Job summary
- Main area
- Insights and Evaluation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 196-COF11095-S
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- India House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 pa incl HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/04/2026
Employer heading
Evaluation Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you passionate about innovation, tackling inequalities and using evidence to improve health and care outcomes for south London’s population?
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London is seeking an Evaluation Manager to join the Insights team. This role will support health and care organisations to deliver positive change through innovation by designing and delivering large, complex mixed-methods evaluations for locally and nationally commissioned programmes.
Hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, HIN staff benefit from NHS employment while focusing on innovation that improves outcomes for patients and staff across the health and care system.
HIN South London supports the spread and adoption of innovation in health and social care. It is an award-winning organisation offering a collaborative and supportive working environment. Based near London Bridge/Tower Bridge, staff benefit from health and wellbeing initiatives including a book club, lunchtime walks and regular social events. The HIN Academy provides training to support professional development and system-wide collaboration. Flexible working, including opportunities to work from home, is also available.
The successful candidate will manage key projects, working with partners across south London. We are seeking someone with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong track record of delivering real-world evaluation projects in health and/or social care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who:
- Leads the design, delivery, and project management of high-quality real-world evaluations.
- Leads the data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of a range of data types (i.e., qualitative, quantitative).
- Produces high quality evaluation reports.
- Communicates and disseminates evaluation report findings, including the development of promotional materials, promotion of evaluation findings, enabling shared learning to contribute to the further implementation of programmes/innovations/services and good practice.
- Provides expert advice to colleagues in the HIN and member organisations (e.g., ICBs, NHS Trusts) on the methodology of evaluating the impact of health innovations. This will involve communicating highly complex information to people both with and without specialist knowledge in evaluation.
- Develops and delivers specialist training sessions, resources, and tools on evaluation to build the capacity and capability of colleagues.
- Liaise with and manage key strategic relationships with external commissioners and stakeholders (e.g., ICBs, NHS Trusts, clinicians, senior managers)
Working for our organisation
About the Health Innovation Network?
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. HIN’s adaptable working approach enables flexibility across evolving project portfolios, allowing staff to expand their skills and contribute to a wide range of health and care innovations.
Our Values
Brave - 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full information.
Important information for candidates
Please read and follow these instructions carefully, because they will determine whether you are shortlisted. In the Supporting Information section of your application, ensure that you clearly answer ONLY these four questions:
- Why are you applying for this post? [max 100 words]
- Can you describe your in-depth specialist knowledge and experience of designing and delivering real-world evaluations using a range of methods (e.g., qualitative, quantitative)?? [max 150 words]
- How do you meet the other requirements of the shortlisting criteria for the role? [max 1,000 words]
- If you have used AI in your application, describe how. [max 50 words]
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure we have a diverse panel for all our recruitment.
Don’t meet every single requirement in the person specification?
Studies have shown that women and people from global majority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. At the HIN we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with what is stated, we encourage you to apply anyway or contact us to discuss.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and relevant experience to at least Masters level or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in delivering fee for service work.
- Experience of evaluating digital technologies. (e.g., health apps to support self-management)
- Experience of evaluating health and social care inequalities.
- In-depth specialist knowledge and experience of designing and delivering real world evaluations using a range of methods (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, health economic)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to foster effective working relationships with internal colleagues as well as build relationships with a range of clinical and non-clinical colleagues outside of the HIN.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Lambe
- Job title
- Senior Evaluation Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Based on recent recruitment processes, we anticipate a large number of applications. Therefore, it may not be possible to speak to people about the role prior to shortlisting. However, we will respond to questions/queries via email.
Candidates shortlisted to interview will have the opportunity for a pre-interview conversation with Kate Lambe, Senior Evaluation Manager (Insights), Health Innovation Network South London.
Remote working
The HIN office is based in SE1 near London Bridge and Tower Bridge. The post holder will be required to come into the HIN office for a minimum of two days per week and be able to come in on additional days, as required.
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