Evaluation Analyst - Band 7

Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation.

The Evaluation Analyst will be responsible for delivering robust evaluation and impact assessments to support strategic commissioning, service improvement across the ICB. The postholder will design and apply appropriate evaluation approaches, drawing on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods data, and will work closely with commissioning, population health, and analytical colleagues to support the ICB in learning, accountability, and informed decision making.

The Evaluation Analyst will be required to:

• Design and deliver evaluations of commissioned services, programmes, and interventions, using appropriate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches.
• Develop evaluation plans and frameworks aligned to agreed commissioning objectives, policy requirements, and analytical standards.
• Analyse and interpret evaluation data to assess effectiveness, outcomes, and value, clearly documenting assumptions, limitations, and findings.
• Work closely with commissioning, population health, predictive modelling, and analytical colleagues to ensure evaluation activity is well-integrated and appropriately targeted.
• Produce high-quality evaluation outputs, including reports, briefings, and presentations, tailored to a range of audiences.
• Support the use of evaluation findings to inform service improvement, learning, accountability, and future commissioning decisions.
• Ensure evaluation activity complies with information governance, data protection, and ethical requirements.
• Make effective use of ICB data platforms and analytical tools to support evaluation activity.
• Prioritise and manage own workload to deliver agreed outputs to time and quality.
• Contribute to a collaborative analytical and population health intelligence function, sharing knowledge and supporting continuous improvement in evaluation practice.

As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the ICB in delivering on the three fundamental shifts set out in the NHS 10-year plan:

• From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning.
• From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health.
• From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below:

Policy and service development

• Implement policy and / or service developments related to analytics, business intelligence and insight generation, drawing on requirements from NHS strategies, including the ICB strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan
• Ensure compliance with relevant ICB policies
• Use research, innovation and audits to inform service improvements or performance management

Strategy and analysis

• Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data
• Turns analysis into useful insights and reports that can be used to inform decision making and delivery
• Present complex data, information and insights, including qualitative and quantitative data, through clear and simple written and verbal briefings
• Use of data and insight to contribute to reporting, including performance management, financial and quality reporting against agreed contractual or project deliverables
• Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services

Planning and organisation

• Develop and deliver project plans to support analytical and business intelligence projects, ensuring appropriate governance, risk management, escalations and reporting
• Managing competing priorities, prioritizing own and team resources to effectively deliver on short, medium and longer term priorities
• Ensure accurate reporting and records management
• Support delivery and monitoring of business plan for the analytical and population health intelligence unit

Communications and Partnerships

• Work collaboratively, modelling inclusive, respectful and compassionate leadership
• Able to take account of a broad range of perspectives, including staff, patients and the public, to inform decision making
• Comfortable presenting information and training to internal and external stakeholder groups
• Build strong, trust-based relationships across the ICB, with NHS providers, local government, VCFSE partners and communities as needed
• Effective engagement with patients and the public as required
• Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to enable the collective ownership and delivery of projects that are seeking to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver a sustainable health and care system
• Share complex and challenging information which may relate to service performance or staffing
• Able to manage conflict, find compromise and persuade based on evidence as needed

Financial and resource management

• Supports delivery of budget for the analytical and population health intelligence unit, including effective budget reporting as required
• Supports procurement of relevant services

Team management and capability building

• Support effective people management within the analytical and population health intelligence unit, including supporting recruitment, onboarding, development and performance management of team members
• Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through those not directly line managing
• Support staff through ICB transition, including the development of teams to deliver on new ICB portfolios as agreed through transition
• Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint
• Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements
• Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition
• Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team

Other

• Use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
• Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
• Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel), project management software (e.g. Aspyre), analytical and statistical software (e.g. SQL, Azure, PowerBI)

Flexibility and evolving responsibilities

As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organization, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with:

• ICB senior leadership
• Information Governance team
• Local Authority partners
• NHS Providers
• NHSEI regional partners
• Other system partners, such as VCFSE
• Data, BI and analytical teams in system partners, including NHS providers and local authorities

Person Specification

Strategy & Analysis

• Experience scoping and delivering effective evaluations of projects and interventions, including understanding relevant data and evaluation tools and methods for formal and informal evaluations.
• Good data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, including an understanding of analytical methods and how to use data to support Population Health Management.
• Able to translate complex information into clear communications for a range of audiences, including effective reports to senior leadership.

Governance and Assurance

• Experience delivering projects that require collective decision-making and negotiating successful outcomes in those situations.
• A good understanding of effective corporate governance and the route for decision-making within the ICB.

People & Culture

• Line management experience, including supporting individual development and addressing under-performance when necessary.
• Acts as a positive, compassionate and inclusive manager, demonstrating commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, organisational learning and achieving positive outcomes for all staff, patients, service users and carers, working in line with the NHS People Promise.

Experience

• Experience applying qualitative and quantitative, including mixed-methods approaches, to evaluate services, programmes or interventions.
• Experienced in NHS data flows and using that data to deliver advanced analytics, business intelligence and reporting in the NHS in England.
• Previous experience of working in a relevant healthcare environment (NHS or other).

Personal Attributes and Values

• Personal commitment to the values of the NHS 10-year Plan, the NHS People Plan and the Nolan Principles, and to championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the ICB and wider health system.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, confident and positive, able to adapt to complex and constantly changing environments and prioritise workload within that context.

Partnerships & Communities

• Experience working across organisational boundaries in the development and delivery of projects.
• Able to represent the organisation credibly and positively.
• Able to influence and challenge effectively within areas of responsibility, escalating appropriately where necessary.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level (relevant focus) or equivalent managerial experience
• Evidence of sustained commitment to continuing professional development

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Address

Seax House

Victoria Road South

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.essex.icb.nhs.uk