The Head of Innovation Adoption and Collaboration will position CUH as a national leader in the effective adoption of novel health technologies and the go-to NHS Trust for companies seeking a partner to co-develop or prove the value of their products.

Main duties of the job

You will lay out a process for identifying and prioritising the most promising innovations - both externally developed or available within the Epic electronic health record environment - that meet CUH's strategic objectives and, working with procurement, commercial and e-hospital teams, define the routes by which we can engage the market to ensure value for money and maximal impact. You will subsequently scope programmes of change to ensure new solutions integrate seamlessly into clinical and operational workflows, that user take-up is high, and that tangible benefits are realised. You will also foster relationships between the Trust, our clinical and operational teams, and companies operating at the leading edge of healthcare technology, in order to facilitate collaborations that develop novel solutions that meet the needs of the Trust and our patients, but also present wider commercial opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have a deep awareness of the latest developments in health technology, the constraints to adoption in the NHS and demonstrate an ability to overcome these through personal experience. They will combine a good understanding public-private collaborations with strong programme management skills, with a record of their application on technological implementation.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 26th August 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 6th September 2024

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's +/- post-graduate qualification at master's level (e.g., MBA or MSc) in a relevant field

Desirable

• Post-doctoral education or equivalent experience in an innovative research or industry role, demonstrating academic rigor in the context of evaluation and research principles

Experience

Essential

• Management experience at senior level in a large, complex Health or Health related organisation
• Significant experience of developing and delivering innovative healthcare solutions from MVP build to broader scale-out
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams across innovation topics (e.g., Product, Design, Engineering, and Growth)
• Managing large scale complex programmes and projects at a senior management level using recognised methodology, including use of project management techniques, and tracking and monitoring their implementation. Identifying and managing risks, issues and dependencies.
• Experience of managing project budgets, including knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation and an ability to negotiate to secure investments to enable innovation to be taken forward
• Experience of developing and implementing organisational communication and engagement strategies
• Experience managing highly complex competing priorities and delivering on time with restricted resources
• In-depth knowledge of the current healthcare landscape in the NHS
• Identifying, initiating and maintaining project and partnership activity with other organisations, public and private sector, and maximising relations with relevant parties and services (from inception to completion through to alliance management).
• Reporting complex information and data- verbally, in papers and in presentations

Desirable

• Consulting experience in Innovation or Digital Transformation, ideally with exposure to healthcare and/or the NHS
• Experience of leading strategy development and project orchestration in a health related setting and across multi-stakeholder environments
• Employment in corporate environments ideally in invention and/or health-tech

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate, build understanding, construct persuasive arguments to gain buy in to ideas
• Knowledge of innovation methods, processes, tools and best practice, with the experience of implementing them. Ability to share approaches with others.
• Developing performance indicators to monitor project and programme delivery, and realising benefits.
• Ability to analyse complex data, from a range of sources to evaluate innovation initiatives against criteria to identify initiatives for further development.
• Thinking clearly, solving and pre-empting problems, reaching decisions, prioritising and recommending appropriate action.
• Knowledge of budget management and resource allocation.
• Workforce planning, recruitment and retention and staff development including appraisals and performance management
• Patient and public involvement
• Innovation in approaches to patient care
• Capability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and cross-functional environment, while navigating and managing ambiguity and uncertainty

Desirable

• Deep knowledge of how NHS trusts operate, including experience of working for an NHS trust such as CUH
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the current innovation landscape in healthcare, within the NHS and in broader contexts

Skills

Essential

• Leadership, interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, and obtaining, providing and presenting information.
• Managing multifaceted, complex projects and programmes to time and budget.
• Thinking clearly, solving and pre-empting problems, reaching decisions, prioritising and recommending appropriate action through the assessment and presentation of relevant and complex information in an accessible form.
• Translating strategic direction into deliverable, measurable outcomes
• Building positive relationships, influencing senior colleagues and other stakeholders including on highly sensitive and complex matters
• Inspiring confidence and trust, commanding respect and creating a sense of community in teams.
• Ability to motivate and empower others as a positive and effective team worker
• Adapting during periods of change.
• Work autonomously, managing and prioritising workload, meeting tight deadlines and working under own initiative
• Understanding of information governance.
• Able to deliver flexible and creative solutions to difficult problems and challenges
• Analyse, present and tailor complex data and information to a wide range of audiences
• Demonstrable political judgement and astuteness in working with complex policy and diverse interest groups. Working at a very senior level with multi-disciplinary groups
• Intellectual flexibility to work beyond existing structures and ways of working to deliver effective services.
• Lead change through the senior clinical forums with clear priorities and delivery.
• Ability to translate strategic direction, complex problems and sensitive issues into clear plans, deliverables, and measurable outcomes
• Ability to inspire confidence and trust, command respect and create a sense of community in a team

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together - safe, kind, excellent.

Desirable

• Ability to work flexible hours

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

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