Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
HIEM Project Officer

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About the Role
Saving lives, saving NHS money and transforming services for patients – that’s our mission at the Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM). We are seeking a Project Officer to join our innovation and improvement teams to play a key role in making sure citizens throughout the East Midlands, and beyond, have the opportunity to benefit from our portfolio of innovations. This is a fantastic opportunity to work across the East Midlands with colleagues across the Health Innovation Network, contributing to national and local programmes designed to enable improvements in clinical outcomes, deliver better patient experiences, contribute to driving down the cost of care and stimulate economic growth.
We have up to four vacancies, one is maternity leave cover and the others are to support delivery new programmes.
Contract and Location
All roles are offered on a full-time, fixed term contract or secondment basis until 30th September 2027, due to HIEM only receiving funding year on year (please ensure you obtain prior line manager approval for secondment consideration), and will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
HIEM is currently a hybrid working organisation with staff working a combination of home and office working. Our office is based in Nottingham and travel across the East Midlands may also be expected as part of this role.
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Responsibilities
Working alongside the Innovation and Improvement Leads on leading the adoption and spread of a range of innovation or improvement programme across a variety of health and care organisations in the East Midlands. You will be a flexible, dynamic team player who will employ highly effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills to build networks and relationships.
Key to success will be your ability to actively engage with stakeholders, clinicians and health and care professionals, bringing them together across organisational boundaries to assess readiness to adopt, secure commitment and generate implementation plans that will result in innovative changes that are impactful and sustainable. In addition, you will enjoy working collaboratively, adapting to the local context, finding common ground and seeking solutions.
You will be agile and flexible in your approach, able to juggle multiple programmes and take in your stride rapidly emerging priorities.
About Us
We are one of 15 Health Innovation Networks around England that operate as the innovation arm of the NHS.


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We bring together partners from all sectors involved in health and care including the NHS, social care and public health, patients, research, third sector and industry – to identify, test and spread new technologies and better ways of working.
We save the NHS money, generate economic growth, empower health and care staff, and improve lives for patients.
We work closely with our health and care stakeholders to establish their priorities then provide support. As part of a national network, we import evidenced solutions from other Health Innovation Network regions and export our successful East Midlands programmes on a national basis.
We have a range of objectives, but our overarching aim is always to make a difference for patients.
Contact Information
To find out more, visit the ‘About Us’ and ‘Join our Team’ sections of our HIEM website (https://healthinnovation-em.org.uk/about-us/join-our-teamsections of our HIEM website (https://healthinnovation-em.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are)
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kay Khan
- Job title: Head of Improvement Programme Delivery
- Email address: Kursoom.khan@nottingham.ac.uk
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