Job summary
As a member of the Humber and
North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (HNY ICB) and the Innovation, Research
and Improvement System (IRIS) team, the Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner
will facilitate and promote the use of knowledge, intelligence and evidence
from academic research, national and regional guidance, reports, publications
and tools in the health and care sector. The Knowledge Mobilisation Business
Partner will be part of the core IRIS team which is embedded within the
Clinical and Care Professional Directorate at HNY ICB, but will also work
alongside HNYs Population Health Intelligence Team, based within our Corporate
Affairs Directorate. The post will also
work closely with the Knowledge Mobilisation Lead at the National Institute for
Health Research Applied Research Collaborative Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR YH
ARC).
Main duties of the job
The postholder will form a
bridge between the NIHR YH ARC, HNY ICB, academia and the wider Humber and
North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. They will capture and communicate
the needs of local decision makers in the health and care system and work with
the YH ARC and the HNY ICB population health team to identify existing
evidence-based treatments and models of care, and support them into practice,
working with practitioners and service users. The post holder will work at
strategic level, providing senior level knowledge transfer leadership within
the region to support development and delivery of national and local work
priorities. The post-holder will collaborate with knowledge mobilisation
specialists in South Yorkshire ICB and West Yorkshire ICB and will be expected
to travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
About us
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of a population of 1.7 million people.
We work closely with providers
of health services, local government, regulatory bodies, voluntary and carer
groups, patient representatives, and the general public to achieve the best
health and care outcomes possible and to ensure high quality, safe and
effective services.
Our Innovation, Research, and
Improvement System (IRIS) is creating the conditions for bigger and bolder
innovations and improvements within health and care. By supporting, enabling
and connecting our integrated care system and working with leading external
partners, we will secure data driven and evidence-based solutions for our
health and care grand challenges.
Our unique approach brings
people together to encourage and promote innovation, research, and improvement
in health and care. By doing so, we will improve the healthy years lived by our
communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Humber and North
Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (HNY ICB) and the Innovation, Research and Improvement
System (IRIS) team, the Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner will facilitate
and promote the use of knowledge, intelligence and evidence from academic
research, national and regional guidance, reports, publications and tools in
the health and care sector. The Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner will be
part of the core IRIS team which is embedded within the Clinical and Care Professional
Directorate at HNY ICB, but will also work alongside HNYs Population Health
Intelligence Team, based within our Corporate Affairs Directorate. The post will also work closely with the Knowledge
Mobilisation Lead at the National Institute for Health Research Applied
Research Collaborative Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR YH ARC).
Our HNY Innovation, Research and
Improvement System (IRIS) is creating the conditions for bigger and bolder
innovations and improvements within health and care. By supporting, enabling
and connecting our integrated care system and working with leading external
partners, we will secure evidence-based, data driven transformation in health
and care services. Our unique approach brings people together to encourage and
promote innovation, research, and improvement. The IRIS team matrix work with the
data and population health teams in the ICB and external partners on the Connected
HNY programme which aims to harnessthe power of data, analytics, academic
expertise and industry collaboration to improve population health outcomes for
Humber and North Yorkshire. The ICB also has a statutory responsibility to
promote the use of evidence from research and population health intelligence in
the commissioning of health and care service in HNY.
To support our ambition as a system to
deliver evidence-based, data driven transformation in health and care services we
recognise the need for dedicated knowledge mobilisation capacity and expertise.
Knowledge mobilisation is an iterative, long-term, and two-way process to
create the conditions to enable the right people to use the right information
at the right time. By sharing information with and learning from each other, a
deeper understanding capable of catalysing change can be achieved. It is one of
the processes that facilitates and amplifies the contribution of research and
population health intelligence into real-world settings. HNY ICB and NIHR are
committed to maximising impact by enabling and supporting the translation of
research findings and population health intelligence into evidence-based action
and decision making that transforms the lives of the public, patients, service
users and carers.
The postholder will form a bridge
between the NIHR YH ARC, HNY ICB, academia and the wider Humber and North
Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. They will capture and communicate the
needs of local decision makers in the health and care system and work with the YH
ARC and the HNY ICB population health team to identify existing evidence-based
treatments and models of care, and support them into practice, working with
practitioners and service users. The post holder will work at strategic level, providing
senior level knowledge transfer leadership within the region to support
development and delivery of national and local work priorities.
The post-holder will collaborate with
knowledge mobilisation specialists in South Yorkshire ICB and West Yorkshire
ICB and will be expected to travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Humber and North
Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (HNY ICB) and the Innovation, Research and Improvement
System (IRIS) team, the Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner will facilitate
and promote the use of knowledge, intelligence and evidence from academic
research, national and regional guidance, reports, publications and tools in
the health and care sector. The Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner will be
part of the core IRIS team which is embedded within the Clinical and Care Professional
Directorate at HNY ICB, but will also work alongside HNYs Population Health
Intelligence Team, based within our Corporate Affairs Directorate. The post will also work closely with the Knowledge
Mobilisation Lead at the National Institute for Health Research Applied
Research Collaborative Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR YH ARC).
Our HNY Innovation, Research and
Improvement System (IRIS) is creating the conditions for bigger and bolder
innovations and improvements within health and care. By supporting, enabling
and connecting our integrated care system and working with leading external
partners, we will secure evidence-based, data driven transformation in health
and care services. Our unique approach brings people together to encourage and
promote innovation, research, and improvement. The IRIS team matrix work with the
data and population health teams in the ICB and external partners on the Connected
HNY programme which aims to harnessthe power of data, analytics, academic
expertise and industry collaboration to improve population health outcomes for
Humber and North Yorkshire. The ICB also has a statutory responsibility to
promote the use of evidence from research and population health intelligence in
the commissioning of health and care service in HNY.
