Policy Lawyer

About the Team

Our Policy & Guidance team based in our Strategy & Insight Directorate is a small team dedicated to ensuring that our legislation, policies and public-facing guidance support colleagues across our Professional Regulation teams to regulate in a way that is consistent with our corporate values (ambitious, collaborative, fair and kind) and delivers our vision of safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery.

About the Role

As a Senior Policy Lawyer within the team you will be closely involved in our work ensuring that our policy positions and published guidance are consistent with the law, our vision and our values. Future projects include a comprehensive review of our Fitness to Practise library as a whole and an evaluation of the impact of our guidance on allegations outside professional practice. In the more immediate term you will help shape the team's response to the findings of Ijeoma Omambala KC's investigations into concerns about fitness to practice cases reported in The Independent, and the way the NMC responded to those concerns when they were first raised

About you

We're looking for someone who combines legal expertise with an enthusiasm for policy development and the drive to facilitate positive change.

We are looking for someone who can offer:

• Experience as a lawyer working in health or social care regulation
• Experience of developing policy and drafting guidance in the context of health and social care regulation
• A strong commitment to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within the workplace
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills are also essential