8574 – Policy Officer – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
| Salary: £38,661 – £42,019 | Working Pattern: Full Time |
| Vacancy Approach: External | Location: London |
| Region: London | Closing Date: 29-Aug-2025 |
| Post Type: Permanent | Civil Service Grade: HEO |
| Number of jobs available: 1 | Reserve List: 12 Months |
| Job ID: 8574 |
Job description
The post holder will play a key role in the Policy Team, assisting the Chief Inspector in his engagement with policy makers and Parliament. You will also have opportunities to work with HMIPs’ key stakeholders and be given the responsibility and autonomy to lead on significant pieces of work. This is an exciting role for someone who would like to develop their skills and knowledge in policy and parliamentary work and gain exposure to human rights issues and inspection methodologies. You will need:
- Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines; and proficiency in use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
- Demonstrable interest in detention related issues and the welfare of those detained
- Experience of analysing government policy, drafting policy submissions and/or contributing to policy debates
- Strong research skills
- Experience of preparing reports, presentations and other written materials
- Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail, including the ability to draft in plain English for a range of audiences
- Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with people from a range of backgrounds.
Associate health care inspectors
Closing date for applications: 29 August 2025
We are currently looking to increase our pool of fee-paid sessional Healthcare Inspectors (Associate Inspectors). To be considered you should have:
- a registered health care qualification
- knowledge/experience of clinical practice/managing within criminal justice health and social care settings and/or
- experience of using clinical governance systems within criminal justice health and social care services or health care provider services
- senior level experience within the health services or criminal justice health services
- experience of developing or influencing policy, in relation to health and social care in the criminal justice system.
- a valid driving licence and the ability to travel extensively across the country, and potentially overseas, spending up to a week away at one time.
To apply for the role, please submit a CV (maximum of two sides of A4) and a covering statement, setting out your interest in the role and how you meet the requirements for the position (maximum of two sides of A4).
Please send the documents to: HMIPrisons.Enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk (with Healthcare Associate Recruitment in the subject line of the email).
Find out more in the job description.