Job summary
Health Innovation Wessex (HIW) is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role
Main duties of the job
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 caf 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 description
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 attached job description for additional details on the responsibilities and duties.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Andrew Sibley, Programme Manager. Email: andrew.sibley@hiwessex.net Tel: 07990002105
Job description
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 attached job description for additional details on the responsibilities and duties.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Andrew Sibley, Programme Manager. Email: andrew.sibley@hiwessex.net Tel: 07990002105
Person Specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- Professionally qualified or a relevant post graduate qualification
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge of best practice and/or professional guidelines relevant to the area of evaluation, and specifically qualitative methods
Desirable
- Knowledge of best practice and/or professional guidelines relevant to the area of mixed methods evaluations
- Project Management training (e.g. PRINCE II)
- Specific training in evaluation practice or advanced analytical skills
- UK driving license
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of the NHS
- Project management experience in an NHS, care service or academic setting
- Experience of conducting common qualitative methods of data collection (i.e. interviewing, running focus groups, observation, case studies)
- Experience of undertaking thematic analysis (i.e. coding, theme generation, dealing with large volumes of textual data)
- Interest and willingness to extend knowledge in quantitative evaluation and mixed methods evaluation
- Managing own workload and prioritising demands on time
Desirable
- Experience of working in a customer/client focused environment e.g. to deliver projects for a clinical service, or an innovator
- Experience of leading, designing evaluations and/or reporting evaluations
- Experience of multiple qualitative methods (e.g. thematic analysis, narrative analysis, comparative analysis , ethnography)
- Knowledge and use of qualitative software packages (e.g. NVivo)
- Experience in collecting, analysing and presenting qualitative data from digital sources, e.g. video, blogs, online content
- Experience of preparing programme level reports for performance and assurance purposes
- Knowledge or experience of NHS or University ethical and Information Governance legislation, practice and procedures
- Experience of undertaking analysis of quantitative data
- Experience of working on mixed methods projects
- Synthesis of quantitative findings with qualitative findings to generate rich reports
- Academic publications
- Scheduling, chairing and note-taking at meetings
Values/Behaviours
Essential
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Health Innovation Wessex values and behaviours policy and UHS Trust Values
Person Specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- Professionally qualified or a relevant post graduate qualification
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge of best practice and/or professional guidelines relevant to the area of evaluation, and specifically qualitative methods
Desirable
- Knowledge of best practice and/or professional guidelines relevant to the area of mixed methods evaluations
- Project Management training (e.g. PRINCE II)
- Specific training in evaluation practice or advanced analytical skills
- UK driving license
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of the NHS
- Project management experience in an NHS, care service or academic setting
- Experience of conducting common qualitative methods of data collection (i.e. interviewing, running focus groups, observation, case studies)
- Experience of undertaking thematic analysis (i.e. coding, theme generation, dealing with large volumes of textual data)
- Interest and willingness to extend knowledge in quantitative evaluation and mixed methods evaluation
- Managing own workload and prioritising demands on time
Desirable
- Experience of working in a customer/client focused environment e.g. to deliver projects for a clinical service, or an innovator
- Experience of leading, designing evaluations and/or reporting evaluations
- Experience of multiple qualitative methods (e.g. thematic analysis, narrative analysis, comparative analysis , ethnography)
- Knowledge and use of qualitative software packages (e.g. NVivo)
- Experience in collecting, analysing and presenting qualitative data from digital sources, e.g. video, blogs, online content
- Experience of preparing programme level reports for performance and assurance purposes
- Knowledge or experience of NHS or University ethical and Information Governance legislation, practice and procedures
- Experience of undertaking analysis of quantitative data
- Experience of working on mixed methods projects
- Synthesis of quantitative findings with qualitative findings to generate rich reports
- Academic publications
- Scheduling, chairing and note-taking at meetings
Values/Behaviours
Essential
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Health Innovation Wessex values and behaviours policy and UHS Trust Values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
