Job summary
Our Digital Education & Innovation teams are looking for a highly motivated, knowledgeable, well organised and innovative person to join them as a Digital Innovation Facilitator.
The Digital Innovation Facilitator will support the Trusts Digital and Educational Strategies as well as the Building a Brighter Futures programme. They will do this through providing insight and facilitation of current and new digital technologies for enabling a digitally confident and innovative workforce that understand the potential for technology approaches to support the delivery of the organization's care model now and in the future.
The Digital Innovation Facilitator is an exciting role that would see the post-holder having hands on opportunity and practical theory around new and emerging digital technologies being introduced and explored in healthcare. In addition, the role in its facilitation function will support others by providing guidance, knowledge exchange, training, workshops and education to our staff and partners in our digital innovation lab, known as Digital Futures.
Our Innovation Labs include technologies such as 3D printing, VR&AR hardware, 3D scanning, 360 video capture and simulation technologies.
Main duties of the job
The primary purpose of this role is to support and facilitate activity involved in the Digital Futures Hub, namely workforce interactions, deep dives, projects and workshops involving immersive and emerging digital technologies. Core of these technologies will be building on our Trust reputation around XR Technology and immersive content creation, particularly when supporting teams to realise adoption and implementation potential.
This will include supporting research, prototyping and engagement by providing technical expertise or assisting in custom content creation. Horizon scanning activities and keeping abreast of the developing digital health and technology landscape and wider afield will also be vital.
Additionally, some experience and understanding of content creation, either or both in immersive video content creation or 3D content (such as in Unity) will be of benefit for prototyping of internal ideas and solutions.
The role will also be required to support current projects that link in with our simulation and digital education teams, so an understanding of digital education, digitally enabled learning or simulation would be of benefit.
The post holder will work closely across our digital learning and innovation teams and will be line managed by the Head of Digital Technologies. The role will be required to work autonomously at times and with their own initiative to organise meetings and engagement with the Digital Futures hub.
About us
As an NHS organisation, we recognise the important and transformational role that digital technologies have both now and in the future in the way we train, connect, educate and care. In the Education Directorate we are continually looking at how we can innovate and adapt the way we support our workforce with the most appropriate tools, methods and platforms. We know from our experiences to date that digital and emerging technologies can have a big impact. We are already well regarded in our work in areas such as XR technology, and this role will help us grow and scale our ambitions.
You'll be joining a friendly, innovative and growing digital education team that is committed to delivering the best training and support experience to our staff. Innovation is at the heart of our digital activities and there is genuine opportunity to make a difference as part of our digital transformation journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Additional core responsibilities of the role would be the maintenance, operation and management of our digital equipment in this space, including admin duties such as;
- Support project PIDs and highlight reports around lab/equipment usage.
- Understand and contribute technical insights to our innovation pathways.
- Ensure the right people are invited for meetings, as well as organizing and facilitating these events and workshops.
- Support the production of project reports when required
- Attend relevant meetings, documenting outreach and engagement.
- Involvement in any aspect relating to relevant projects including training, communications, testing and workshops.
- Liaising with partners and third-party suppliers
The post holder will also on occasion assist with other TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) projects across the Directorate, with will include our in-house television studio and our simulation XR projects in education.
The Digital Innovation Facilitator will be required to help advise, inform and recommend investment of new technologies and programs of work. The post holder will also be responsible for our current inventory of digital technologies in the labs and its safe operation and keeping.
For a detailed breakdown of responsibilities and key relationships of the role, please refer to the attached job description document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Additional core responsibilities of the role would be the maintenance, operation and management of our digital equipment in this space, including admin duties such as;
- Support project PIDs and highlight reports around lab/equipment usage.
- Understand and contribute technical insights to our innovation pathways.
- Ensure the right people are invited for meetings, as well as organizing and facilitating these events and workshops.
- Support the production of project reports when required
- Attend relevant meetings, documenting outreach and engagement.
- Involvement in any aspect relating to relevant projects including training, communications, testing and workshops.
- Liaising with partners and third-party suppliers
The post holder will also on occasion assist with other TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) projects across the Directorate, with will include our in-house television studio and our simulation XR projects in education.
The Digital Innovation Facilitator will be required to help advise, inform and recommend investment of new technologies and programs of work. The post holder will also be responsible for our current inventory of digital technologies in the labs and its safe operation and keeping.
For a detailed breakdown of responsibilities and key relationships of the role, please refer to the attached job description document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Degree in a digital creative field or related field in Digital Innovation
- Professional experience in the provision and support of emerging & digital technology
Desirable
- Further qualifications supporting innovation, design and educational experience
- Project management / Agile working familiarity
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the use and landscape of digital technology in education or healthcare
- Technical skills particularly in the use of and development of digital technology to support new areas of work /Innovation / research
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to support and resolve any needs on the use and adaptation of digital technologies
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud or similar
- Advanced organisational and communication skills. Role will be required to present and run workshops.
Desirable
- Creative and technical knowledge of 3D content creation (such as within Unity, 3D Scanning etc))
- Knowledge of developing and maintaining project plans and providing project reports
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in working with and having deep interest in digital and creative technology.
- Previous hands on experience with the featured technologies, such as XR, 3d printing, 3D scanning etc.
- Previous experience of working with different groups to engage in technologies, with an ability to effectively translate technical subjects into digestible and understandable ways
- Previous experience in supporting project work, particularly in an innovative or 'new ways of working' context.
Desirable
- Experience of implementation strategies for new technology
- Experience in innovation pathway design
- Experience working/studying in a 'fablab' or R+D technologies space.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Degree in a digital creative field or related field in Digital Innovation
- Professional experience in the provision and support of emerging & digital technology
Desirable
- Further qualifications supporting innovation, design and educational experience
- Project management / Agile working familiarity
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the use and landscape of digital technology in education or healthcare
- Technical skills particularly in the use of and development of digital technology to support new areas of work /Innovation / research
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to support and resolve any needs on the use and adaptation of digital technologies
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud or similar
- Advanced organisational and communication skills. Role will be required to present and run workshops.
Desirable
- Creative and technical knowledge of 3D content creation (such as within Unity, 3D Scanning etc))
- Knowledge of developing and maintaining project plans and providing project reports
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in working with and having deep interest in digital and creative technology.
- Previous hands on experience with the featured technologies, such as XR, 3d printing, 3D scanning etc.
- Previous experience of working with different groups to engage in technologies, with an ability to effectively translate technical subjects into digestible and understandable ways
- Previous experience in supporting project work, particularly in an innovative or 'new ways of working' context.
Desirable
- Experience of implementation strategies for new technology
- Experience in innovation pathway design
- Experience working/studying in a 'fablab' or R+D technologies space.
Additional information
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).
