This fixed-term post, running for 18 months, sits in the new Innovation and Development Team within the Joint Transformation and Improvement Directorate at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. The work is analytical, coordinating and delivery support across three linked portfolios: the Dorset Innovation Hub, Federation innovation and private patient development. Priorities shift between those portfolios, and the postholder is often the first contact for colleagues with ideas. Only staff of Dorset HealthCare or Dorset County Hospital may apply, and anyone in NHS service needs release for secondment before applying.
What the job involves
- Provide analytical, coordination and delivery support for the innovation and development team
- Coordinate the operation, events and partner communication of the Dorset Innovation Hub
- Provide data, analysis and tracking for innovation and cost improvement projects across the Federation
- Analyse activity, capacity and income information for private patient development
- Support engagement with clinical and operational teams on private patient development
- Deliver defined projects and workstreams in its own right
- Keep the innovation pipeline visible and act as first point of contact for colleagues and partners
- Agree and review priorities with the line manager, working flexibly across the three portfolios
Qualifications
- Degree level education, or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through practice
- Project management or improvement training or qualification
Experience
- Working with data or information to produce analysis, reports or recommendations
- Supporting or delivering projects, programmes or change and keeping work on track
- Coordinating activity across teams or organisations, including meetings, actions and deadlines
Skills & knowledge
- Excel to organise and analyse data
- Word and PowerPoint to produce clear documents and presentations
- Written and spoken English to a standard that allows the full range of duties
- Communicating clearly with audiences with different levels of knowledge
- Planning own work across competing demands and delivering to deadlines
- Curiosity and willingness to learn, comfortable working on things not done before
Checks & eligibility
- Able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business, subject to the Equality Act
Nice to have
- Experience of working with colleagues from other organisations or sectors
- Experience of organising events, workshops or similar
- Understanding of the NHS, or of another large and complex organisation
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