The post holders will support the Assistant Director Clinical Programmes / Networks to develop an effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation across the South West, working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring a coherent strategy and will: Work to reduce inequalities in all Prevention and Long Term Conditions workstreams Drive the strategy for supporting and ensuring alignment across the region Drive reform, support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence and develop the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform the development of strategy and policies Identify examples of national and international best practice and ensure that the South West region benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare, and develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary Provide expertise of best practice methodologies, regulatory requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments and stakeholders knowledge