Senior Evaluation Manager

Are you passionate about innovation, addressing inequalities and using evidence to lead change to improve health and care outcomes for our south London population?The Health Innovation Network’s Insights team is looking to recruit a Senior Evaluation Manager with the passion and drive to support south London’s health and care organisations in delivering positive change through innovation.Hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust, we enjoy the benefits of being NHS members of staff while focusing on innovation to improve the lives of patients and staff in the health and care sector.The main purpose of this post is to support the Insights team at the Health Innovation Network to lead the design and delivery of large and complex mixed methods evaluations for locally and nationally commissioned work.Location: India House, 45 Curlew St, London SE1 2NDThe post holder will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of high quality, large and complex mixed methods evaluations for the HIN’s nationally and locally commissioned work. This will include undertaking data collection, analysis and reporting to evaluate the impact of service transformation in health and care.With another Senior Evaluation Manager, they will be responsible for managing and developing a small team of evaluation managers within a wider multidisciplinary team. They will work closely with the Senior Programme Manager for Insights to develop and deliver the HIN’s work on evaluation, which will include overseeing a portfolio of work delivered by members of the team and leading on delivering their own evaluations.The post holder will be expected to provide expertise on issues relating to evaluation throughout the HIN, to member organisations across south London and regional/national partners. They will have a key role in expanding the HIN’s commissioned evaluation work, which will include leading on producing proposals and bids to secure fee‑for‑service work.A particular area of expansion for the HIN and its members is the evaluation of digital innovation and health inequalities.The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London is one of 15 regional networks established by NHS England in 2013 to accelerate the spread and adoption of healthcare innovation, improve outcomes, and drive economic growth.HIN connects academics, NHS providers and commissioners, local authorities, patients, and industry to deliver evidence‑based improvements across large populations. Acting as a catalyst for change, HIN transforms care in diabetes, cardiometabolic disease, mental health, community and social care, and promotes digital health adoption. It also supports education and helps realise the NHS’s value as an economic asset by working with innovators and companies to unlock commercial potential.Our ValuesBrave – We encourage our teams and others to be brave with their ideas and support them to try new things.Kind – We care about each other, the people we work with and about the health and wellbeing of South Londoners.Open – We're open about what we do, and we share what we learn.Different – We think differently, and we are strong because of our diverse background, talents, and experiences.Together – We build communities and networks, we collaborate, and we connect.For further details or informal visits, contact:Helen Sheldon – Senior Programme Manager, Insight Delivery & Evaluation Lead (Insights)Email: helen.sheldon3@nhs.netApplicants shortlisted to interview will have the opportunity for a pre‑interview conversation with Helen Sheldon, Senior Programme Manager (Insights), Health Innovation Network South London. #J-18808-Ljbffr