NRC Innovation Lead

NHS; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team at the National Rehabilitation Centre, where your expertise will help transform the lives of patients recovering from severe injuries or illnesses. This key leadership role involves coordinating innovative research and clinical practices, ensuring that new technologies are effectively integrated into patient care. You'll be supported in your professional growth and have the opportunity to engage in meaningful research initiatives. If you're passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career while contributing to groundbreaking rehabilitation efforts.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with advanced understanding of research principles.
• Clinically competent senior leader with experience in rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate innovation activity and liaise with stakeholders.
• Support and teach staff on new technologies and innovations.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Change Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelors Degree in relevant healthcare specialism

Masters Degree

Clinical Specialist qualification

Tools

Statistical packages

Qualitative data management tools

Job description

Job summary

Are you ready to join a team of pioneers ready to revolutionise the future of rehabilitation? Do you have a passion for transforming the lives of people who have experienced severe injury or illness? Here at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) you will join an innovative, forward thinking team with the collective objective of providing first class rehabilitation to our patients.

The NRC innovation lead will be a key leadership role, supporting and enabling innovation and research activity. With support from the wider Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and NUH R&I department, the post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating innovation activity, liaising with commercial and non-commercial stakeholders and bringing new trials and research opportunities to the NRC. The post holder will hold their own caseload and work alongside the IDT to ensure new equipment and innovations are embedded.

Why choose the NRC? You will be at the forefront of big change over the next few years. Your contribution will be vital but not only that, you will be supported to grow and learn through our many developmental programmes at the NRC as well as to engaging in research an innovation.

Planning for the NRC is in its advanced stages, and the building will be ready in the summer of 2025. This role will be temporarily based at our current unit, Linden Lodge, at City Hospital until we move.

For more details of the centre please visit the NRC website www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

The NRC innovation lead will be a key leadership role within the NRC, supporting and enabling innovation and research activity. With support from the Consultant AHP, the wider Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and NUH R&I department, the post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating innovation activity, liaising with commercial and non-commercial stakeholders and bringing new trials and research opportunities to the NRC.

The post holder will hold their own caseload and work alongside the IDT to ensure new equipment and innovations are embedded, tested and utilised in live clinical environments to improve outcomes for our patients. They will be responsible for teaching and supporting staff to ensure the team are confident to work with new technologies and innovations as well as liaise with industry and present at national and international conferences.

The post holder will support innovation for the NRC clinical workforce. They will have high level leadership, analytical and judgment skills to realise the proposed outcomes of the NRC Research & Innovation Strategy through informed development, investment and evaluation of the research, innovation and evidence-based practice (EBP). The post holder will be responsible for compliance with research and professional regulations and professional standards as required by the Health Research Authority, Health Education England, and other national policy, regulatory bodies and research funders as required.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7071662

Job locations

National Rehabilitation Centre

Loughborough

LE12 5GF

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will be registered healthcare professional with advanced understanding of research principles and methodology, and with advanced content knowledge, skills and expertise in a specific clinical area. They will be a clinically competent senior leader, able to hold their own case load and support others with complex rehabilitation patients.

Please view the Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will be registered healthcare professional with advanced understanding of research principles and methodology, and with advanced content knowledge, skills and expertise in a specific clinical area. They will be a clinically competent senior leader, able to hold their own case load and support others with complex rehabilitation patients.

Please view the Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential

• Hold a current Healthcare Professional Registration
• Bachelors Degree in relevant healthcare specialism
• Evidence of completed Masters
• Additional related Clinical Specialist qualification

Desirable

• Completed PhD Post Graduate Teaching Qualification and Assessing Qualification

Experience Essential

• Recent experience at a senior level including project management, change management, and multidisciplinary working
• Experience of leading and managing large improvement change programmes across multiple stakeholders
• Evidence of development of a healthcare technology offer in a clinical setting including embedding into practice
• Evidence of having achieved challenging organisational targets
• Experience of leading projects in a complex organisation
• Experience of developing complex training and education programmes
• Experience and understanding of key National Rehabilitation Centre targets, standards and guidelines and how you would achieve these
• Extensive experience of teaching, developing and facilitating research and innovation programmes to the inter-professional team across health and social care settings
• Evidence of current clinical practice in a range of acute care settings
• Evidence of presenting to national/international audiences.

