Portfolio Director – Health Innovation South West

We have an extremely exciting opportunity to join Health Innovation South West as Portfolio Director. Health Innovation South West is one of 15 Health Innovation Networks set up by the NHS and we work in collaboration with our regional partners to adopt and spread health innovation that transforms lives, improves population health and drives economic growth.

Health Innovation South West covers a population of 2.2 million people living across our integrated health systems of Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We work with our partners across these systems in health and care, academia, commercial and community to identify and develop innovative practices that are vital to research and improving lives.

The Portfolio Director role is a key leadership role within our organisation, leading portfolio design and delivery. Reporting to one of our Executive Directors, this crucial role will design and deliver a portfolio of projects and programmes focused on developing, testing and evaluating innovation in a real-world setting. Working closely with our Board, they will apply cutting-edge methodical approaches that will facilitate the spread of innovation across our systems. We are an impact led and solutions focused organisation and our future Portfolio Director will be adaptable, partnership led and live and breath our values in all they do.

We are looking to speak with collaborative, inclusive leaders who are passionate about driving the uptake of health innovation and economic growth at scale. You will bring a learning mindset and an excellent track record of successfully leading a portfolio of complex projects that have achieved impact. We welcome applications from effective people managers who have a proven ability to motivate, support and develop others.

In return you could be part of an upward journey. We have an ambitious board, a Chief Executive with a clear vision and a team that is highly committed to putting the South West on the map as one the UK’s leading Innovation Networks.

If you feel you have the right skills and attributes to support us, then we would love to hear from you.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. In recruiting to our organisation, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve.

We especially welcome applications from candidates from the global majority, LGBTQ+ communities, and from people with lived experience of disability.

All applications must be made here

For further information, please contact Sam Cresswell (07562 650935 and scresswell@hunter-healthcare.com) or James McLeod (07842 424530 and jmcleod@hunter-healthcare.com) at Hunter Healthcare.

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