Job summary
The Integrated Care System (ICS) Innovation Portfolio Manager is hosted by the two integrated care boards (ICB) of NHS SSoT ICB and NHS STW ICB and seconded to Health Innovation West Midlands. Reporting to the Associate Director of Research, Knowledge and Design (AD KRD), in addition to a line of accountability into the two integrated care systems (ICS) via the SSHERPa programme manager, the role will work across two ICSs to drive effective engagement, build collaboration, and develop and deliver innovation programmes with constituent member organisations.
Lead the operationalisation of an innovation framework that will support a wide range of stakeholders in the discovery, development and deployment of innovations whilst assisting the Integrated Care Boards to meet their statutory obligations associated with innovation.
Focus on improving innovation awareness and supporting the cultural shift required to develop an innovation culture within organisations and systems. The postholder will also support the deployment of an Innovation Management Platform (IMP), at an ICS level, to support the collation, management, and oversight of innovation activity in the ICS.
Support the AD KRD by operating as a conduit between HIWM and ICS to establish and implement mechanisms through the discovery, develop and delivery functions to understand unmet current and future clinical, operational, and system need as well as opportunities for income generation and collaboration.
Main duties of the job
- The aim of this role is to support the implementation of an innovation framework into two ICSs. Successful implementation will support an improvement in innovation culture that actively seeks out and utilises evidence-based innovation to deliver patient care, improve outcomes and reduce unwarranted variation. Ensuring that patient and public involvement is a core element of all HIWM and ICS activities.
- Lead the Innovation Framework activity for ICS
- Support the Associate Director and ICS to meet organisational objectives.
- Work with HIWM and ICS colleagues to utilise and promote the use of HIWM Innovation Pipeline.
- Undertake a lead role in the deployment of an Innovation Management Platform (IMP)
- Work with ICS constituent bodies in support of the Integrated Care Board's (ICB) statutory requirements to support research and innovation,
- Work on behalf of the organisation, taking responsibility for planning, delivery and operational oversight of the IMS
Would Consider:
Part Time
Job Share
Home / Remote Working
Compressed Hours
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Educated to Masters level or appropriate professional qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline and experience in health-related arena.
- *Evidence of continuing professional development.
- *Project management qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- *Additional professional qualification in relevant subject
Experience
Essential
- *Significant relevant experience at a senior level in providing management and leadership to the design, delivery, evidence generation, and capture of impacts of large-scale programmes and projects.
- *Specialist programme/project management knowledge.
- *Experience of staff management including line management, developing potential and performance management.
- *Knowledge of the ICS region and relationships with its research and innovation stakeholders relevant to this role
- *Knowledge of West Midlands innovation ecosystem.
- *Evidence of working collaboratively and influencing people from a wide range of professional backgrounds (including clinicians and patients) and being effective across organisational boundaries.
- *Experience of patient /user involvement initiatives.
- *Experience of report writing for Executive level Committees.
- *Experience of presenting reports, managing feedback and questions at Senior management level.
- *Evidence of managing service/organisational change.
- *Evidence of experience in risk management and service improvement.
- *Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation.
Desirable
- *Experience of working in or with commissioning, social care, industry and/or public health.
- *Experience of supporting the discovery, development and/or deployment of innovation in a health/ care setting
- *NHS political and cultural awareness.
- *Evidence of developing teams/others.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrable commitment promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
- *Proven analysis of business performance information, ability to make decisions on meeting business targets, highlighting performance information including complex facts and/or situations which requires analysis and interpretation.
- *Ability to investigate and resolve issues using negotiation, coaching and facilitation and leadership skills.
- *Consistently puts patients and public at the heart of decision making.
- *Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- *Able to work on your own initiative and with teams within broad occupational policies establishing interpretation and providing guidance.
- *Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
- *Actively develops themselves and others.
- *Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
- *Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisation.
- *Ability to delegate and manage expectations with all stakeholders (internal and external).
- *Ability to travel and work cross-site to meet the needs of the service.
- *Flexibility to work outside traditional office hours as per service needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Educated to Masters level or appropriate professional qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline and experience in health-related arena.
- *Evidence of continuing professional development.
- *Project management qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- *Additional professional qualification in relevant subject
Experience
Essential
- *Significant relevant experience at a senior level in providing management and leadership to the design, delivery, evidence generation, and capture of impacts of large-scale programmes and projects.
- *Specialist programme/project management knowledge.
- *Experience of staff management including line management, developing potential and performance management.
- *Knowledge of the ICS region and relationships with its research and innovation stakeholders relevant to this role
- *Knowledge of West Midlands innovation ecosystem.
- *Evidence of working collaboratively and influencing people from a wide range of professional backgrounds (including clinicians and patients) and being effective across organisational boundaries.
- *Experience of patient /user involvement initiatives.
- *Experience of report writing for Executive level Committees.
- *Experience of presenting reports, managing feedback and questions at Senior management level.
- *Evidence of managing service/organisational change.
- *Evidence of experience in risk management and service improvement.
- *Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation.
Desirable
- *Experience of working in or with commissioning, social care, industry and/or public health.
- *Experience of supporting the discovery, development and/or deployment of innovation in a health/ care setting
- *NHS political and cultural awareness.
- *Evidence of developing teams/others.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrable commitment promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
- *Proven analysis of business performance information, ability to make decisions on meeting business targets, highlighting performance information including complex facts and/or situations which requires analysis and interpretation.
- *Ability to investigate and resolve issues using negotiation, coaching and facilitation and leadership skills.
- *Consistently puts patients and public at the heart of decision making.
- *Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- *Able to work on your own initiative and with teams within broad occupational policies establishing interpretation and providing guidance.
- *Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
- *Actively develops themselves and others.
- *Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
- *Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisation.
- *Ability to delegate and manage expectations with all stakeholders (internal and external).
- *Ability to travel and work cross-site to meet the needs of the service.
- *Flexibility to work outside traditional office hours as per service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
