Insight and Evaluation Lead

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Insight and Evaluation Lead to shape how we use evidence to improve patient outcomes. You will partner with clinical, operational, improvement and digital teams to set measures, build theories of change and deliver robust evaluations.

You will translate complex data into clear insights through dashboards and visualisations for senior leaders, lead the Insight and Evaluation team, and foster academic partnerships while

Qualifications

• Experience leading insight and evaluation initiatives.
• Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations for executive audiences.
• Experience working with clinical, operational and digital teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and improvement of trust-wide insight and evaluation approaches.
• Design and deliver formative and summative evaluations using mixed methods.
• Translate performance and clinical data into clear insights with dashboards and visualisations for senior leaders.
• Develop advanced analytics and AI-focused solutions using agile ways of working.
• Line manage the Insight and Evaluation team, including planning and wellbeing.
• Build partnerships with universities and external networks and disseminate findings widely.
• Provide expert advice to executives on data insight and evaluation and deputise for Head of Data Insights when required.
• Ensure information governance and data protection across all activity.

Skills

Leadership

Data storytelling

Dashboards/visualisations

Mixed methods

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Insight and Evaluation Lead to help shape how we use insight and evaluation to improve services and outcomes for patients across the Trust. You'll act as a "researcher in residence", partnering with clinical, operational, improvement and digital teams to set evidence-based goals and measures, build theories of change, and deliver robust evaluations that drive learning and improvement.,

• Lead the development and improvement of Trust-wide approaches to insight and evaluation, ensuring they are integrated, high quality and deliver practical impact.
• Design and deliver meaningful evaluations (formative and summative), using mixed methods where appropriate, to understand outcomes, mechanisms of change and what works.
• Translate complex performance and clinical information into clear, compelling insight using data storytelling, dashboards and visualisations for senior leadership audiences.
• Work with operational and clinical teams to develop and deliver advanced analytics and AI-focused solutions, using agile ways of working (including Scrum Master responsibilities).
• Lead and line manage the Insight and Evaluation team day-to-day, including work planning, performance, development and wellbeing.
• Build and maintain partnerships with universities and external evaluation/research networks, and lead dissemination of findings to a wide range of audiences.
• Provide expert advice to executives and senior leaders on data insight and evaluation, and deputise for the Head of Data Insights when required.
• Ensure Information Governance and data protection requirements are met across all evaluation and insight activity,

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Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve. As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including: + Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care. + Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support. + Extensive community physical health and well‑being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management. The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services. For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

• We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
• LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing.
• We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
• The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do.
• We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
• Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well