Job Description
Are you fascinated by change and innovation? Can you help the NHS adopt innovation faster to help deliver better care to patients?
At Wessex AHSN we improve people’s health, achieve excellence in healthcare and boost innovation and growth in our region’s life sciences and healthcare sector.
As one of 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) across England, we connect and support academics, NHS, industry and others to bring fresh energy to old problems, inspired thinking to new ones and to adopt innovative practice at scale.
Join our Innovation and Adoption Team in a key role to support both the Programme Management Office and team by providing assistance to a range of health programmes which support innovation adoption across Wessex.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Working for Wessex AHSN:
Wessex AHSN is a company limited by guarantee, owned by the NHS and University Members, hosted by University Hospital Southampton.
Based at Southampton Science Park in Chilworth in a bright modern office easily accessible from the M3, M27 and Southampton Parkway train station, the location offers free parking with a café area and networking spaces on site. 27 acres of the Science Park site are designated a protected Conservation Area and open to staff.
We are keen to ensure that staff enjoy a successful work/life balance and offer flexible working dependent on the requirements of the role, and in line with our hybrid working framework. Wessex AHSN endorses personal development and provides training allowances to help you deliver in the role and meet your career goals.
We also have a proactive approach to wellbeing in line with our core values of being Innovative, Inclusive and Collaborative, with staff engagement groups shaping the organisation’s culture and driving initiatives to allow our people to flourish despite times of challenge, change and high demand.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
YOUR MAIN DUTIES:
- Provide administrative and programme management support to the team as required to deliver the programmes of work via the Programme Management Office.
- Support for the team including, but not limited to, organising and co-ordinating events, meetings, webinars, communications and information systems.
- Development, implementation and maintenance of administration practices and procedures which support programme delivery.
- Complex communication and rapid assessment of situational responses will be required to deliver outputs to target time and quality.
- The post holder will act as the first port of call for Innovation Adoption enquiries.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Work as part of the Programme Management Office to support a range of health and innovation programmes within the Innovation and Adoption Team.
- You will have key working relationships with colleagues within the AHSN including Associate Directors, Programme Managers and Wessex NHS stakeholders and partners from a wide range of health and social care settings.
- You will closely with our business support and communication teams.
THE ROLE REQUIRES:
- Programme Support and management of Information Systems: co-ordination of data, programme tasks and event planning.
- Communications and Marketing: supporting communications for a range of programmes to raise awareness and show impact.
- Values and Behaviours are really important to us and we want all colleagues to demonstrate a culture of collaboration, agile cross team working and commitment to delivering quality service and outcomes.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
We are an ambitious organisation, looking for passionate and motivated people to join us with a proven track record of delivery. You will need a tenacity to succeed, great communication, administrative and project management skills, an ability to build new relationships quickly, and the capability to adapt and work flexibly.
Previous experience of general administration within a busy team, being able to manage data and produce high quality communication is necessary. If you are able to use your initiative, work without direct supervision and can prioritise your workload to meet urgent deadlines, with a proficiency in IT skills and feel confident in your communication skills, this could be a great opportunity to join a highly performing team and further develop your skills.
We welcome applications from people with a wide range of past experiences – whether that be clinical, NHS management or from industry.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact either Heather Stacey, Senior Programme Manager heather.stacey@wessexahsn.net or Leah Gallon, Associate Director. leah.gallon@wessexahsn.net
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