Job summary
- Main area
- Evaluation and Analysis
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (N/A)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-COO-6733852-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Analyst
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The NHS Cancer Programme sets the agenda for Cancer services in England. Working with patients, clinicians, charities and across the public sector, our aim is to reduce preventable cancers, diagnose cancer earlier, increase survival and improve the quality of life and experience for cancer patients. We develop national policy and strategy, and work with our Cancer Alliances across the country to transform services for patients and deliver the Cancer ambitions set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
The Cancer Analysis and Insights Team (CAIT), wbrings together long-standing Cancer analytical teams. The aims of the team are to:
- Provide analytical insight to support the Cancer Programme in developing Cancer Policy, strategy and delivery, and monitor progress towards the ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan.
- Maximise opportunities provided by the new NHSE Data and Analytics Operating Model.
- Facilitate a Cancer analytical Community of Practice across NHSE, Cancer Alliances, Regions, ICBs and trusts.
- The CAIT Evaluation team leads and provides evaluation support to the Cancer Programme’s key projects and initiatives. Current evaluation projects that CAIT are supporting to deliver are:
- The Faster Diagnosis Standard
- Targeted Lung Health Check Programme
- Colon Capsule Endoscopy
- Community Pharmacy cancer referrals
- Liver pilots
- Pancreatic cancer case finding
- Innovation
Please note that the reason for the fixed term of this contract is the incumbent taking a one-year career break.
Main duties of the job
The Senior CAIT Manager for evaluation will work closely with the other CAIT analytical leads (who are based in Data and Analytics) to provide senior leadership in the provision of timely data, analysis and evidence to the NHS Cancer Programme.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Lead the commissioning of Cancer evaluation projects and procurement of services to support evaluation delivery, working with a range of suppliers including NIHR, CSUs, research organisations and Universities.
Understand the principles of good quality evaluation and where necessary be able to draw in evaluation expertise to design and quality assure these evaluations to ensure they provide robust, relevant and timely social research-based advice and expertise to the NHS Cancer Programme and Cancer Alliances across the country. - Manage large scale external, high profile, research and evaluation projects including the lung cancer screening programme and the overall evaluation of our innovation programmes.
- Manage internal research and evaluation projects, overseeing and building capacity within the team to deliver qualitative and quantitative analytical work.
- Lead the development of analytical solutions, including establishing Information Governance requirements and legal bases (such as exploring methods of consent, completing data protection impact assessments and obtaining Secretary of State Directions), and methods of sharing and analysing data in innovative ways (such as through the Secure Data Environment).
- Provide advice, giving persuasive explanations of complex concepts orally and in writing to a range of audiences (internal and external), in a clear and accessible manner.
- Build and manage collaborative relationships across the health system, including with other colleagues in Data and Analytics; Cancer Alliances; clinical experts; the Cancer Programme team; and contractors.
- Work with other CAIT Leads to manage resources. Develop and manage all staff, providing appropriate coaching and support and maintaining a strong and united team which is located across the country.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Advice on completing the application form
Applications will be assessed both for their content and the confidence the applicant’s skills and experience give in their capability to perform the role, and for their clarity of expression, grammatical accuracy, and quality of writing.
Applicants should include details of all roles which demonstrate their relevant experience and competencies and should focus on most recent roles where possible. Details of these roles should be limited to four or five key responsibilities rather than an exhaustive list.
The ‘supporting information’ area in the application form should be treated as space to provide a cover letter. This should be succinct (usually less than a single side of A4) and should explain in brief how the applicant’s experience has equipped them for this role. Candidates should not re-list all of their previous roles and responsibilities in this space.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject (such as Social Research or related-analytical discipline) or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to lead a large programme of research and evaluation work that considers and reflects the wider NHS or specific sector context.
- Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with multiple sets of health related data and information systems in health related organisations.
Skills and capabilities
Essential criteria
- Strong understanding of the principles of good quality evaluation.
- Numerically fluent, and confident in handling and using data.
- Knowledge of routine sources of health data (e.g. hospital episode statistics, birth and death registrations) and data on determinants of health.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dan Cariad
- Job title
- Deputy Director - Programmes
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07714777768
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