Committee Specialist: Health and Social Care Committee

What you'll be doing

As a Committee Specialist: Health and Social Care Committee within the House of Commons, you'll work at the heart of parliamentary democracy, supporting Members of Parliament to scrutinise government policy and drive meaningful debate on issues that affect millions of people. This is a unique and high-profile role where your work can shape national conversations, from examining NHS performance and social care reform to influencing policy that impacts everyday lives.

Working within the Select Committee Team, you'll collaborate closely with MPs from across the political spectrum, providing impartial, evidence-based policy advice and analysis. You'll play a key role in inquiries, identifying expert witnesses, preparing briefing materials, advising during committee sessions, and drafting impactful reports that can influence government thinking and public understanding.

You'll also have opportunities to develop your expertise, lead on elements of committee work, organise events and visits, and build relationships with senior stakeholders across the public, private and third sectors.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.

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Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.

• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%

• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

What we're looking for.

We're looking for someone who is motivated to grow their expertise and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. We'd be keen to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following:

• You'll have a detailed knowledge and understanding of issues in health and/or social care policy and the roles of the key organisations in the sector, with relevant research, practical or scrutiny experience. It would be particularly beneficial if your knowledge and experience included any of the following:
  • Financial, commissioning and accountability arrangements across any part of the health and social care system; or
  • Digital and information systems used across the health and social care system.
• You can effectively research and analyse information from a range of sources, developing your understanding of new topics and using this to form clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• You build strong, positive relationships with a wide range of people, using effective communication and collaboration to achieve shared outcomes.
• You manage your time and workload effectively, confidently prioritising tasks and adapting to changing demands to meet deadlines.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, producing concise written work and explaining complex information in an accessible and impartial way.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• Application Form - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 1, 2 & 3 in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

Information Session

To help candidates understand the role, we will be hosting a virtual information session to answer your questions.

The session will take place via Microsoft Teams at 13:00 - 14:00 on Friday 22 May.

To receive the MS Teams invite, please register via Eventbrite here:

If you are an internal staff member, please email Georgia Pearse (Recruitment Advisor) to receive the invite.