Innovation Manager

This newly established role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of innovation at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (YSTH). The Innovation Manager will work closely with the Head of R&I and Director of Research & Innovation to deliver the Trust’s ambitions to support Innovation and to deliver the Trusts Research & Innovation Strategy. The candidate will support staff to realise innovation ideas quickly and efficiently and embedding a culture of innovation across clinical and corporate services.

The postholder will lead key strategic initiatives, including the creation of a sector wide Health innovation Cluster across our region, delivering innovation workshops and training, cascading and supporting innovation funding calls, writing and creating innovation grant applications, capturing and reporting innovation metrics undergoing contract negotiations and liaising with Medipex to protect the trusts.

If you wish to apply for this post as a Secondment opportunity, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying.

• Lead the Trust’s innovation strategy and act as main contact for innovation enquiries
• Scope, design and deliver major innovation projects aligned to Trust priorities
• Lead innovation clubs, funding calls, workshops, training and engagement events
• Manage innovation contracting to protect Trust‑developed ideas
• Write and support innovation grant and award applications
• Engage industry, SMEs and spin‑outs to bring innovation into the Trust
• Develop and coordinate the Innovation Champions network
• Lead innovation communications and social media to raise the Trust’s profile
• Represent the Trust in external forums and maintain proactive partner communication
• Communicate innovation impacts and cost/waste reductions to stakeholders
• Build and embed an innovation culture with senior leadership support
• Lead innovation governance, including risk registers
• Monitor KPIs and calculate Trust‑wide cost and waste savings
• Capture, track, evidence and sustain innovation benefits
• Provide assurance to the Innovation and AI Committee
• Deliver training and coaching to strengthen innovation capability
• Horizon‑scan and capitalise on innovation opportunities
• Lead grant costings, budgeting, monitoring and resource planning
  
  

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider
  
  

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lydia Harris Job title: Head of R&I Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01904 726996

I am happy to be contacted via a Microsoft Teams call if you wish to discuss the role