Project Officer

Job summary

Saving lives, saving NHS money and transforming services for patients - that's our mission at the Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM). We are seeking a Project Officer to join our innovation and improvement teams to play a key role in making sure citizens throughout the East Midlands, and beyond, have the opportunity to benefit from our portfolio of innovations.This is a fantastic opportunity to work across the East Midlands with colleagues across the Health Innovation Network, contributing to national and local programmes designed to enable improvements in clinical outcomes, deliver better patient experiences, contribute to driving down the cost of care and stimulate economic growth.

This role is offered as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity until 31 March 2025. We currently take a hybrid working approach with our office based at the University of Nottingham Innovation Park. Occasional travel within the East Midlands may be required.

This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis until 31.03.2025.

This is a readvertisement: previous applicants need not apply. Note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, we would advise you apply at your earliest convenience

Main duties of the job

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.

Working with the Improvement Leads on leadingtheadoption and spreadof a range of innovations, you will be a flexible, dynamic team player who will employ highly effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills to build networks and relationships.

Key to success will beyourability to actively engage withstakeholders, clinicians andhealth and care professionals, bringing them togetheracrossorganisational boundariesto assess readiness to adopt,securecommitment andgenerateimplementation plansthat will result in innovative changes that areimpactful andsustainable.In addition, you will enjoy working collaboratively,adapting to the local context,finding common groundand seeking solutions.

You will be agile and flexiblein your approach, able to juggle multiple programmes and takein your stride rapidly emerging priorities.

About us

We are one of 15 Health Innovation Networks around England that operate as the innovation arm of the NHS.

We bring together partners from all sectors involved in health and care including the NHS, social care and public health, patients, research, third sector and industry - to identify, test and spread new technologies and better ways of working.

We save the NHS money, generate economic growth, empower health and care staff, and improve lives for patients.

We work closely with our health and care stakeholders to establish their priorities then provide support. As part of a national network, we import evidenced solutions from other Health Innovation Network regions and export our successful East Midlands programmes on a national basis.

We have a range of objectives, but our overarching aim is always to make a difference for patients.

To find out more, visit the 'About Us' and 'Join our Team' sections of our HIEM website healthinnovation-em.org.uk/about-us/join-our-team