Interaction Designer - NHS

Interaction Designer - NHS - Remote - £410/day (Inside IR35) - 6-Month Contract

We are seeking an experienced Interaction Designer to develop evidence-based, user-centred designs across NHS services. This fully remote, 6-month contract role focuses on creating inclusive, accessible, and strategically aligned design solutions that meet both user needs and organisational objectives.

The Role

As a confident and competent designer, you will make design decisions based on evidence, contribute to design concepts, and work collaboratively with teams to improve services. You will interpret research, iterate designs, and help embed user-centred practices across your team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop user-centred designs informed by research, analytics, and organisational outcomes.

• Apply iterative design principles and agile methodologies, prototyping at different fidelities to test and refine solutions.

• Ensure designs are inclusive, accessible, and environmentally sustainable, meeting appropriate standards.

• Align design work to team goals and strategic objectives, identifying risks and opportunities.

• Contribute to the development of design patterns and components.

• Lead and coordinate design activities within your team, supporting other designers and stakeholders.

• Communicate design decisions clearly using appropriate tools and methods.

• Collaborate with researchers, analysts, and digital leaders to inform, test, and improve designs.

• Facilitate design sessions with users, teams, and stakeholders, giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as an Interaction Designer, developing evidence-based, user-centred designs.

• Skilled in iterative design, prototyping, and agile methodologies.

• Experience creating inclusive and accessible designs.

• Strong design communication skills, able to explain design decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to work collaboratively and lead design activities within a team.

• Experience using a range of design tools and techniques.

• Must hold or be eligible for BPSS clearance.

Desirable

• Experience working in the NHS or public sector.

• Familiarity with NHS digital standards and service design principles.

• Experience contributing to design systems, patterns, or components.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.