To support our ambition as a system to
deliver evidence-based, data driven transformation in health and care services we
recognise the need for dedicated knowledge mobilisation capacity and expertise.
Knowledge mobilisation is an iterative, long-term, and two-way process to
create the conditions to enable the right people to use the right information
at the right time. By sharing information with and learning from each other, a
deeper understanding capable of catalysing change can be achieved. It is one of
the processes that facilitates and amplifies the contribution of research and
population health intelligence into real-world settings. HNY ICB and NIHR are
committed to maximising impact by enabling and supporting the translation of
research findings and population health intelligence into evidence-based action
and decision making that transforms the lives of the public, patients, service
users and carers.
The postholder will form a bridge
between the NIHR YH ARC, HNY ICB, academia and the wider Humber and North
Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. They will capture and communicate the
needs of local decision makers in the health and care system and work with the YH
ARC and the HNY ICB population health team to identify existing evidence-based
treatments and models of care, and support them into practice, working with
practitioners and service users. The post holder will work at strategic level, providing
senior level knowledge transfer leadership within the region to support
development and delivery of national and local work priorities.
The post-holder will collaborate with
knowledge mobilisation specialists in South Yorkshire ICB and West Yorkshire
ICB and will be expected to travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Proven project management skills and the ability to take a lead role in project management and development
- Ability to work independently and without close supervision including making appropriate decisions with strategic, operational and financial implications
- Ability to think strategically linking active projects to current local and national priorities
- Ability to assimilate information, e.g. national guidelines, clinical governance, interpret and provide advice on best practice.
- Able to work independently where required, as a team and corporate player.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence, manage conflict and negotiate at local and regional level.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships and networks with staff at all levels including academia, health care professionals and senior executives.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills, demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement, receptiveness to new ideas and approaches
- Proficient to a high level in organisational skills with evidence of scheduling to meet tight and challenging deadlines, managing complex and multiple pieces of work
- Evidence of commitment to learning and development and continuous improvement, including demonstrating personal continuing professional development.
- Skilled to a high level in using software packages, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and the internet.
- Willingness and ability to regularly travel to offices in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to collaborate with colleagues in the Yorkshire and Humber region
Desirable
- Political astuteness evidence of commitment and ability to understand diverse interest groups and power bases within organisations and how these inter-relate to affect the network as a whole
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience working at a similar level in specialist area
Desirable
- Knowledge of national systems, structures and processes for supporting research in the NHS
- Undertaken Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
- Project management qualification(s).
- Continuous improvement training, accreditation or qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of knowledge mobilisation to influence policy and/or practice
- Experience in managing, designing, organising, facilitating and evaluating knowledge sharing events such as stakeholder meetings, workshops, webinars, events, community forums and other engagement activities
- Experience of applying different knowledge management approaches e.g. networking, product development, engagement activities, dissemination to professionals and the public, co-production
- Evidence of collaborating with non-academics, including the public, generating outputs relevant to different audiences
- Experience collaborating with senior professionals, such as academics, clinicians, public health leads and commissioners
- Relevant experience of working with partners in local authorities, health and social care and/or voluntary sector to facilitate / influence change in policy and practice
Desirable
- Previous NHS and/or research and/or public health experience
- Experience of designing and delivering capacity building activities e.g. training, to empower others to mobilise knowledge
- Evidence of leading on a challenging portfolio containing a mix of policy, strategy and performance priorities, spanning across organisational boundaries
- Experience of literature searching and evidence synthesis
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Proven project management skills and the ability to take a lead role in project management and development
- Ability to work independently and without close supervision including making appropriate decisions with strategic, operational and financial implications
- Ability to think strategically linking active projects to current local and national priorities
- Ability to assimilate information, e.g. national guidelines, clinical governance, interpret and provide advice on best practice.
- Able to work independently where required, as a team and corporate player.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence, manage conflict and negotiate at local and regional level.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships and networks with staff at all levels including academia, health care professionals and senior executives.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills, demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement, receptiveness to new ideas and approaches
- Proficient to a high level in organisational skills with evidence of scheduling to meet tight and challenging deadlines, managing complex and multiple pieces of work
- Evidence of commitment to learning and development and continuous improvement, including demonstrating personal continuing professional development.
- Skilled to a high level in using software packages, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and the internet.
- Willingness and ability to regularly travel to offices in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to collaborate with colleagues in the Yorkshire and Humber region
Desirable
- Political astuteness evidence of commitment and ability to understand diverse interest groups and power bases within organisations and how these inter-relate to affect the network as a whole
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience working at a similar level in specialist area
Desirable
- Knowledge of national systems, structures and processes for supporting research in the NHS
- Undertaken Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
- Project management qualification(s).
- Continuous improvement training, accreditation or qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of knowledge mobilisation to influence policy and/or practice
- Experience in managing, designing, organising, facilitating and evaluating knowledge sharing events such as stakeholder meetings, workshops, webinars, events, community forums and other engagement activities
- Experience of applying different knowledge management approaches e.g. networking, product development, engagement activities, dissemination to professionals and the public, co-production
- Evidence of collaborating with non-academics, including the public, generating outputs relevant to different audiences
- Experience collaborating with senior professionals, such as academics, clinicians, public health leads and commissioners
- Relevant experience of working with partners in local authorities, health and social care and/or voluntary sector to facilitate / influence change in policy and practice
Desirable
- Previous NHS and/or research and/or public health experience
- Experience of designing and delivering capacity building activities e.g. training, to empower others to mobilise knowledge
- Evidence of leading on a challenging portfolio containing a mix of policy, strategy and performance priorities, spanning across organisational boundaries
- Experience of literature searching and evidence synthesis
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.
