Head of Insight & Evidence

Employee assistant (counselling)

Cycle to work scheme

Mindful employer plus

Occupational health

30 days holiday

Occupational health

Flexi time

Salary £63,175 (plus £4,000 London living allowance where applicable)

Location Agile with London or Leeds office base

Expiry Date 27/07/2026 23:59

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 12 days at 23:59 BST.

The vacancy

About the role

As Head of Insight and Evidence you will:

• lead the design, delivery, and communication of evidence-based insight work, to drive continuous improvement of health and care

• taking a pragmatic approach, ensure Q’s work is underpinned by the best available evidence and research, drawing on a wide range of practice, lived experience and academic evidence

• provide thought leadership for various aspects of improvement in health and care, including quality management, representing Q to a wide range of external audiences, influencing the policy and practice landscape

• establish robust evaluation approaches for Q, using pragmatic, proportionate methods that support the Q team to continuously learn and improve

We would love to hear from you if you:  

• have excellent quantitative and qualitative research, evaluation and impact measurement skills

• are knowledgeable in health care improvement, quality management and achieving change in the health and care system.

• have experience securing, designing, managing and delivering high quality funded insight projects, including on a commissioned basis

• are excellent at using insights to engage and influence external stakeholders

• are skilled at embedding learning culture and practices

To apply

Please download the job description found at the end of this page and click apply to complete the application form. Please note we do not accept CVs.

For an informal discussion about the post and the NHS Alliance before applying please contact Libby Keck on libby.keck@thenhsalliance.org  

Application deadline: 27th July 2026, 11:59pm (please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a high number of suitable applications be received) 

Interview date: 19 August 2026 

About us

The NHS Alliance is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our fantastic staff EDI networks and trade unions.

The NHS Alliance is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to enable them to fulfil their potential at work whilst balancing home life and health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), options to buy or sell additional leave, continuous professional development, salary sacrifice schemes including our pension scheme, cycle to work and green car schemes, time off for volunteering and much more.

Benefits

Employee assistant (counselling)

Cycle to work scheme

Mindful employer plus

Occupational health

30 days holiday

Flexi time

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