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Job summary

Main area
Partnerships
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Secondment: 6 months (with potential for extension)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (per week pro rata, mainly office hours)
Job ref
193-6854039CORB6HIP
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/01/2025 23:59
Interview date
03/02/2025

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Innovation Partnership Facilitator

NHS AfC: Band 6

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Job overview

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) and the University of Reading (UoR) are working in a collaborative partnership. The aims of this partnership are to improve patient care and clinical expertise by developing new teaching and learning provision, through research and its translation into clinical practice, by sharing facilities and by jointly exploiting commercial opportunities.

In 2021, we formalised out relationship through the formation of a Strategic Partnership Board, co-chaired by the Universities VC and the Trust’s CEO under which sits the Health Innovation Partnership. Our vision for the partnership is to build an environment and culture which fosters excellence in education, research and innovation in a sustainable, supportive and inclusive community benefiting the health of the people of Berkshire and beyond.

Our work stream pillars sit on our agreed partnership values, which resonate with both organisations’ values:

  • Working together – creating a culture for partnership and promoting collaboration
  • Commitment to excellence – recognising and supporting excellence in healthcare
  • People-driven – taking a people-centric approach, empowering patients to become active participants in their care
  • Nurturing innovation – creating an environment that values creativity, and delivers change
  • Future focused/sustainable – implementing changes to ensure the healthcare system is fit for the future

Main duties of the job

RBFT and the UoR have established an overarching SPB, which governs the Health Innovation Partnership (HIP), overseeing a number of joint initiatives between the two institutions. The role of HIP Facilitator will reside in the RBFT strategy & partnerships team and will provide support to the HIP programme and projects within, and other collaborations between these two institutions. The post holder will manage the administration of the HIP programmes, which typically have annual calls, alongside providing wrap around support to project collaborators, from research governance, to project management. 

Research: A core part of the role will be to support the development, and monitor progression, of clinical and non-clinical research projects within the HIP programme. The post holder will be expected to support and guide the project (and collaborators) from development of the protocol, supporting applications for ethical approval, to issuing Trust confirmation (Research Governance), through adherence to other institution-wide, regional and national research governance systems. The post holder will oversee and support non-clinical research projects funded by the HIP.

Communications & Engagement: The Facilitator, under the supervision of the SPM, will coordinate projects under this workstream, alongside supporting the SPM with event management The post holder will be social media literate and, with the SPM, will maintain the partnership website.

Working for our organisation

Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We envisage that 80% of the time will be supporting the main Health Innovation Partnership projects and 20% on supporting communications and engagement activities.

Person specification

Research

Essential criteria
  • Project management experience
  • Appreciability of governance
Desirable criteria
  • Research goverance experience
  • Understanding of the pathway of clinical research
  • Experience working on grant applications

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Project management experience
  • Administration experience
Desirable criteria
  • Project management qualification
  • Administration qualifications

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jessica McKean
Job title
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07493 050770
Additional information

Informal visits/calls are welcome and encouraged. 

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