Job vacancy
Role purpose
Are you fascinated by change and innovation? Can you help the NHS adopt innovation faster to help deliver better care to patients?
At Health Innovation Wessex, we improve people's health, achieve excellence in health care and boost innovation and growth in our region's life science and healthcare sector.
As one of 15 health innovation networks (HINs) across England, we connect and support academics, NHS, industry and others to bring fresh energy to old problems, inspired thinking to new ones and to adopt innovative practice at scale. We are an ambitious organisation, looking for passionate and motivated people to join us with a proven track record of delivery. You will need tenacity to succeed, great communication and project management skills, an ability to build new relationships quickly, and the capability to drive innovation in practice.
Full job description
You will be working with progressive startups, clinicians and innovators from across the UK and potentially globally with innovative ideas products and solutions for the NHS and patients. You will play a role in curating opportunities for them to navigate the health innovation ecosystem through various NHS, NIHR and national bodies.
You will assess incoming Innovation Records in the NHS Innovation Service to understand the innovation, its use and purpose, and to evaluate the stage of development it has achieved and therefore the outstanding needs. Using your skills, knowledge and expertise, you will allocate to 26 partner organisations such as the National Institute for Healthcare Research (NIHR), NHS Supply Chain and NICE to support the innovator to close the developmental gaps. This will include monthly reporting of KPIs and coordinating periodic reviews with each organisation to review their support criteria documentation and recent allocations.
You will also delegate assessments to others in the team, manage service flow and be responsible for the prioritisation of tasks. You will work as part of a dynamic, progressive team working with the innovations of tomorrow. You will support innovators to navigate the local healthcare ecosystem for innovation, such as collaborating with NHS providers, academic institutions and research organisations, as well as local businesses.