Innovation Manager

Job responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY

The role of Innovation Manager is new to Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT). The aim of the role is to support staff to realise ideas quickly and efficiently. The post holder will work with the Director of Innovation to deliver the MYTT Innovation Strategy, which supports one of the Trusts six strategic objectives, to provide excellent research, development and innovation opportunities. The role will require close relationships with the Research Office, Kaizen Promotion Office and Programme Management Office. Key external partners include the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Sciences, Medipex, and colleagues from primary and secondary care across the Integrated Care System. The initial focus of the role will be to support the delivery of the Shared Prosperity Fund grant bid in partnership with the University of Huddersfields Health Innovation Campus and Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber (formerly Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network).

WHAT IMPACT WILL YOU MAKE? THE OPPORTUNITY

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Address some of the challenging issues facing the NHS today by supporting staff to find innovative solutions

• Work within a growing team of people with enthusiasm for doing things better

• Develop at a fast pace with direct lines of communication to the Executive team, clinical and corporate Divisions and Directorates

• Undertake leadership and innovation training

SUMMARY ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Trust is looking for an outstanding team member to deliver significant components of the Trusts Innovation Strategy. The post holder will be expected to deliver innovation clubs and workshops, maintain the virtual innovation hub and timeline, write grant/award applications, oversee internal and external communications, and be a principal member of the Innovation Review Group. The post holder will work closely with the research and quality improvement teams in the Trust.

This role will support the Director of Innovation to achieve strategic aims of innovation, including:

• Increased numbers of staff involved in innovation
• More innovative ideas considered and approved
• Improved patient outcomes
• Improved support for staff, particularly those outside of the senior leadership structure
• Support the establishment of Divisional Innovation Champions
• Faster adoption of evidence-based innovations
• Support the development of a self-funded model of innovation through the generation of external income
• Raise the positive profile of the Trust to patients, staff and potential staff
• Coordinate communication of innovations, including use of social media

Whilst being based within the corporate medical directorate, the individual will work across the entire Trust ensuring innovations are owned and led by Divisional teams. The role will support the development of team members and build constructive relationships with Divisional staff. They will be responsible for embedding a culture of innovation and improvement across the Trust.

The post holder will be expected to operate independently, owning complex projects, ensuring tasks are prioritised and completed to agreed timeframes. They must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to manage and build relationships with clinical and operational teams.

The individual will be expected to work cohesively with other team members and the wider organisation. They must be able to articulate themselves clearly and confidently with a range of stakeholders using simple language free of acronyms and jargon.

There is a requirement for the post holder to proactively develop their own skills, seeking feedback, building knowledge, and sharing their insights with other team members and across the Trust. They will be required to keep up to date on health sector expertise and knowledge to contribute effectively towards dialogue with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Essential

• Strong academic record educated to Masters level or equivalent qualification/knowledge relevant to the role.
• Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development.

Desirable

• Health care professional qualification.
• LEAN management qualification /experience.
• PRINCE II or similar project management qualification.
• Ambition to work towards MSP / PM3 or similar programme management qualification.
• Evidence of further training /study/leadership courses.

Experience

Essential

• Proven recent track record for effective delivery in a project environment and are dedicated to delivering high quality results.
• Recent experience of leading highly complex or contentious and change projects within a complex environment.
• Knowledge of service management and change management.
• Engagement with multi-professional groups and staff at all levels.
• Experience of working across multi-disciplinary services.
• Proven track record of working with frontline staff to deliver improvements.
• Be competent in the use of a wide range of IT applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite including Excel.

Desirable

• Recent experience of working in a senior project management capacity within a Cost Improvement Programme (or equivalent).
• Experience of working with a broad set of specialties within a health care environment and across different healthcare sectors.
• Evidence of experience in the field of innovation.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve outcomes.
• Understands the importance of being a good team player, including actively participating in the team, leading by example, demonstrating team values and behaviours, accepts accountability and promotes the team and Business vision and strategy.
• Commitment to self-development, actively seeking feedback and learning from this.
• Must be able to travel to and work at different locations and attend external events when required, including out of normal working hours.
• Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
• Is honest and trustworthy.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
• Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation.
• Skilled in effective problem solving and project management, including written and verbal communication, analysing and interpreting complex data sets and driving others to action and impact.
• Highly developed project management skills and abilities.
• Ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and project teams, and have them understand the Business strategic goals.
• Ability to construct and interpret analysis to support the achievement of project goals.
• Hands-on approach to working with operational teams.
• Effective inter-personal, communications and influencing skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritise conflicting demands.
• Confidence to work with and constructively challenge colleagues at all levels.
• Able to deliver reports and other papers to tight deadlines and to rapidly switch between multiple pieces of work in order to respond to unpredictable service demands.

Desirable

• Knowledge of cost improvement governance processes.
• Awareness of the importance to focus on project deliverables which can be financial and non-financial.
• Knowledge of and skills in lean management methodology.
• Knowledge and skills of gathering, analysing and presenting complex data to influence decision making to improve services.
• Ability to find solutions in complex situations that are acceptable to a number of stakeholders.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).