Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Strategy, Research and Innovation team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as the Strategy, Research and Innovation Programme Manager, reporting directly to the Executive Director of Strategy, Research and Innovation. This is a 12-month fixed term maternity cover which will be based at St Mary's Hospital within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
We have developed a strategy which seeks to deliver our vision of 'better health, for life'. It is rooted in a set of core values - to be kind, aspirational, collaborative and expert - and is focused around three strategic goals:
to help create a high quality integrated care system with the population of north west London
to develop a sustainable portfolio of outstanding services
to build learning, improvement and innovation into everything we do.
We are currently at the stage of implementing our strategy and ensuring that our planning and prioritisation gives us the best chance of delivering our vision and this role is key to that endeavor.
This is a unique role with a diverse portfolio; the Strategy, Research and Innovation programme manager is responsible for coordinating the refinement of our organisational strategy, developing approaches for strategy implementation and rolling out new, aspirational metrics which ensure we are measuring progress against our strategic goals and putting our users at the heart of what we do.
Main duties of the job
Co-ordinate, manage and track all elements of the refinement and implementation of our organisational strategy including organisational strategy review cycles, strategic priority setting and business planning. Work closely with Experience and Engagement directorate to develop an approach to ongoing communication around our strategic ambitions and priorities.
Develop and roll out new metrics which ensure we are measuring progress against our strategic goals and putting our users at the heart of what we do.
Lead the development of the Trust's long term Life Sciences strategy, working with internal and external stakeholders to co-produce an approach to delivering our ambitions in this field and to build innovation into everything we do, and to support the Trust's redevelopment plans.
Provide strategic support to Paddington Life Science Partners, a new life sciences cluster centered around St Mary's Hospital, and lead the Social Value work stream within it, working with external partnership organisations.
Play an active role in the Trust's Commercial & Innovation team, identifying opportunities for collaboration and commercial and strategic partnerships which support our ambitions to be innovation and research-led.
Manage key strategic partnerships for the Trust including our partnership with Chelsea FC Foundation and Imperial Health Charity and our relationships with key local stakeholders such as Westminster City Council and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location. As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Strategy, innovation and/or improvement science qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Experience in implementation of strategic change programmes
- Completion of formal programme in coaching / mentoring / training delivery
- Project / programme management qualification
- Completed research degree (ie doctorate, MD, PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of leading strategic change in a complex environment
- Experience of using innovation to drive improvements to care within a healthcare system
- Experience of working with staff outside the employing organisation to deliver change such as improvements in performance, quality and efficiency e.g. commissioners and patient groups
- Experience of working with a variety of clinical staff including senior clinicians and clinical academics
- Experience of the design, development and delivery of programmes or project initiatives
Desirable
- Experience of working with other corporate teams collaboratively to improve quality and efficiency of care
- Experience of supporting change in a politically sensitive environment'
- Experience of working in or with a large, multi-site NHS provider
- Experience of working with local communities and third sector
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Able to employ a wide range of tools and techniques to plan, deliver, monitor, evaluate and sustain improvements and change and coach projects teams to use these too.
- Has an excellent understanding of research and evaluation methods including mixed methods evaluation and wider impact evaluation tools such as return on investment
- Able to facilitate multidisciplinary groups of staff to achieve consensus and work towards a strategic goal through a structured improvement and planning process
- Able to facilitate groups and manage difficult dynamics within teams e.g. resistance to change or hostility
- Has sound IT skills (incl email and Microsoft Office packages)
- Able to think and work strategically
- Able to manage budgets, including external grant funding and charitable support.
- Able to work in a matrix structure, bringing together different types of expertise to work collaboratively
- Able to work flexibly with a wide range of staff groups across a broad spectrum of change initiatives
- Ability to assimilate and analyse data from several sources (including national benchmarking and other strategic drivers), bringing it into a coherent narrative for project planning and reporting purposes and making recommendations where appropriate.
- Ability to identify and assess risks (both project delivery and impact of changes) and develop suitable mitigations in partnership with key stakeholders
Desirable
- Able to undertake complex data modelling and analysis including. demand and capacity.
- Good understanding of data visualisation techniques
- Experience of innovative web--based collaborative working tools (eg Trello, Slack, Office 365)
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and influencing skills demonstrated by the ability to engage others
- Understands self and impact of behavior on others
- Able to develop a rapport with clinical staff, patients, local councilors and commissioners
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values, and a clear track record of demonstrating leadership around kindness
Desirable
- Specific experience and examples where the Trust values are embedded in the candidate's way of delivering work
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Strategy, innovation and/or improvement science qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Experience in implementation of strategic change programmes
- Completion of formal programme in coaching / mentoring / training delivery
- Project / programme management qualification
- Completed research degree (ie doctorate, MD, PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of leading strategic change in a complex environment
- Experience of using innovation to drive improvements to care within a healthcare system
- Experience of working with staff outside the employing organisation to deliver change such as improvements in performance, quality and efficiency e.g. commissioners and patient groups
- Experience of working with a variety of clinical staff including senior clinicians and clinical academics
- Experience of the design, development and delivery of programmes or project initiatives
Desirable
- Experience of working with other corporate teams collaboratively to improve quality and efficiency of care
- Experience of supporting change in a politically sensitive environment'
- Experience of working in or with a large, multi-site NHS provider
- Experience of working with local communities and third sector
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Able to employ a wide range of tools and techniques to plan, deliver, monitor, evaluate and sustain improvements and change and coach projects teams to use these too.
- Has an excellent understanding of research and evaluation methods including mixed methods evaluation and wider impact evaluation tools such as return on investment
- Able to facilitate multidisciplinary groups of staff to achieve consensus and work towards a strategic goal through a structured improvement and planning process
- Able to facilitate groups and manage difficult dynamics within teams e.g. resistance to change or hostility
- Has sound IT skills (incl email and Microsoft Office packages)
- Able to think and work strategically
- Able to manage budgets, including external grant funding and charitable support.
- Able to work in a matrix structure, bringing together different types of expertise to work collaboratively
- Able to work flexibly with a wide range of staff groups across a broad spectrum of change initiatives
- Ability to assimilate and analyse data from several sources (including national benchmarking and other strategic drivers), bringing it into a coherent narrative for project planning and reporting purposes and making recommendations where appropriate.
- Ability to identify and assess risks (both project delivery and impact of changes) and develop suitable mitigations in partnership with key stakeholders
Desirable
- Able to undertake complex data modelling and analysis including. demand and capacity.
- Good understanding of data visualisation techniques
- Experience of innovative web--based collaborative working tools (eg Trello, Slack, Office 365)
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and influencing skills demonstrated by the ability to engage others
- Understands self and impact of behavior on others
- Able to develop a rapport with clinical staff, patients, local councilors and commissioners
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values, and a clear track record of demonstrating leadership around kindness
Desirable
- Specific experience and examples where the Trust values are embedded in the candidate's way of delivering work
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
