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Evaluation Questions

NHS England and NHS Improvement has commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) to conduct an evaluation of this initiative on its behalf. IES is an independent, not-for-profit research institute that specialises in evaluation and research on employment and HR matters. To help your coach understand your current state and to help us measure the impact of the coaching programme, there are a number of statements below to answer. Your responses to these questions will be anonymised and aggregated when used for evaluation purposes. Our privacy policy explains more about how we use and manage your data.

Thinking about your current work and career

Please indicate how strongly you agree with the following statements:

I am clear about the kinds of work activities I find interesting and enjoyable

I can find and use relevant information about career opportunities

I access the support of others in managing my career

I have a clear sense of direction in my career

I know what actions I intend to make about my career

I achieve a good balance between my work life and my home life

I am confident in my ability to plan and manage my own career

I know how to make effective decisions relating to my career

I feel supported by the NHS to develop my career

I feel in control of my choices about my work and career

I am satisfied with the success I have achieved in my career

I am satisfied with the progress I have made towards meeting my career goals

I expect to have a fulfilling career in the NHS

Thinking about you and your work

Thinking about how you feel while at work, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements:

I can always manage to solve difficult problems if I try hard enough

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

If someone opposes me, I can find the means and ways to get what I want

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

It is easy for me to stick to my aims and accomplish my goals

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

I am confident that I could deal efficiently with unexpected events

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

Thanks to my resourcefulness, I know how to handle unforeseen situations

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

I can solve most problems if I invest the necessary effort

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

I can remain calm when facing difficulties because I can rely on my coping abilities

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

When I am confronted with a problem, I can usually find several solutions

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

If I am in trouble, I can usually think of a solution

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

I can usually handle whatever comes my way

Not at all true

Hardly true

Moderately true

Exactly true

Thinking about your current job, please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Thinking About Your Career plans and actions

Below is a list of activities you may engaged with when thinking about your career. Please indicate which activities you have carried out in the past two weeks:

Had a conversation with someone I know well (family, friend, or close colleague) about my career

Yes

Extended my career network through my existing contacts, professional organisations, social media etc.

Yes

Had a conversation with my line manager, senior manager or someone in HR in my organisation about my career

Yes

Accessed other personal support (e.g. for my health and wellbeing)

Yes

Researched career information

Yes

Made changes in life outside of work

Yes

Made changes to my current job content

Yes

Gained flexibility in working hours

Yes

Gained flexibility in location of work

Yes

Increased my portfolio working/career (i.e. moved towards working fewer hours in my current job with other activities)

Yes

Made preparations for retirement or moved towards a phased retirement

Yes

The following scales represent different stages of moving towards a change in job, role, or occupation either within or outside the NHS. Please indicate where you currently are on the scale:

Changing job, role, or occupation within the NHS

Not currently thinking about a change within the NHS

I am thinking about a change within the NHS

Searching for a new job within the NHS

Applied for a new job within the NHS

Accepted job offer for a new role within the NHS

Changing job, role, or occupation outside the NHS

Not currently thinking about a change outside the NHS

I am thinking about a change outside the NHS

Searching for a new job outside the NHS

Applied for a new job outside the NHS

Accepted job offer for a new role outside the NHS

Is there anything else that you wish to share with your coach:

There is a problem

Evaluation Questions

Thinking about your current work and career

I am clear about the kinds of work activities I find interesting and enjoyable

I can articulate my skills and strengths

I can find and use relevant information about career opportunities

I access the support of others in managing my career

I have a clear sense of direction in my career

I know what actions I intend to make about my career

I achieve a good balance between my work life and my home life

I am confident in my ability to plan and manage my own career

I know how to make effective decisions relating to my career

I feel supported by the NHS to develop my career

I feel in control of my choices about my work and career

I am satisfied with the success I have achieved in my career

I am satisfied with the progress I have made towards meeting my career goals

I expect to have a fulfilling career in the NHS

Thinking about you and your work

I can always manage to solve difficult problems if I try hard enough

If someone opposes me, I can find the means and ways to get what I want

It is easy for me to stick to my aims and accomplish my goals

I am confident that I could deal efficiently with unexpected events

Thanks to my resourcefulness, I know how to handle unforeseen situations

I can solve most problems if I invest the necessary effort

I can remain calm when facing difficulties because I can rely on my coping abilities

When I am confronted with a problem, I can usually find several solutions

If I am in trouble, I can usually think of a solution

I can usually handle whatever comes my way

All in all, I am satisfied with my job

In general, I don’t like my job

In general, I like working here

Thinking About Your Career plans and actions

Had a conversation with someone I know well (family, friend, or close colleague) about my career

Extended my career network through my existing contacts, professional organisations, social media etc.

Had a conversation with my line manager, senior manager or someone in HR in my organisation about my career

Accessed other personal support (e.g. for my health and wellbeing)

Researched career information

Made changes in life outside of work

Made changes to my current job content

Gained flexibility in working hours

Gained flexibility in location of work

Increased my portfolio working/career (i.e. moved towards working fewer hours in my current job with other activities)

Made preparations for retirement or moved towards a phased retirement

Changing job, role, or occupation within the NHS

Changing job, role, or occupation outside the NHS