Job responsibilities
The purpose of this role is to design and deliver a
programme to support and develop innovation in health and social care. The
innovation business partner will be based in the HNY IRIS (Innovation Research
and Improvement System) team with a particular focus on partnership working with
the Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) AHSN (Academic Health Science Network).
IRIS
represents a collaborative approach to innovation, research and improvement in
the new ecosystem of an integrated care system (ICS). 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. In addition to establishing the system wide front door, IRIS
has set out its priorities and grand challenges for 2023/24.
The ICS recognise
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.
The aim of the role will be to:
Support and foster a culture of innovation within
the HNY integrated care system by signposting colleagues to opportunities to
invent, test, adapt and improve new and existing innovations as part of a
continuous improvement system way of working across the ICS.
Work alongside the IRIS clinical lead for
innovation to increase awareness of the ICB and national NHS innovation
strategy and the underpinning programmes of work within the ICS.
Foster a close partnership approach to innovation
with the Y&H AHSN, to help ensure adoption and spread of the nationally
mandated NHS innovation programme.
Pro-actively engage with stakeholders and partners
across the ICS and work as part of the core IRIS team to identify barriers to
innovation and to help address them to enable the development and
implementation of innovation programmes at place and local care partnership
level.
Key Relationships
The
post holder will have key relationships with the following teams, departments
and organisations:
HNY ICB
Primary care networks (PCNs)
Acute and mental health secondary and tertiary care
providers
Local and national ICB Innovation teams
Local authorities and care providers
YHAHSN
NIHR (National Institute for Health and Social care
Research)
Higher Academic Institutions
Industry- local and national
Core Functions and Responsibilities
Work with the Y&H AHSN to identify potential
innovations which align with the HNY ICB strategy and IRIS priorities and grand
challenges and in partnership develop the best approach to evaluation, adoption
and further spread.
Be the HNY ICB innovation representative on the
Innovation Review Panel which identifies innovations relevant to the Yorkshire
and Humber Region.
Identify barriers to innovation and to help address
them to enable the development and implementation of innovation programmes at
place and local care partnership level.
Attend relevant meetings within HNY ICB, Y&H
AHSN and with external partners.
Represent HNY ICB at internal and external events
and meetings, always upholding the values and behaviours of HNY ICB.
Develop strong and supportive working relationships
with colleagues within HNY ICB and across the partnership.
Be able to present clear and comprehensive updates,
reports and information in a variety of methods.
Exercise tact, diplomacy and persuasive skills in
the course of communication.
Convene a community of practice for innovation,
including internal (HNY Health and Care Partnership) and external (Y&H
AHSN, academia, industry) stakeholder. Facilitate the CoP session alongside the
clinical lead for innovation.
Work with Y&H AHSN on demand signalling and
horizon scanning activities aligned to the needs of the ICS.
Understand the Y&H ASHN portfolio and its
alignment with IRIS.
Develop a process for the adoption and spread of
innovations across HNY. Working with innovation managers in NHS trusts, local
authorities and social enterprises.
Design and implement the approach needed to fulfil
the IRIS priority linked to innovation.
Work with the core IRIS team to develop a HNY
strategy for innovation, research and improvement.
Build relationships and share knowledge to enable
IRIS to function as a virtual hub for stakeholders.
Contribute to programme management activities
including stakeholder management, knowledge management, milestone trackers,
risks, issues, actions log, decisions log and lessons learnt log.
Work with the core IRIS team to design the evaluation measures for IRIS.
Understand levels of complexity such as dealing
with business sensitive information.
Act independently, planning tasks and activities
which may require adjustment due to variable workload/ interruptions.
Use own initiative to work within departmental
policy and manage own workload, seeking advice when required.
Explore potentials for further engagement of the
internal and external stakeholders, including creating environment for
attracting both commercial and non-commercial partners.
Work with partners and colleagues across network(s)
to understand current resource and activity in the system and enhance and build
up the innovation capacity.
Offer advice and support to individuals involved in
innovation or in commissioning decision making, in respect of knowledge
resources available.
Suggest and implement initiatives towards promotion
of innovation.
Develop an awareness of best practice in innovation
occurring locally, nationally and internationally.
Assist in the delivery of events/workshops held
virtually or in person.
Attend local and national events/workshops held
virtually or in person which influence/ impact on innovation.
Develop a framework for engaging with industry and
innovators to be implemented by IRIS as the front door to HNY for innovation.
