Employer: NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hybrid
Town: Chippenham
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/11/2024 23:59
Research and Innovation Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Applications are warmly welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement.
BSW ICB seeks to be a supportive, caring employer and expects all colleagues to behave in a professional and respectful manner.
Job overview
The Research & Innovation Lead is responsible for ensuring that the integrated care system (ICS) delivers optimal impact against the four key objectives of the ICS within the financial resources available with respect to research and innovation.
Main duties of the job
The four key objectives of the ICS are:
1. To improve outcomes in population health and health care
2. To tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
3. To enhance productivity and value for money
4. To help the NHS support broader economic and social development
The Research & Innovation Lead will be required to ensure that the integrated care board (ICB) meets the legislated duties of BSW ICB to facilitate and promote research and innovation, working in collaboration with all system partners.
Working for our organisation
Currently the organisation adopts a hybrid approach to working, with colleagues based both at home and in the office.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities
* Accountability for long-term strategic research and innovation planning; leading co-creating a system research strategy.
* Accountability for research and innovation budget management and setting.
* Managing multiple grant portfolios in relation to research and innovation.
* Lead on day-to-day innovation and research relationships with various academic institutions and stakeholders.
* Interpreting and acting on emerging national research and innovation policy and strategy.
* Implementing research policy for ICB to ensure legal duties are met.
* Accountability for hosted National Institute of Health and Care Research grants.
* Provide credible knowledgeable and influential leadership for research and innovation.
* Lead on research and innovation communications.
* Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
* Deputise for the Head of Directorate Operations where appropriate.
* Contribute to other initiatives as required.
Person specification
Communication and Relationship skills
* Exceptional communication skills that engender community confidence.
* Clear communicator with excellent verbal, report writing and presentation skills.
* Able to foster collaborative approaches with a broad range of stakeholders.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
* Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
* Extensive knowledge of the health, care and local government research and innovation landscape.
* Current knowledge of health research and innovation landscape.
* Knowledge of health and care financial planning and budgeting.
* Significant evidence of continued professional development.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Analytical rigor and numeracy to inform decisions.
* Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages.
* Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement.
Planning and Organisational Skills
* Skills for planning and managing workload and priorities.
* Extensive experience in project management.
* Advanced keyboard skills.
Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
* Experience of managing relationships with media and stakeholders.
* Personal commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan.
BSW ICB is obligated to manage conflicts of interest effectively. Applicants should declare any real or perceived interest which may have an adverse bearing on the organisation.
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