Content Designer - NHS Inside IR35 - £400 - £425 p/d Hybrid - Twice a month into Leeds We are seeking a Content Designer to support the delivery of user-centred digital services across a major healthcare programme. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will design, create, and optimise content that enables patients, clinicians, and operational staff to easily understand and interact with NHS digital services. This role requires a strong understanding of service design, accessibility, and GOV.UK/NHS content standards , ensuring content is clear, inclusive, and aligned to user needs. Key Responsibilities Design and produce clear, accessible, and user-focused content for NHS digital services, including patient-facing platforms and internal operational tools. Apply content design principles to simplify complex healthcare information into understandable digital journeys. Collaborate with service designers, user researchers, product managers, and developers within agile delivery teams. Ensure content meets NHS digital service standards, accessibility regulations (WCAG), and plain English guidelines . Conduct content audits, gap analysis, and content mapping across services and digital journeys. Use user research insights, analytics, and feedback to continuously improve content performance and usability. Contribute to content governance frameworks, style guides, and design systems . Support the development of consistent messaging across multiple NHS platforms and services . Skills & Experience Demonstrable experience as a Content Designer within government, healthcare, or large public sector programmes . Strong understanding of GOV.UK/NHS style guides and digital service standards . Experience designing content for complex digital services and user journeys . Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1+) and inclusive content design . Experience working within Agile delivery teams alongside design, product, and engineering functions. Ability to translate complex policy or technical information into clear, user-focused content . Experience using content management systems, design tools, and collaborative documentation platforms .
12/03/2026
Contractor
Content Designer - NHS Inside IR35 - £400 - £425 p/d Hybrid - Twice a month into Leeds We are seeking a Content Designer to support the delivery of user-centred digital services across a major healthcare programme. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will design, create, and optimise content that enables patients, clinicians, and operational staff to easily understand and interact with NHS digital services. This role requires a strong understanding of service design, accessibility, and GOV.UK/NHS content standards , ensuring content is clear, inclusive, and aligned to user needs. Key Responsibilities Design and produce clear, accessible, and user-focused content for NHS digital services, including patient-facing platforms and internal operational tools. Apply content design principles to simplify complex healthcare information into understandable digital journeys. Collaborate with service designers, user researchers, product managers, and developers within agile delivery teams. Ensure content meets NHS digital service standards, accessibility regulations (WCAG), and plain English guidelines . Conduct content audits, gap analysis, and content mapping across services and digital journeys. Use user research insights, analytics, and feedback to continuously improve content performance and usability. Contribute to content governance frameworks, style guides, and design systems . Support the development of consistent messaging across multiple NHS platforms and services . Skills & Experience Demonstrable experience as a Content Designer within government, healthcare, or large public sector programmes . Strong understanding of GOV.UK/NHS style guides and digital service standards . Experience designing content for complex digital services and user journeys . Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1+) and inclusive content design . Experience working within Agile delivery teams alongside design, product, and engineering functions. Ability to translate complex policy or technical information into clear, user-focused content . Experience using content management systems, design tools, and collaborative documentation platforms .
We are seeking a Content Designer to support the delivery of user-centred digital services across a major healthcare programme. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will design, create, and optimise content that enables patients, clinicians, and operational staff to easily understand and interact with NHS digital services. This role requires a strong understanding of service design, accessibility, and GOV.UK/NHS content standards , ensuring content is clear, inclusive, and aligned to user needs. Key Responsibilities Design and produce clear, accessible, and user-focused content for NHS digital services, including patient-facing platforms and internal operational tools. Apply content design principles to simplify complex healthcare information into understandable digital journeys. Collaborate with service designers, user researchers, product managers, and developers within agile delivery teams. Ensure content meets NHS digital service standards, accessibility regulations (WCAG), and plain English guidelines . Conduct content audits, gap analysis, and content mapping across services and digital journeys. Use user research insights, analytics, and feedback to continuously improve content performance and usability. Contribute to content governance frameworks, style guides, and design systems . Support the development of consistent messaging across multiple NHS platforms and services . Skills & Experience Demonstrable experience as a Content Designer within government, healthcare, or large public sector programmes . Strong understanding of GOV.UK/NHS style guides and digital service standards . Experience designing content for complex digital services and user journeys . Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1+) and inclusive content design . Experience working within Agile delivery teams alongside design, product, and engineering functions. Ability to translate complex policy or technical information into clear, user-focused content . Experience using content management systems, design tools, and collaborative documentation platforms .
