Evaluation Programme Co-ordinator - Insight

About the role

Are you fascinated by change and innovation? Can you help the NHS adopt innovation faster to help deliver better care to patients?

At Health Innovation Wessex we improve people's health, achieve excellence in healthcare and boost innovation and growth in our region's life sciences and healthcare sector.

As one of 15 Health Innovation Networks (HINs) across England, we connect and support academics, NHS, industry and others to bring fresh energy to old problems, inspire thinking to new ones and adopt innovative practices at scale.

This post is part of the Insight team at Health Innovation Wessex. The Insight team supports people in the health and care system by generating insights which facilitate the identification, implementation and sustained adoption of innovation. This role would suit an individual who has experience using predominantly qualitative methods of data collection and analysis, preferably in mixed methods evaluations or applied research.

This role will coordinate the delivery of Insight team projects, supporting qualitative and mixed methods evaluations of innovations and their adoption in NHS and care settings. You will have good knowledge of various forms of qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. You will also have good knowledge of health and care systems to understand the context in which insights will be required to facilitate the adoption of proven innovations.

About us

Health Innovation Wessex trading under the name Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) is a company limited by guarantee, owned by the NHS and University Members, hosted by University Hospital Southampton.

Based at Southampton Science Park in Chilworth in a bright modern office easily accessible from the M3, M27 and Southampton Parkway train station, the location offers free parking with a cafe area and networking spaces on site. 27 acres of the Science Park site are designated a protected Conservation Area and open to staff.

We are keen to ensure that staff enjoy a successful work/life balance and offer flexible working depending on the requirements of the role. Health Innovation Wessex endorses personal development and provides training allowances to help you deliver in the role and meet your career goals.

We also have a proactive approach to wellbeing in line with our core values of being Innovative, Inclusive and Collaborative, with staff engagement groups shaping the organisation's culture and driving initiatives to allow our people to flourish despite times of challenge, change and high demand.

Job responsibilities

We are an ambitious organisation, looking for passionate and motivated people to join us with a proven track record of delivery. You will need tenacity to succeed, great communication and project management skills, an ability to build new relationships quickly, and the capability to organise, collect, and analyse qualitative data often within mixed methods evaluations.

We welcome applications from people with a wide range of past experiences whether that be clinical, NHS management or from industry and an appreciation of the challenges involved with innovation deployment and transformation in the NHS is an advantage to succeed in this role. Past experience of commissioning, transformation and project management is also advantageous.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for specific details on the responsibilities and duties via the 'Apply' button above.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Andrew Sibley, Programme Manager. Email: andrew.sibley@hiwessex.net Tel: 07990002105

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