Innovation Lead

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Sheffield is seeking a dedicated professional to support its Research & Innovation Strategy. You will collaborate with various partners to enhance innovation in clinical care, driving excellence in research and fostering new relationships while managing effective governance systems.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Policies supporting work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in managing partnerships with industry and healthcare.
• Understanding of research and innovation processes in clinical settings.
• Ability to develop and implement monitoring systems for performance.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the Trust Research & Innovation Strategy.
• Develop and manage collaborations across local, regional, and national partners.
• Facilitate technology adoption and enhance staff awareness in innovation activities.

Skills

Collaboration

Project Management

Communication

Education

Degree in a related field

Job description

A particular and significant task of this post will be to support the Innovation Director, Managing Director of Research & Innovation, and Associate Director of Research & Innovation in implementing the Trust Research & Innovation Strategy.

The primary objective is to ensure that innovation activities address the needs of the Clinical Directorates in delivering the highest quality clinical care. This will require active development of new collaborations and relationships, as well as ongoing effective management of these partnerships.

The Clinical Research & Innovation Office (CRIO) supports the institution to:

• Enable their strategy of developing high-quality research, securing significant funding, and capacity building in the pursuit of research and innovation excellence and success.
• Provide a supportive, researcher-centred, streamlined approach for stimulating, training, supporting, governing, costing, and contracting translational, clinical, and health services research across the two institutions.

The postholder will work with a range of local, regional, and national partners to facilitate the development, implementation, and delivery of innovative solutions. They will also help develop SMART measures to assess performance, focusing on key areas such as:

• Developing partnerships with industry and universities.
• Producing innovation case studies.
• Facilitating technology adoption.
• Ensuring effective information, support, and governance systems are in place.
• Increasing Trust staff awareness and engagement in innovation activities.
• Enhancing capability and capacity for growth in innovation.
• Exploiting innovation opportunities.
• Developing effective monitoring of relevant and useful Key Performance Indicators.

You will be working for an organization that values and respects all staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors, offering excellent benefits, including commitments to professional development and policies supporting work-life balance.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest providers of integrated hospital and community healthcare, offering a comprehensive range of local and tertiary services to Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Mid Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, and some highly specialized services across England. The Trust has a strong history of delivering high-quality care, training, and developing multidisciplinary health professionals, along with clinical excellence and medical research innovation.

The Trust and the Faculty of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield have a large and expanding clinical research and innovation portfolio, with significant joint programs, academic directorates, UK and EU Centres of Excellence, and extensive collaborations across the UK.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Dr Dipak Patel
Job Title: Associate Director of Research & Innovation
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]