East GMSA Innovation Director

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 22nd September 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 18th October 2024

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to PhD level or equivalent level or above and experience of working in a leadership position in a specialist area
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development

Experience /Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A recognised national/international profile in leading and coordinating research and innovation projects and in contributing to national and international initiatives in genomic science/medicine
• Proven leadership of managing teams, leadership experience and delivering transformational change at scale and beyond organisational boundaries.
• An understanding and experience of the UK research funding landscape including experience of working with partners such as the National Institute of Healthcare Research (NIHR), industry and academia.
• Knowledge and experience of the NHS innovation landscape and partners such as the Health Innovation networks and what evidence is needed to influence adoption and spread across the NHS and particularly in the NHS Genomic Medicine Service
• Experience of working effectively with senior leaders, including bringing together key opinion leaders locally and nationally to deliver successful outcomes
• Experience of fostering collaborations, with strong negotiation skills, skilled in developing strong and productive working relationships with key partners
• Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments
• An understanding of issues surrounding research, including patient confidentiality, good clinical practice and research governance
• Knowledge of quality control, assurance and audit practice for research purposes
• An understanding of the role of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service, in particular the role of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliances as a key part of this infrastructure
• Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting.
• Experience of managing or overseeing innovation projects in healthcare, research, academia, or an industry with a focus on innovation.
• Experience of implementing innovative approaches successfully
• Experience of building, developing and nurturing cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams with experience of training, mentoring and coaching.
• Experience of change management, whether in the NHS or a comparably complex environment
• Familiarity with and practical experience to apply improvement methodologies.
• Ability to manage highly complex competing priorities and delivering on time with restricted resources.
• Experience of delivering successful implementation of major healthcare and/or innovation and/or digital projects in the NHS or broader healthcare sector in partnership with a range of stakeholders
• Experience in other types of organisations (including corporate and other broader healthcare environments within and outside the UK) to deliver the GMS Alliance business plan
• In-depth knowledge of the current innovation landscape in healthcare, within the NHS and in broader contexts.
• broader contexts. • Knowledge and understanding of information governance to mitigate IG barriers within the region.
• Experience of working with and influencing national/professional bodies or other external partners
• Ability to use an established network of industry, academia and healthcare stakeholders to operate in the innovation ecosystem

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 648.5KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)