Senior Programme Officer - Staff Standards
Employee assistant (counselling)
Cycle to work scheme
Mindful employer plus
Occupational health
30 days holiday
Occupational health
Flexi time
Salary £34,083 per annum (plus £4,000 London weighting if applicable)
Location Agile with London or Leeds office base
Expiry Date 26/06/2026 23:59
This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in 8 days at 23:59 BST.
The vacancy
About the role
As a Senior Programme Officer – Staff Standards, you will:
- Lead communications and engagement to drive awareness and uptake of the NHS Staff Standards.
- Develop and maintain practical tools, guidance and resources to support employers.
- Gather insight and feedback to shape and continuously improve programme delivery.
- Design and deliver webinars, events and implementation support for NHS organisations.
- Identify and share good practice to support consistent, sustainable approaches across the system.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and contribute to national policy and workforce conversations.
About you
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Understand NHS workforce challenges and are passionate about improving staff experience.
- Can manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.
- Have experience supporting programmes or projects and tracking progress.
- Communicate clearly and produce strong written outputs.
- Build effective relationships and work confidently with a range of stakeholders.
How to apply
Please download the job description found at the end of this page and click apply to complete the application form. Please note we do not accept CVs.
For an informal discussion about the post and The NHS Alliance and NHS Employers before applying, please contact: Sarah Patten, Programme Manager - Staff Experience, via email on sarah.patten@nhsemployers.org.
Application deadline: Friday 26th June 2026, 11:59pm (Please note, we may close the advert early should we receive a high number of suitable applications).
Interview date: Friday 17th July 2026
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About us
The NHS Alliance is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our fantastic staff EDI networks and trade unions.
The NHS Alliance is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to enable them to fulfil their potential at work whilst balancing home life and health and wellbeing.
You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), options to buy or sell additional leave, continuous professional development, salary sacrifice schemes including our pension scheme, cycle to work and green car schemes, time off for volunteering and much more.
Benefits
Employee assistant (counselling)
Cycle to work scheme
Mindful employer plus
Occupational health
30 days holiday
Flexi time
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Eye tests/ flu jabs
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