Job summary
Please note - the base is negotiable and can be located at an ICB office
Do you want to be part of a
team that focusses on growing our local healthcare innovation knowledge and
capacity?
HNY ICB recognises the
potential for our region to be an excellent partner to academic centres and
innovators alike, to further our understanding and adoption of solutions that
transform the way we deliver care and the way we tackle population health
across our unique mix of rural, urban, coastal, and port communities.
We have an exciting
opportunity for an individual with experience engaging with and managing
stakeholders within complex projects, to join our Innovation, Research, and
Improvement System (IRIS) team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
apply their knowledge and expertise to establish
IRIS as a virtual hub to connect stakeholder organisations within the Humber
and North Yorkshire health and care partnership
be responsible for stakeholder
management and coordinating the IRIS response to incoming enquires and request
for support and information
provide signposting, connect
stakeholders, and facilitate knowledge sharing across the system with the
support of core team
provide administrative and project
management support
About us
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of a population of 1.7 million people. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and the large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
The ICB is part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across England to meet health and care needs, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequality between groups. The Health and Care Partnership comprises of NHS organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Humber
and North Yorkshire (HNY) Integrated Care Board, the post holder will be
responsible for providing support to enable the effective day to day operations
of Innovation, Research and Improvement System (IRIS).
IRIS represents a
collaborative approach to research, innovation and improvement in the new
ecosystem of an ICS and represents its constituent populations, sectors and
partners. IRIS will bring together existing and emerging activities across the
ICS to maximise our assets and connect stakeholder organisations across the
system. We will work with our partners to support and grow an exemplar system
which enables and facilitates research, innovation and improvement.
To achieve this, we need
to understand how these parts of the system are currently operating and move
towards a more joined up and collaborative way of working. The first step towards
achieving this will be establishing IRIS as a virtual hub for stakeholders and
providing a single front door for research, innovation and improvement.
The post holder will apply
their knowledge and expertise to establish IRIS as a virtual hub to connect
stakeholder organisations within the Humber and North Yorkshire health and care
partnership. The postholder will work as part the IRIS core team and will act
as the first point of contact within IRIS. Working with the managers, clinical
leads, and programme director the post-holder and will be responsible for
stakeholder management and coordinating the IRIS response to incoming enquires
and request for support and information. The post holder will provide
signposting, connect stakeholders, and facilitate knowledge sharing across the
system with the support of core team. The post holder will also provide
administrative and project management support.
The ICS recognises the potential
for our region to be an excellent partner to academic centres and innovators
alike, to further our understanding and adoption of solutions that transform the
way we deliver care and the way we tackle population health across our unique
mix of rural, urban, coastal, and port communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Humber
and North Yorkshire (HNY) Integrated Care Board, the post holder will be
responsible for providing support to enable the effective day to day operations
of Innovation, Research and Improvement System (IRIS).
IRIS represents a
collaborative approach to research, innovation and improvement in the new
ecosystem of an ICS and represents its constituent populations, sectors and
partners. IRIS will bring together existing and emerging activities across the
ICS to maximise our assets and connect stakeholder organisations across the
system. We will work with our partners to support and grow an exemplar system
which enables and facilitates research, innovation and improvement.
To achieve this, we need
to understand how these parts of the system are currently operating and move
towards a more joined up and collaborative way of working. The first step towards
achieving this will be establishing IRIS as a virtual hub for stakeholders and
providing a single front door for research, innovation and improvement.
The post holder will apply
their knowledge and expertise to establish IRIS as a virtual hub to connect
stakeholder organisations within the Humber and North Yorkshire health and care
partnership. The postholder will work as part the IRIS core team and will act
as the first point of contact within IRIS. Working with the managers, clinical
leads, and programme director the post-holder and will be responsible for
stakeholder management and coordinating the IRIS response to incoming enquires
and request for support and information. The post holder will provide
signposting, connect stakeholders, and facilitate knowledge sharing across the
system with the support of core team. The post holder will also provide
administrative and project management support.
The ICS recognises the potential
for our region to be an excellent partner to academic centres and innovators
alike, to further our understanding and adoption of solutions that transform the
way we deliver care and the way we tackle population health across our unique
mix of rural, urban, coastal, and port communities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level qualification or significant level of experience of working at a similar level.
Desirable
- Relevant project management qualification.
- Appreciation of the relationship between the HNY Integrated Care System and its partners
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of managing effective collaborations and partnerships.
- Ability to produce reports for dissemination to senior staff and committees.
- Experience of setting up and implementing systems, processes and procedures.
- Experience of working with a range stakeholders.
- Experience in a project and/or programme environment.
- Previous experience of working in busy and demanding administrative environments.
- Good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
- Able to work independently where required, as a team and corporate player.
Desirable
- Updating website content and/or managing Future NHS workspaces.
- Events planning or management.
- Knowledge and understanding of national funding streams and NIHR infrastructure.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work independently and without close supervision including making appropriate decisions.
- Ability to communicate complex and / or technical information orally, electronically and in writing to both internal and external colleagues, stakeholders in a clear concise way.
- Ability to interpret, draft and implement relevant policies and strategy documents.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships and networks with staff at all levels.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills, demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement, receptiveness to new ideas and approaches.
- Proven organisational skills and ability to plan ahead, set priorities and work to deadlines.
- Excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions.
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily.
- Able to think analytically, anticipate obstacles and draw logical solutions to problems.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Professional, calm, and efficient manner.
- Positive and flexible approach to work.
- Excellent planning and organisation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task.
- Flexible approach to working and good team player.
- Proven interpersonal skills to work with clinical and management colleagues at all levels across a range of organisations.
- Diplomatic and able to engage with people in a positive, encouraging way.
- Highly competent in the use of Microsoft software (Excel, Word, Powerpoint
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with senior members of staff, including Directors.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level qualification or significant level of experience of working at a similar level.
Desirable
- Relevant project management qualification.
- Appreciation of the relationship between the HNY Integrated Care System and its partners
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of managing effective collaborations and partnerships.
- Ability to produce reports for dissemination to senior staff and committees.
- Experience of setting up and implementing systems, processes and procedures.
- Experience of working with a range stakeholders.
- Experience in a project and/or programme environment.
- Previous experience of working in busy and demanding administrative environments.
- Good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
- Able to work independently where required, as a team and corporate player.
Desirable
- Updating website content and/or managing Future NHS workspaces.
- Events planning or management.
- Knowledge and understanding of national funding streams and NIHR infrastructure.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work independently and without close supervision including making appropriate decisions.
- Ability to communicate complex and / or technical information orally, electronically and in writing to both internal and external colleagues, stakeholders in a clear concise way.
- Ability to interpret, draft and implement relevant policies and strategy documents.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships and networks with staff at all levels.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills, demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement, receptiveness to new ideas and approaches.
- Proven organisational skills and ability to plan ahead, set priorities and work to deadlines.
- Excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions.
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily.
- Able to think analytically, anticipate obstacles and draw logical solutions to problems.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Professional, calm, and efficient manner.
- Positive and flexible approach to work.
- Excellent planning and organisation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task.
- Flexible approach to working and good team player.
- Proven interpersonal skills to work with clinical and management colleagues at all levels across a range of organisations.
- Diplomatic and able to engage with people in a positive, encouraging way.
- Highly competent in the use of Microsoft software (Excel, Word, Powerpoint
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with senior members of staff, including Directors.
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.
