Director of Digital Partnerships

Job responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

To have a focus and overarching responsibility for developing, promoting and exploiting partnership opportunities within the Yorkshire and Humber region which utilise the regions health, wellbeing and lifestyle data assets

To be part of all relevant/ appropriate interactions between potential partner organisations and the regions digital assets, overseeing and facilitating a common approach, where possible, around key areas such as data access, cost, value and terms of engagement- ensuring a fair and equitable arrangement for the region and its assets.

Working up a Yorkshire and Humber digital offer which outlines the regions assets, skills and capabilities which can be used when communicating with potential commercial collaborators or clients

To sit across all areas of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter for Yorkshire & Humber, identifying cross-cutting commercial opportunities and inter-dependencies within each of the themes/outcomes.

To take a strategic view of the regions digital commercial potential, identifying opportunities and avenues to explore and gaps which need filling

To better market and promote the regions digital assets and knowledge (e.g., Yorkshire and Humber Care Record, DATA-CAN Digital Innovation Hub) locally and nationally/internationally to public/private sector organisations interesting in working with or utilising these assets

To identify and explore opportunities to actively value - and where appropriate - commercialise the regions assets, exploring new areas of opportunity for existing assets and identifying new assets which can be commercialised

To proactively interact and form relationships with solution providers from the private sector, exploring opportunities for commercial engagements with the region

To create a pricing structure around the regions data assets that reflects both the cost and value and is flexible enough to meet the needs of a variety of customers (e.g. NHS, academia, commercial).

To act as a connector locally and nationally, having a thorough picture of the regions assets, knowledge and activity and connecting groups around common priorities and activity. There is a clear opportunity for the role to both connect groups within Y&H, but to also facilitate connections between Y&H and other national/international organisations where there is commonality.

To deliver against specific outcomes and ambitions of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter: taking the best from across the region, supporting it to be brought together, further developing/utilising it to solve the regions challenges, and identifying associated commercial opportunities.

Working closely with ICS to facilitate connections and mobilise around specific opportunities to pitch for NHS/NIHR funding which permits work towards developing centres of excellence

To own and be responsible for delivering all commercial aspects of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter e.g. managing approaches and generating opportunities for system-system integration of YHCR

To identify new opportunities and potential revenues within the remit of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter that deliver health benefits to the region and help support the cost base of the regions digital assets.

Financial Responsibilities

Essential

• Accountable for monitoring and managing expenditure on a monthly basis to ensure a balanced financial position of all Yorkshire & Humber AHSN contracts.
• Work with commercial partners and the Executive Team to bring in additional income from other sources.
• Act in a way that is compliant with the Financial Policies of the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN.
• Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of Yorkshire & Humber AHSN resources.

Technical

Essential

• Experience and knowledge of NHS systems, structures, policies and priorities- both on a local and national level, with an understanding of the inter-links between the two
• Awareness of the current NHS reform landscape and future strategic ambitions, with a deep understanding of how digital forms a key part of this.
• Adept at working with varying levels of digital maturity across place and systems.
• Widespread knowledge of the national political and economic landscapes, with an understanding of how this influences the region, and the regional opportunities it may present.
• Understanding of data driven pathways of care within the NHS
• Awareness of the digital/AI landscape across the UKs health system, including examples of best practice, partnership working, and products/systems in use.
• Thorough knowledge of the current digital/AI and digital-health commercial landscape, including the latest products and trends/priorities.
• Thorough knowledge of information governance and the evolving regulatory landscape within the NHS
• Awareness of the increasing value of data within health settings
• Knowledge of the current digital/AI and digital-health R&I landscape, including trends, likely upcoming products/areas of focus, and the alignment with policy.

Experience

Essential

• Track record of partnership working and forming partnerships across public and private sector organisations and departments and the ability to influence without authority.
• Significant experience in forming cross-sector partnerships at local, regional and national levels, with an ability to understand drivers and priorities for partners, and scope collaborative work which delivers shared visions.
• Highly skilled in inquisitive enquiry and with strong data analysis skills.
• Experience leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in politically sensitive and complex environments, in particular around digital transformation.
• Skilled at connecting the dots and looking into the future, with an ability to identify and seek opportunities for new areas of work or partnerships.
• Experience of business development within the public sector e.g., identifying best practice within one region which could be shared and embedded within another.
• Experience working with public/private sector organisations, particularly commercial organisations supplying into the public sector.
• Experience developing pricing strategies and value propositions, particularly from the private commercial sector.
• Experience developing programmes and plans for strategic transformation and joint working, focussing on growth of regional eco-systems.
• Ability to motivate, influence and persuade senior teams (including CEOs and MDs) to corral efforts around specific objective or strategy.
• Demonstrable experience of working directly with senior teams (including CEOs and MDs).
• Ability to identify, promote and spread exemplar approaches and ways of working.
• Ability to assimilate, analyse and present information in a constructive, challenging and clear manner in order to facilitate wide-spread change.
• An understanding of and commitment to inclusive digital transformation and improving health inequalities across the region.
• Ability to work with and digest highly complex data from a wide range of sources (e.g., NHS, local/national government, industry, HEI).
• Exceptional inter-personal skills, with the ability to communicate complex matters within a range of subject areas in difficult. situations and adapt tone/messaging for different audiences.
• Demonstrable ability to take an evidence-led approach to decision making.
• Quality and outcomes focussed, ensuring impact and return on investment for all areas of work.
• Experience of working with strategic industry partners and the NHS around the commercialisation of large-scale data sets for R&D purposes.
• A team player who thrives on the opportunity to work with others
• Experience of working with the HEI sector, aligning their work to public sector priorities, translating research into tangible outputs/products, and supporting joint working between HEIs and the public sector.
• Has the knowledge and ability to take a visible and influential lead, demonstrating drive and energy.
• Ability to influence and work with stakeholders and partners across organisational boundaries, seeking to align visions and priorities where relevant.
• Experience holding inter-organisational posts, with demonstrable experience of embedding greater inter-organisation alignment and manging conflicting visions and priorities.
• Demonstrable ambition, both for the achievements within the role, and wider regional development.
• Experience in writing business cases, value propositions, plans and strategies for innovative change and transformation programmes and initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience in stakeholder identification, engagement, and management across all levels of seniority.

People management

Essential

• Drive culture change within the organisation, playing a key role in the development and implementation of organisational values.
• As a senior leader, you will be expected to act as a role model for the Yorkshire & Humber AHSNs values and provide high quality and visible leadership to all staff.
• Work in a collaborative management style and foster close working relations with all managers within the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN and all members and stakeholders.
• Manage, motivate, support and develop staff within the organisation to ensure that they are able to deliver their responsibilities.
• Promote diversity, inclusion and equality within the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN and our wider partners.

Performance management & reporting

Essential

• Against the detailed delivery plans, lead delivery of appropriate milestones and metrics against which the success of the programmes will be judged.
• Deliver regular performance reports to our external stakeholders e.g., NHS England and OLS
• Identify opportunities, develop our expertise to respond to opportunities in-line with the strategic approach of the Board of Directors.
• Line manage staff, adopting a coaching style and ensuring they reach their full potential, both as individuals and as a team