Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
HIWE - National Programme Lead

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The National Programme Manager will be responsible for driving the design and implementation of Health Innovation Network national programmes. They will develop and be responsible for the realisation of all change benefits identified in the programme. This requires significant work to be completed in planning, organisational design, service delivery implementation, financial modelling and engagement. As well as ensuring robust programme and project governance in place to secure successful delivery. They will direct radical change, using a facilitative approach, within a complex mix of organisations to improve outcomes for service users and staff.
This role will involve extremely complex and often contentious negotiations with senior directors and managers. The post holder will engage a range of very senior key stakeholders in the delivery of project objectives to secure optimal service and health outcomes. The key benefit will be to make significant, sustainable, and affordable improvement in the quality-of-service delivery that is ambitious and far reaching.
Band 8C role subject to final banding.
The post-holder will be responsible for establishing, managing and developing and delivering a suite of ongoing national programmes and supporting and coordinating the development of annual and longer-term national business plans and supporting/enabling initiatives.
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- Lead the delivery of national programmes through each implementation phase
- Design and deliver a metrics framework used to track programme progress through each implementation phase (working closely with Unity Insights)
- Be prepared to constructively challenge Health Innovation Network (HIN) colleagues where there are unexpected delays in programme implementation. Provide proactive support to these HINs to ensure that the programme has a viable recovery plan and escalate delivery concerns to the Lead HIN Director and Director for National programmes in a timely way, for further discussion and resolution
Health Innovation West of England is part of the national Health Innovation Network, established by NHS England to spread proven health innovation at pace and scale.
- We connect and collaborate with our local NHS and care organisations, universities, industry, the voluntary and charity sectors to support transformation across whole health and social care systems, with a clear focus on improving outcomes for citizens.


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We are an NHS organisation and employment with Health Innovation West of England is through the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.
- Based on the UWE Bristol campus, we support agile working, including the opportunity to work from home. You will need to be able to travel to our office or occasionally to other locations in the West of England and nationally for in-person meetings and events.
We value a workforce where people’s varied backgrounds and experiences bring different perspectives and fresh ideas, resulting in the development and spread of transformational innovation. We encourage applications from diverse communities to ensure our team is dynamic, vibrant and reflects the populations we serve.
- Find out more about us at www.healthinnowest.net or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram or Bluesky.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rhys Blake
- Job title: Director of Corporate and Delivery
- Email address: Rhys.Blake@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07738850789
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