Job summary
UCLH is looking for a senior programme leader to establish, organise and drive forward its new Digital Innovation Hub.
The Digital Innovation Hub (DiH) has recently been created at UCLH and will create a safe space for innovators across UCLH, UCL and third-party collaborators to work effectively together to solve problems that add value to patients, staff, UCLH and the wider NHS.
UCLH has been at the forefront of digital transformation in the NHS and the purpose of the DiH is to increase digital innovation and collaboration across our teams and external partners. It will accelerate discovery and deployment of digital innovations at UCLH and in the wider NHS. It complements existing digital structures within the organisation, and further enables UCLH to tackle problems at pace and assess, discard and move on, whilst being able to deliver into clinical and operational use those that are successful and capture organisational learning in both cases.
We would be open to applicants at 8b level applying for this role as a development opportunity.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of UCLH and support the Executive Board in delivering its ambitions to be a leading digital hospital. This role will be responsible for:
- The successful establishment of the Digital Innovation Hub
- Implementing the operating model for the DiH, contributing to its design and operationalisation of the key components, including resourcing, technology, structures, governance, processes, relationships, stakeholders, procurement and performance management.
- Day to day operational management of the hub
- Establishing a pipeline of digital innovation projects and developing an overarching plan for delivering those projects.
- Fostering a digital innovation community at UCLH, harnessing their energy and creativity to bring exciting digital solutions to the organisation.
- Contributing to a strong and positive culture of digital innovation.
- Horizon scanning to find sources of digital innovation which are appropriate and beneficial for UCLH.We are looking for a dynamic individual who displays a passion for digital innovation, preferably with a keen interest in health and care services and who has strong experience in a large, complex organisations.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and / or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent experience
- Higher professional or management degree at masters level plus additional formal training and professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues across the NHS and NHS patient agenda
- Sustained record of continued professional development
Desirable
- Project or programme management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of digital transformation and change programmes within large, complex health organisations.
- Work in a large and complex organisation (public or private)
- Experience of working at a senior management level with experience and knowledge of the NHS
- Significant and demonstrable experience of managing programmes of digital innovation
- Experience of developing and assessing complex business cases
- Experience of operating through influence and networks rather than direct authority
- Commitment to self-development with ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current thinking and policy affecting health and public sector
- Experience in operating in and managing diverse multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience in a consulting environment
Other Requirements
Essential
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent skills of influencing, persuasion and negotiation
- Proven ability to present ideas clearly and succinctly - both verbally (including presentations) and in writing.
- Quality focussed with an innovative approach and the ability to solve complex problems
- Strong analytical and data-evaluation skills, with the ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to present complex data in a clear and easily understood format - both verbally and in writing.
- Strong political awareness, and evidence of working well within highly sensitive environments
- Ability to work flexibly in a fast-changing environment
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide stakeholder base
- Good organisational skills and abilities
- IT Literate
- Ability to lead a team effectively
Desirable
- Strong grasp of financial data, and ability to understand and interpret financial models
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and / or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent experience
- Higher professional or management degree at masters level plus additional formal training and professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues across the NHS and NHS patient agenda
- Sustained record of continued professional development
Desirable
- Project or programme management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of digital transformation and change programmes within large, complex health organisations.
- Work in a large and complex organisation (public or private)
- Experience of working at a senior management level with experience and knowledge of the NHS
- Significant and demonstrable experience of managing programmes of digital innovation
- Experience of developing and assessing complex business cases
- Experience of operating through influence and networks rather than direct authority
- Commitment to self-development with ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current thinking and policy affecting health and public sector
- Experience in operating in and managing diverse multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience in a consulting environment
Other Requirements
Essential
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent skills of influencing, persuasion and negotiation
- Proven ability to present ideas clearly and succinctly - both verbally (including presentations) and in writing.
- Quality focussed with an innovative approach and the ability to solve complex problems
- Strong analytical and data-evaluation skills, with the ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to present complex data in a clear and easily understood format - both verbally and in writing.
- Strong political awareness, and evidence of working well within highly sensitive environments
- Ability to work flexibly in a fast-changing environment
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide stakeholder base
- Good organisational skills and abilities
- IT Literate
- Ability to lead a team effectively
Desirable
- Strong grasp of financial data, and ability to understand and interpret financial models
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).
