Research & Evaluation Fellow

Job overview

Terms of Appointment: Fixed term/Secondment until 31/03/2027. Individuals who hold permanent (substantive) employment within the NHS may only be appointed via secondment. Approval for a secondment must be obtained from your current line manager prior to submitting an application. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Research and Evaluation Division in Public Health Wales as a Research and Evaluation Fellow, within the Evaluation team. The post holder will be responsible for delivering a rigorous evaluation of a national school-based programme, applying advanced quantitative methods within a quasi-experimental design to generate robust and actionable evidence. This is a unique opportunity to work within the NHS, delivering insights to inform public health policy and practice. 

Main duties of the job

The right person for the role will have highly developed specialist knowledge in appropriate complex quantitative analytical approaches in a public health-related field for research design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. You will have a strong background in data and statistics,  and experience in a field related to public health. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate exceptional communication skills, experience working collaboratively with others across disciplines and providing technical leadership in the delivery of robust evaluation in public health. 

This role sits within a supportive and multi-disciplinary team, embedded within a Directorate with a strong focus on evidence, data and data science in public health. The successful candidate will bring an aptitude to problem solve and be motivated by delivering robust evidence to inform action and make a difference to population health. 

If you would like to discuss the role please contact the Dr Esther Mugweni at Esther.Mugweni@wales.nhs.uk 

Working for your organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations. 

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales.  In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important. 

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity.  We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply” to view in Trac.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Esther Mugweni

Job title

Deputy Head of Evaluation

Email address

Esther.Mugweni@wales.nhs.uk

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