Job summary
- Main area
- Service Delivery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-TD-INNO-6414599-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington Place/Wellington House
- Town
- London/Leeds
- Salary
- £83,571 - £96,376 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Service Delivery
NHS AfC: Band 8d
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
This is an exciting time to join NHS England’s Innovation, Research, and Life Sciences Strategy team to lead our Service Delivery function. This is developing our data strategy and a product development roadmap. The role includes oversight and expansion of established products including the NHS Innovation Service and driving the maximum value from our information assets. You’ll work with stakeholders from across the Innovation Ecosystem to improve innovator access and navigation.
This is a leadership role, with an opportunity to impact on how innovations reach the NHS quicker than ever before.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Lead a team that develops products and services that support innovator navigation and generates value from our information assets.
- Draw on professional experience to support product development and a roadmap.
- Oversee the development of a data strategy to maximise the value of our assets.
- Have knowledge of key players and trends within the innovation and technology sector
- Own senior-level stakeholder relationships across the research and innovation ecosystems
- Coach individuals and support a culture of inclusivity and high performance, and have a commitment to personal development
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As Head of Service Delivery, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team that develops products and services that support innovator navigation and generates value from our information assets. This includes both mature products such as the NHS Innovation Service as well as leading a roadmap for new products and data offers.
· Knowledge of key players and trends within the technology sector and able to support broader market intelligence of the AAC team within those sectors
· Knowledge and experience of the development pathway for products within specific technology sector and experience of working with or in companies developing products, ideally within NHS environment
· Technical and scientific knowledge in relevant field and ability to engage with innovator companies on technical and scientific detail related to technology
· Knowledge and experience of the specific barriers to adoption of relevant technologies within the NHS including commercial, data, procurement, and regulatory requirements
· Knowledge of product development approaches, or knowledge of developing information assets.
The post holder will develop effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation, working closely with colleagues.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Data strategy / information asset development
- Function development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Life sciences / technology / innovation knowledge
- Product development and roadmaps
Experience
Essential criteria
- Team leadership and development, EDI
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matt Newman
- Job title
- Deputy Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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