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Hybrid / London (50% office attendance)
£44,340 + Benefits
We are recruiting for two Senior Policy Officers. One is a permanent role, and one is a 12-month, fixed-term contract. The Senior Policy Officers will be line managed by a Policy Manager or Senior Policy Manager.
As a key member of the Academy’s Policy Team, the Senior Policy Officer will play an important role at a critical moment for the organisation. This role will help the Policy team to plan and deliver a new set of priorities for 2026/27.
Relevant priorities for this role include, but are not limited to:
- Improving health outcomes in the UK and internationally.
- Mobilising the UK health research system to turn discovery into practice.
- Making the UK the best place in the world to have a career in medical sciences.
Within these overarching priorities, there are some distinct policy programmes the incoming Senior Policy Officer is likely to work on, which could include:
- Maximising the impact of medical sciences in prevention and early detection.
- Transforming the generation and application of clinical evidence to speed up translation from discovery to patient impact, ensuring equitable inclusion of underserved groups.
- Making the UK a global leader in responsible, effective and equitable AI and data use across the biomedical sciences.
Requirements
Essential:
- Good understanding of the UK health research and medical sciences policy landscape, and/or other related areas.
- Experience in scoping, planning and delivering multiple policy projects in parallel, to achieve organisational objectives.
- Ability to develop knowledge of complex policy topics at pace and identify opportunities for impact within these topics.
- Strong analytical skills and experience of collating evidence from multiple sources.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external contacts, including senior, high-profile individuals.
- Ability to harness the benefits of working in a diverse organisation that is rapidly growing and changing, including across different departments and sub-teams.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to run impactful policy events, meetings, and engagement activities.
- Commitment to inclusive, accessible and evidence‑based policy work.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
Desirable:
- Line management experience.
- Ability to travel around the UK.
Benefits
We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:
- Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
- Life assurance at three times your salary.
- Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
- 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
- Buying and selling leave.
- Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).
- Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Support through tailored learning and development.
- A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.
For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page via the apply button.
Closing date: 5.00pm on 22nd July 2026.
Interview date: w/c 27th July 2026.
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Help us change lives through world-class medical research
At the Medical Research Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of medical research. As an independent charitable foundation, we fund exceptional research into underfunded and emerging areas of health, areas where we can make the biggest impact. As we roll out an ambitious strategy to 2029, we’re looking for a Research Impact Officer to help monitor and evaluate our research to ensure our funded projects make a real-world difference.
About the role
- Reporting to our Senior Research Impact Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:
- Provide day-to-day administration for the research portfolio
- Be the first point of contact for reporting enquiries from funded researchers
- Collate qualitative and quantitative data to support impact reporting
- Support the ongoing development of progress reporting forms
- Develop and maintain working relationships with grant-holders
- Organise and attend meetings with researchers in support of impact evaluation activities
- Liaise with the Communications Team to publicise research outputs
- Respond to requests for information about research impact from across the organisation
- Assist in the delivery of scientific seminars and award events
- Represent the charity at external events.
About you
You will use your excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills to help us manage our diverse research portfolio. You are motivated and enthusiastic and you will be keen to get involved in projects aimed at achieving our ambitious research strategy. You can see full details in the attached job description, but we will be looking particularly closely for evidence of the following criteria in your written application:
- Experience of working or volunteering in a science-related environment
- Experience of collating and analysing data using Microsoft Excel plus generally high level of IT skills
- An interest in scientific affairs or medical research
- Ability to understand complex scientific information presented in reports and explain it in a simple way
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally with colleagues, scientists and other stakeholders
About the Medical Research Foundation
Our vision is a world where medical research improves health for everyone.
There are still many health conditions which impose a heavy burden on millions of people, in the UK and around the world. History has shown us, time and again, that the best way to achieve better human health is through medical research. We know that by investing now, we will see life-saving advances in the future and improvements in health for everyone.
Salary, benefits and working arrangements
We will offer a salary of between £32,000 and £37,000 per annum depending on skills and experience for a full-time post (36 hours). We are happy to consider a part-time contract (min 0.8 FTE).
We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of three days a week (usually Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) with the option to work remotely for the remainder.
We offer
- 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Double-matched pension contributions up to 12% employer contribution
- Life insurance at 4x salary
- Wellbeing support and flexible working culture
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Medical Research Foundation
At the Medical Research Foundation, we believe that diversity drives creativity and innovation. We are dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity, fostering fairness and inclusion, and creating an environment where everyone feels that they belong. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
How to apply
The job description gives full details of the role and who we are looking for. To give your application the best chance of success, please prepare a CV and supporting statement that set out clearly how you meet the shorlisting criteria listed above under 'About you', then visit our website to find out how to submit your application.
If we invite you to interview we will ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Purpose
To provide a physiotherapy service as part of a multi-disciplinary team, on a part-time basis
Key Working Relationships
Physiotherapists are self-employed contractors and report to the Clinical Lead.
Other key working relationships:
- Other physiotherapists within the team
- Other members of the services team
- Action for M.E. colleagues
Job Description
Key duties
- Respond to physiotherapy referrals
- Carry out assessments, provide advice and recommend interventions to manage the symptoms in patients with M.E./C.F.S. and related conditions, working with a whole person approach, and involving family/carers where appropriate
- Provide written reports for the person with M.E. and others involved in their care with consent of the patient
- Participate in clinical team meetings at least once a quarter (approximately 1 hour)
- Participate in quarterly physiotherapy team meetings (approximately 1 hour)
Key Tasks
- Arrange and undertake consultations in the most appropriate manner for the patient - remotely by either telephone, Zoom or email.
- Record consultation details (date, length of consultation, charge) on Action for M.E.’s internal tracker for invoicing purposes
- Consider choices and in collaboration with the person with M.E., agree attainable and realistic goals, however small, during assessment
- Offer a selection of gentle progressive interventions to facilitate an improvement in their quality of life
- Offer follow-up consultations with patients by phone, Zoom or email
- Raise any safeguarding concerns to appropriate colleagues.
Working Practices
- Seek to reduce fear associated with the illness and to create an environment for healing
- Offer clear and consistent information and advice to people with M.E. and their family/carers
- Work within Action for M.E. policies ensuring privacy and dignity.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Key requirements
- Must be registered HCPC
- Must be registered with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or other professional body which can provide PLI
- Up to date professional indemnity insurance
- Safeguarding training to Level 3
- Eligible to work in the UK
Experience and Knowledge
May be varied but would typically include:
- Several years of post-graduate work experience in different aspects of the profession
- Familiarity with the NICE Guideline for the management of M.E. (2021)
- Experience in the management of long-term conditions
- Experience in the management of chronic pain and its impact on the quality of life
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills and Behaviours
- Excellent communication skills, in both active listening and careful word usage
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and the ability to quickly learn relevant bespoke software systems
Attitudes
- Understanding that ME/CFS is a complex biomedical condition
- A desire to help people holistically to manage their ME/CFS
- A willingness to think outside established protocols
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Our mission is to improve the lives of people affected by ME. Better meeting their needs today while taking action to secure change for tomorrow.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.