12/03/2026
Contractor
We are seeking a Content Designer to support the delivery of user-centred digital services across a major healthcare programme. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will design, create, and optimise content that enables patients, clinicians, and operational staff to easily understand and interact with NHS digital services. This role requires a strong understanding of service design, accessibility, and GOV.UK/NHS content standards , ensuring content is clear, inclusive, and aligned to user needs. Key Responsibilities Design and produce clear, accessible, and user-focused content for NHS digital services, including patient-facing platforms and internal operational tools. Apply content design principles to simplify complex healthcare information into understandable digital journeys. Collaborate with service designers, user researchers, product managers, and developers within agile delivery teams. Ensure content meets NHS digital service standards, accessibility regulations (WCAG), and plain English guidelines . Conduct content audits, gap analysis, and content mapping across services and digital journeys. Use user research insights, analytics, and feedback to continuously improve content performance and usability. Contribute to content governance frameworks, style guides, and design systems . Support the development of consistent messaging across multiple NHS platforms and services . Skills & Experience Demonstrable experience as a Content Designer within government, healthcare, or large public sector programmes . Strong understanding of GOV.UK/NHS style guides and digital service standards . Experience designing content for complex digital services and user journeys . Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1+) and inclusive content design . Experience working within Agile delivery teams alongside design, product, and engineering functions. Ability to translate complex policy or technical information into clear, user-focused content . Experience using content management systems, design tools, and collaborative documentation platforms .
Front-end Developer (Public Sector) 6 Month Contract - 575/day Inside IR35 Role Details Location: London, Bristol, or Manchester (flexible, most team in London) - minimum 2 days/week onsite at base Duration: 6 months Rate: 575/day inside IR35 Clearance: Active SC preferred (BPSS with SC eligibility minimum accepted) Required experience: Owned frontend deliverables: Minimum 2 years: Frontend development experience Ruby and Python: Familiarity required, Python preference User-centered design focus: Essential approach Collaboration & Working Style Team working: Comfortable collaborating with colleagues Independent & proactive: Able to hit ground running within first few weeks (support provided) Enthusiasm for learning: Eager to try new things Work with back-end developers and designers: Primary collaboration Accessibility & Design WCAG: Knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Figma experience: Prototyping software experience GDS Standards: Knowledge of GDS design systems desirable
06/03/2026
Contractor
Front-end Developer (Public Sector) 6 Month Contract - 575/day Inside IR35 Role Details Location: London, Bristol, or Manchester (flexible, most team in London) - minimum 2 days/week onsite at base Duration: 6 months Rate: 575/day inside IR35 Clearance: Active SC preferred (BPSS with SC eligibility minimum accepted) Required experience: Owned frontend deliverables: Minimum 2 years: Frontend development experience Ruby and Python: Familiarity required, Python preference User-centered design focus: Essential approach Collaboration & Working Style Team working: Comfortable collaborating with colleagues Independent & proactive: Able to hit ground running within first few weeks (support provided) Enthusiasm for learning: Eager to try new things Work with back-end developers and designers: Primary collaboration Accessibility & Design WCAG: Knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Figma experience: Prototyping software experience GDS Standards: Knowledge of GDS design systems desirable
Are you a senior Service Designer with experience working within the Public Sector? If so, I have an exciting opportunity for you within the public sector. I am working with a firm who are looking to bring on a Senior Service Designer on a contract basis, the role would run until the end of October initially (around 7/8 months) and would be inside IR35 with a rate of between 600- 700 p/d. This be would hybrid with 1 day a week on site and can work out of their London, Cardiff or Glasgow Offices Requirements Professional experience in service design (lead criteria) Professional experience of working with Interaction Design, Content Design and User Research (lead criteria) Demonstrable experience designing systems for use across multiple services, and identifying the simplest of a variety of approaches Ability to make and justify decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity Ability to prioritise and mitigate design constraints Experience working as a service designer in public sector Experience working to the GDS service standard and undertaking service assessments
26/02/2026
Contractor
