Project Manager London, England
Job description
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) supports the spread and adoption of innovation in the NHS. Digital transformation and technology are vital components in enabling the NHS to deliver its strategic goals whilst continuing to provide the world-class services that people expect.
The HIN’s Digital Transformation and Technology team is looking to recruit an exceptional individual with the passion and drive to support south London’s health and care organisations in delivering positive change through technological innovation.
The main purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the Health Innovation Network’s priority digital transformation projects. In many cases these projects will contain devices, diagnostics, digital applications or digital strategy / transformation elements. The current portfolio includes technologies supporting virtual wards, automation of clinical and non-clinical tasks, personalised care, perioperative care and digital first strategies.
The post holder will work within a dynamic team to support the delivery of projects for NHS and social care providers, NHS arm length bodies and internal clients which will have a technological and transformation focus or element.
The main types of projects the team delivers are around innovation selection and pre-procurement, digital health and technology evaluation and digital strategy development.
On a day-to-day basis, the post holder will:
- Engage with clients and key project stakeholders across care settings and sectors (health and care, academia, third and private sector)
- Develop proposals for new commissions based on a sound understanding of digital transformation and technology
- Create and update project documentation
- Systematically deliver project actions and actively manage risks and issues
- Undertake analysis and synthesis of data and information pertaining to projects
- Communicate and present outputs and updates to various stakeholder groups
- Develop and review project outputs
- Line manage and support the career development of one or more early-stage career members of staff
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) is the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for south London, one of 15 AHSNs across England. We work across a huge range of health and care services through each of our clinical and innovation themes, to transform care in diabetes, musculoskeletal disease, mental health, cardiovascular and healthy ageing, to accelerate innovations into the NHS. AHSNs help mobilise the value that the NHS can add as an economic asset to the UK economy. As an AHSN the HIN works with a range of expert support and services across the health and care sectors that support NHS innovators and companies to realise the commercial and economic potential of their innovations.
As part of the HIN adaptable working principles, which allows our ability to adapt to anticipated changes in project portfolios and gives staff the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise, the successful candidate may be asked to operate across other themes and projects.
Please see job description and person specification for full information on the duties and responsibilities of the role.