Desirable

• Evidence of leading projects across health and social care settings /clinical practice, teaching and research
• Evidence of competitive grant capture/income generation.

Communication & Relationships Skills Essential

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral) to the multi-professional team at a variety of levels
• Evidence of presenting at national conferences
• Ability to lead and build successful teams
• Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets.
• Good negotiating skills including evidence of negotiating commercial opportunities for the Trust
• Ability to manage conflict

Desirable

• Peer reviewed publications
• Evidence of presenting at international conferences

Analytical & Judgement Skills Essential

• Excellent problem-solving skills using internal and external sources of expertise when appropriate
• Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change.
• Evidence of an ability to analyse, interpret and present complex, multi- stranded data in appropriate forms.

Desirable

• Experience of using statistical packages and qualitative data management tools

Planning & Organisation Skills Essential

• Excellent organisation skills
• Ability to sustain high workload through times of service and organisational pressure
• Ability to diagnose and take remedial action where research or innovation programmes are slipping from their targets

Physical Skills Essential

• Well developed IT Skills
• Able to undertake clinical duties as required by a registered healthcare professional within NUH.
• Able to move and handle teaching and training equipment.
• Able to work flexibly across campuses and different locations as required

Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential

• Hold a current Healthcare Professional Registration
• Bachelors Degree in relevant healthcare specialism
• Evidence of completed Masters
• Additional related Clinical Specialist qualification

Desirable

• Completed PhD Post Graduate Teaching Qualification and Assessing Qualification

Experience Essential

• Recent experience at a senior level including project management, change management, and multidisciplinary working
• Experience of leading and managing large improvement change programmes across multiple stakeholders
• Evidence of development of a healthcare technology offer in a clinical setting including embedding into practice
• Evidence of having achieved challenging organisational targets
• Experience of leading projects in a complex organisation
• Experience of developing complex training and education programmes
• Experience and understanding of key National Rehabilitation Centre targets, standards and guidelines and how you would achieve these
• Extensive experience of teaching, developing and facilitating research and innovation programmes to the inter-professional team across health and social care settings
• Evidence of current clinical practice in a range of acute care settings
• Evidence of presenting to national/international audiences.

Desirable

• Evidence of leading projects across health and social care settings /clinical practice, teaching and research
• Evidence of competitive grant capture/income generation.

Communication & Relationships Skills Essential

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral) to the multi-professional team at a variety of levels
• Evidence of presenting at national conferences
• Ability to lead and build successful teams
• Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets.
• Good negotiating skills including evidence of negotiating commercial opportunities for the Trust
• Ability to manage conflict

Desirable

• Peer reviewed publications
• Evidence of presenting at international conferences

Analytical & Judgement Skills Essential

• Excellent problem-solving skills using internal and external sources of expertise when appropriate
• Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change.
• Evidence of an ability to analyse, interpret and present complex, multi- stranded data in appropriate forms.

Desirable

• Experience of using statistical packages and qualitative data management tools

Planning & Organisation Skills Essential

• Excellent organisation skills
• Ability to sustain high workload through times of service and organisational pressure
• Ability to diagnose and take remedial action where research or innovation programmes are slipping from their targets

Physical Skills Essential

• Well developed IT Skills
• Able to undertake clinical duties as required by a registered healthcare professional within NUH.
• Able to move and handle teaching and training equipment.
• Able to work flexibly across campuses and different locations as required

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

National Rehabilitation Centre

Loughborough

LE12 5GF

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

National Rehabilitation Centre

Loughborough

LE12 5GF

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)