or network environment
  • Knowledge of project and programme management tools and techniques
  • Experience of working in a matrix-style organisation and across departments

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS Confederation

  Address

  2nd Floor

  18 Smith Square

  London

  Westminster

  SW1P 3HZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhsconfed.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS Confederation

  Address

  2nd Floor

  18 Smith Square

  London

  Westminster

  SW1P 3HZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhsconfed.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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