Policy Advice and Support Officer

Ref: 3430

Permanent- full time

London

Salary: £36,116.4

Closing date: 10-11-2020

The British Medical Association (BMA) are looking to recruit a Policy Advice and Support Officer to join our Employed Doctors team within the Pay and contracts function.

The employed doctors team is responsible for negotiating the terms and conditions for doctors employed in the NHS, including junior doctors, consultants, staff and associate specialist doctors and medical academics, and undertaking related policy work.

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

-undertaking research and drafting written reports and advice on policy issues related to doctors` terms and conditions, from pay and working hours to academic research and part time work.

-supporting the head of employed doctors and senior policy advisors within the team, help deliver plans to engage with members and stakeholders, and contribute to the development of guidance and support materials.

-working alongside colleagues in communications, equality and inclusion, public affairs and legal to help us shape the national debate about doctors` working conditions in the wider context of Brexit and the discussion about seven day access to health services.

-providing expert advice to member relations colleagues on complex individual and collective member queries.

To succeed in this role, you will:

-need to be able to grasp new policy concepts quickly and undertake research and analysis of policy issues.

-have excellent writing skills, be able to draft policy reports and briefings, and establish effective relationships with counterparts in the directorate and in relevant stakeholder organisations.

As a BMA employee, you`ll receive:

- A competitive salary with good terms and conditions of service.

- 27 days of annual leave (increase to 30 with service), plus 1 company day, public holidays and the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days per annum.

- double matching pension contributions up to 12% of salary

- bike to work/ Seasonal ticket

- additional flexible benefits.

You will be working remotely initially, but we`ll provide all the support you need. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply through our website with your CV and cover letter.

Diversity monitoring: We need your support. We want to make sure our staff come from a variety of backgrounds so we especially welcome applications from disadvantaged communities.