Senior Innovation Lead - Band 8b
Job summary
Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity has arisen to take on an exciting role within Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, working in collaboration with the Integrated Care Academy and Health Innovation East to support the implementation of the Innovation program. We are seeking an outstanding candidate with enthusiasm and dedication for innovation and creative problem-solving. This position is well-suited for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders during a period of significant change and growth, as we progress in delivering our Joint Forward Plan.
Our aspiration is to be acknowledged as leaders in the system's development and execution of high-impact innovations. The selected candidate will be required to work flexibly across the ICS, fostering a culture of innovation readiness and collaboration throughout our system. They will lead a program of horizon scanning and the implementation of innovations, addressing our most pressing challenges. Additionally, the role involves expanding our portfolio of innovation programs in collaboration with industry and innovators to attract more investment in innovation for our local system.
Please note, due to the ongoing cost reduction programme and restructure underway at SNEE ICB (due to end in Summer 2024), prior consideration for this role may be given to existing staff who are affected by this programme and this role may be removed from the recruitment process at any time.
Main duties of the job
Work alongside the Integrated Care Academy, Health Innovation East and other partners to support the development of an innovation-ready health and care ecosystem across the ICS. Specifically, this role will shape the ICSs ability to develop, select, support and adopt innovations in our priority areas, using agreed measurement approaches.
To help to create a culture of innovation by promoting the benefits of an innovation-ready ecosystem, networking with a wide range of senior leaders across the local health system and with industry. Supporting the development of an innovation network and hub.
Coordinate horizon scans and innovation exchanges to support identification of innovations ready for deployment which align with the priorities in the Suffolk and North Essex Joint Forward Plan.
Facilitate the adoption and spread of currently available innovations that would confer immediate or near-immediate benefit to the ICS in areas of key priority and implement agreed innovations following all required governance procedures and guidelines.
Identify funding opportunities and submit applications that will support innovation adoption and spread.
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is commonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around £1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the health outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the three health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are addressed. The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including those it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in the operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our communities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is intended to support our ambition to build a culture of innovation across Suffolk and North East Essex ICS that is responsive to those in most need in the communities that it serves.
The aim is to create a culture where our workforce, from all system partners, understand how doing things differently can solve their current challenges and they feel empowered to seek out innovations to support them in their work as a matter of course. We also want the ICS to be an investable proposition where health and life sciences innovators can work to gain real world evidence to further the adoption and spread of their solutions. By creating a culture where health and care professionals and innovators work much more closely together, we aim to improve the care and health outcomes that we deliver for our patients, support our innovators to develop and implement their solutions and, in particular, to reduce the health inequity across our ICS.
The ICB has built strong foundations for the innovation programme, including the adoption and spread of many noteworthy innovations that have already made a difference. You can read about our achievements on NHS Englands website here.
The postholder will be required to work extensively with local systems partners, including Health Innovation East and the Integrated Care Academy. The post holder will have full access to support from the team at Health Innovation East. They will be able to draw on the range of proven innovations and implementation techniques developed by Health Innovation East and the national Health Innovation Network of which it is a part. In addition, the postholder will work in collaboration with the Integrated Care Academy, which is a unique local partnership providing education, training and development, workforce and leadership transformation, technology and innovation, and research and evidence to help local services provide better joined up care to keep people healthy and independent for as long as possible.
The role will be part of the Strategy and Transformation Directorate in the ICB, with direct reporting line in to the Director of the Integrated Care Academy. The role will not directly manage anyone but will work across different individuals and teams across the ICB and wider system partners in the ICS to deliver the duties of the role.
Person Specification
Equality and Diversity
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Other
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality; promoting high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
- The confidence, determination, perseverance, resilience and energy to overcome obstacles to achieve the best outcomes
- Listens, involves, respects and learns from the contributions of others. Involves patients and the public in their work and demonstrates understanding of the centrality of their experience in improvement work
- Ability to travel, as required, for the role
Experience
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level
- Experience of building effective partnerships common purpose and shared understanding across a range of diverse and competing views
- Experience of taking decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be multiple possible courses of action
- Thinking creatively and strategically, anticipating and resolving problems before they arise
- Experience of leading successful change programmes in healthcare
- Experience in identifying and bidding for additional funding opportunities
- PRINCE 2 and/or MSP project management qualification
- Experience in healthcare technology (sales or procurement)
- Experience of working in partnership with commercial partners to bring benefit to health and/or care partners
Communication Skills
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with and persuade, influence and motivate clinical, academic and all levels of staff
- Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
- Provide and receive complex or sensitive information
- Communicate business sensitive information/agreement or co-operation from NHS staff at all levels of the organisation is required
- Participate in forums and working parties beyond own areas of activity, proposing changes to procedures across the organisation
- Ensure complaints and enquiries are dealt with promptly, monitoring the progress of actions and ensuring deadlines are met
- Assist patients/clients during incidental contact directing or resolving query
Autonomy
- Work within the operational boundaries with excellent organisational skills to a level as agreed with line manager
Personal Attributes
- Flexible to meet the needs of the organisation
- Ability to see beyond the task in hand, using systems to meet new demands
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently
- Self-motivated and work on own initiative
- Responsive to change
- Attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple demands and priorities
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
Address
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
- Company
- NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
- Location
- Ipswich, United Kingdom IP1 2BX
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £58972.00 - £68525.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
- Location
- Ipswich, United Kingdom IP1 2BX
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £58972.00 - £68525.00 a year
- Posted