Innovation Programme Manager - Innovation Policy and Delivery
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS1 3LHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is developing an ambitious innovation function to help staff turn ideas into improvements for patients, colleagues and co...
The Innovation Programme Manager will support the development and delivery of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust's innovation function, helping turn ideas into improvements in patient care, staff experience and organisational performance.
Working with staff, clinical teams and external partners, the postholder will support innovations through evaluation, adoption and implementation, providing advice on governance, funding, intellectual property, procurement, commercialisation and delivery.
The role will manage a portfolio of innovation projects and programmes, developing plans, monitoring risks and benefits, preparing reports and business cases, and providing updates to senior leaders and governance groups. The postholder will work closely with colleagues across clinical services, research and development, improvement, finance, procurement and communications, alongside external partners.
The successful candidate will contribute to innovation policies, reporting and assurance processes, ensuring activity is evidence-based, well governed and aligned with Trust priorities. They will also help foster a positive innovation culture through staff engagement, learning activities and network development.
This is an opportunity to help shape innovation across the Trust, working with a wide range of stakeholders to translate ideas into measurable impact. The role requires a proactive, collaborative individual who can manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
Please refer to the detailed job description for the main duties and responsibilities, along with the highlighted areas in the 'main duties of the job section'.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential: - Educated to degree level or equivalent experience; - Formal training in innovation, improvement, project/programme management, or change management
Work Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing, developing or supporting the adoption of new technologies, products or service models
- Experience of influencing and/or supporting policy development.
- Experience of working autonomously using own discretion.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an innovation environment, such as a start up, scale up, industry setting, or innovation support organisation
- Demonstrable experience in the management and successful delivery of improvement and innovation projects and approaches.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of coaching, influencing and engaging techniques.
- Knowledge of collating, analysing and interpreting data over time to support innovation and improvement.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, to develop, read, interpret and disseminate complex, sensitive or contentious data and information to others.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- Ability to manage complex projects, programmes and competing priorities.
- Ability to translate between clinical, operational and commercial perspectives to support the effective adoption of innovation.
- Working knowledge of budgets and financial management, coupled with sound financial control skills.
- Able to write project documents and complex reports for a range of audiences.
Desirable
- Knowledge of intellectual property and Technology Readiness Levels
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of innovation pathways and requirements, acquired through formal training, experience and/or qualification.
How to apply
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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