FOI and Parliamentary Briefing Assistant

Skills

We are looking for a candidate with excellent administration and IT skills to perform this key role in the External Affairs team of the Communications Team (part of the Strategy Directorate). Working as part of a small team, the Parliamentary Business and FOI Response team, the postholder will have an important role in delivering a vital part of NHS England Parliamentary and public accountability function. The postholder will:

• Be expected to log and record all the casework for Parliamentary Business;
• Be expected to be highly competent in IT skills, as they will be required to provide reports and interrogate databases;
• Be flexible and able to work closely with colleagues;
• Have good written communication skills as they will be asked to acknowledge cases;
• Be a good organiser and able to achieve results through collaboration with colleagues.
• Support/provide cover for FOI Case Support Officer when required.

The postholder will report to the Parliamentary Business Manager. The post is Leeds/London or any NHSE location, supporting a team that is based across the country.

As the Parliamentary Briefing Assistant, the post holder will work as part of a busy team in delivering an effective service supporting the management of Parliamentary Business, and also providing support to the FOI team when required.

In particular, the post holder will provide and coordinate administrative and record keeping services; including for example, maintaining and recording all parliamentary activity, producing reports on workload and compliance as well as being responsible for record keeping and acknowledgments to MPs.

NHS England’s purpose is to create the conditions for an ambitious and high quality NHS. We empower our people and partners to solve problems, provide outstanding care for every patient and improve the nation's health.

Our 7 regional teams work directly with systems and NHS providers across the country. Each region acts as the interface between national strategy and local delivery, overseeing performance, supporting improvement and enabling transformation at scale.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jonathan Cramp Job title: Lead Senior Parliamentary Business Manager Email address: ***email_hidden***