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The closing date is 11 January 2026

Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM) is seeking an Evaluation Researcher to provide evaluation support and advice as well as to design and undertake real world evaluation of health and care innovations.

Working as a member of the Analytics and Evaluation Service team, the post holder will be responsible for delivering key parts of our evaluation offer, including the design and delivery of evaluations undertaken by the team as well as rapid evidence reviews. Evaluations may be commissioned by HIEM or by external organisations and the postholder will design evaluations, develop proposals and ensure evaluations are delivered to a high quality. They will provide expertise, advice and guidance on evaluation for our partners in the health and care community as well as for innovators.

We welcome informal enquiries - if you'd like to talk to us about this role please see contact information below.

The key objectives of this post are to work as a key member of the evaluation team to deliver a high quality evaluation service for HIEM, health and care partners and for innovators and industry.

The evaluation support provided by HIEM is focused on ensuring high quality evidence of the impact of innovations in practice. Working with team, the post holder will provide evaluation advice and services including the design, delivery and dissemination of real-world evaluation.

The team may provide these services to partners across the health and care community as well as for innovators. Evaluations may be undertaken as part of HIEM innovation support or be commissioned by external organisations.

The Evaluation Researcher will be responsible for designing and delivering a range of evaluations across the health and care system in order to evaluate the benefits of innovation in order to support, where appropriate, wider adoption and spread.

We are one of 15 Health Innovation Networks (HINs) around England that operate as the innovation arm of the NHS. We bring together partners from all sectors involved in health and care including the NHS, social care and public health, patients, research, third sector and industry to identify, test and spread new technologies and better ways of working. We save the NHS money, generate economic growth, empower health and care staff, and improve lives for patients. We work closely with our health and care stakeholders to establish their priorities then provide support. As part of a national network of HINs, we import evidenced solutions from other HIN regions and export our successful East Midlands programmes on a national basis. We have a range of objectives, but our overarching aim is always to make a difference for patients.

To find out more, visit the 'About Us' and 'Join our Team' sections of our HIN website www.healthinnovation-em.org.uk/about-us/join-our-team.

Please familiarise yourself with the Job Description and Person Specification attachments located within the supporting documents section of this advert. These documents will provide a comprehensive overview for this exciting role.

HIEM is a hybrid working organisation with staff working a combination of home and office working. Our office is based in Nottingham and travel across the East Midlands may also be expected as part of this role.

This role is offered as full-time, permanent position and will be subject to a six-month probationary period.

• Degree in relevant subject to health services research, including both qualitative and quantitative research, or equivalent experience.
• Higher degree, minimum of a postgraduate Master's degree closely relevant to health services research or equivalent experience/qualification.

• Substantial experience of quantitative and/or qualitative research studies / evaluation relevant to a healthcare context.
• Evidence of using evaluation or research to design and influence the delivery of services in a health, or similar sector.
• Experience of undertaking research/evaluation in an NHS environment.
• Expert report and presentation writing skills, and confident presenter in group/seminar/conference setting.
• Significant experience of taking leadership for the delivery of projects within a wider programme of work.
• Please demonstrate how you meet the rest of the person specification for this role.

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Sir Colin Campbell Building, University of Nottingham