Are you a senior Service Designer with experience working within the Public Sector? If so, I have an exciting opportunity for you within the public sector. I am working with a firm who are looking to bring on a Senior Service Designer on a contract basis, the role would run until the end of October initially (around 7/8 months) and would be inside IR35 with a rate of between 600- 700 p/d. This be would hybrid with 1 day a week on site and can work out of their London, Cardiff or Glasgow Offices Requirements Professional experience in service design (lead criteria) Professional experience of working with Interaction Design, Content Design and User Research (lead criteria) Demonstrable experience designing systems for use across multiple services, and identifying the simplest of a variety of approaches Ability to make and justify decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity Ability to prioritise and mitigate design constraints Experience working as a service designer in public sector Experience working to the GDS service standard and undertaking service assessments
Devonshire Hayes Recruitment Specialists Ltd
City, London
Are you a senior Interaction Designer with experience working within the Public Sector? If so, I have an exciting opportunity for you within the public sector. I am working with a firm who are looking to bring on a Lead Interaction Designer on a contract basis, the role would run until the end of October initially (around 7/8 months) initially and would be inside IR35 with a rate of between 600- 700 p/d.This be would hybrid with 1 day a week on site and can work out of their London, Cardiff or Glasgow Offices Requirements Professional experience in interaction design at Lead level Professional experience of working with Service Design, Content Design & User Research Experience using the GDS Design System and the ability to prototype using the GDC prototyping kit (lead criteria) Experience working in the GDS service standard and undertaking service assessment Understanding of digital accessibility, relevant guidance and legislation
26/02/2026
Contractor
Are you a senior Interaction Designer with experience working within the Public Sector? If so, I have an exciting opportunity for you within the public sector. I am working with a firm who are looking to bring on a Lead Interaction Designer on a contract basis, the role would run until the end of October initially (around 7/8 months) initially and would be inside IR35 with a rate of between 600- 700 p/d.This be would hybrid with 1 day a week on site and can work out of their London, Cardiff or Glasgow Offices Requirements Professional experience in interaction design at Lead level Professional experience of working with Service Design, Content Design & User Research Experience using the GDS Design System and the ability to prototype using the GDC prototyping kit (lead criteria) Experience working in the GDS service standard and undertaking service assessment Understanding of digital accessibility, relevant guidance and legislation
Service Designer - SC Cleared - Inside IR35 Rate: Circa £450/day (Inside IR35) Location: Remote (UK-based only) Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 3 - 6 months initially Clearance Required: Active SC clearance Sector Experience Required: Must have recent HMRC project experience We're supporting a consultancy partner on a major HMRC-aligned public sector programme and are looking for an experienced Service Designer to join the team. This role is Embedded in a multi-disciplinary agile team delivering to GDS standards. Key responsibilities: Leading service design activities across the full life cycle Mapping user journeys, identifying pain points, and improving end-to-end experiences Facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagement to ensure services meet user needs Collaborating with researchers, content designers, interaction designers, and product teams Producing artefacts such as service blueprints, journey maps, and prototypes Supporting service assessments and aligning with GDS service standard requirements Skills & experience required: Active SC Clearance Strong public sector digital experience, particularly within HMRC Deep understanding of service design principles in government Experience delivering within agile teams Ability to confidently engage stakeholders and contribute to strategic direction If you're a seasoned Service Designer with HMRC experience and active SC clearance, we'd love to hear from you. Interviews will take place this week - apply now to be considered.
27/08/2025
Contractor
Service Designer - SC Cleared - Inside IR35 Rate: Circa £450/day (Inside IR35) Location: Remote (UK-based only) Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 3 - 6 months initially Clearance Required: Active SC clearance Sector Experience Required: Must have recent HMRC project experience We're supporting a consultancy partner on a major HMRC-aligned public sector programme and are looking for an experienced Service Designer to join the team. This role is Embedded in a multi-disciplinary agile team delivering to GDS standards. Key responsibilities: Leading service design activities across the full life cycle Mapping user journeys, identifying pain points, and improving end-to-end experiences Facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagement to ensure services meet user needs Collaborating with researchers, content designers, interaction designers, and product teams Producing artefacts such as service blueprints, journey maps, and prototypes Supporting service assessments and aligning with GDS service standard requirements Skills & experience required: Active SC Clearance Strong public sector digital experience, particularly within HMRC Deep understanding of service design principles in government Experience delivering within agile teams Ability to confidently engage stakeholders and contribute to strategic direction If you're a seasoned Service Designer with HMRC experience and active SC clearance, we'd love to hear from you. Interviews will take place this week - apply now to be considered.
