Senior Policy Officer (Health and Social Care)

Position: Senior Policy Officer (Health and Social Care)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £35,020 per annum, plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2*, Professional / Technical
*you will start at our entry point salary of £35,020 per annum, increasing to £37,209 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £39,398 after a further 6 months.

About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

About this job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Policy and Evidence team, with a role focused on shaping and delivering the MS Society’s public policy work.

The MS Society’s core goal is to improve the lives of people affected by MS, and this lies at the heart of all we do.

This role is about ensuring our policy work is built on strong evidence and is informed by, and developed in partnership with, people affected by MS, healthcare clinicians and professionals, and key stakeholders.

We have strong relationships across the sector, so you’ll have the opportunity to work closely with coalition partners to influence national policy and amplify the voices of people living with MS.

This role specialises in community based care, including primary care, community services, rehabilitation, care pathways, care and support planning, social care and personalisation.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 am on Tuesday 25th February 2025

Interested?

More information can be found by downloading the attached documents in 'supporting documents' and then to apply for this role, please submit the following:

1. an updated CV
2. a supporting statement indicating how you meet the essential criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description

Top Tip: you will need to save your Cover Letter, CV and Optional Equal Opps form as one document and upload this to the site.

Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
• Flexible working options

Caring for you and your family

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week
• Enhanced leave for new parents
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave for miscarriage or still birth, to support fertility treatments, and for antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal working hours

Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

No agencies please.