Hosted by NHS Lothian on behalf of the East of Scotland Region, this exciting opportunity will involve you in enabling the Innovation Office support the delivery of transformational and innovative change in the provision of health and care services, working collaboratively with senior colleagues across the public sector, academia, the third sector and Scottish based life science industries.

In addition to ensuring the creation of effective innovation collaborations, you will oversee the progress of these, spotting in advance potential risks to their successful completion and from that developing actions to mitigate these risks.

You will also assist also in the development of bids for nationally available innovation funds to support these collaborations.

You must have knowledge and understanding of the wider objectives of the NHS Scotland Innovation Programme, be able to influence others, and be able to develop and maintain effective working relationship with senior managers, project stakeholders, and with third party service providers from across Scotland and beyond.

Reporting to the Innovation Project Team Manager, the post requires considerable experience and awareness of service delivery in the NHS and with that the ability to work with senior level staff.

The post also requires a degree-level intellect, together with effective interpersonal and communication skills.

This full-time post is available on a two year fixed-term contract and can be offered as a developmental secondment opportunity.

Informal enquiries to:

Grahame Cumming, NHS Lothian Innovation Champion onand or .

Closing date for completed applications: 19th June, 2019

Interviews to be held in June /July