Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner

Job responsibilities

As a member of the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (HNY ICB) and the Innovation, Research and Improvement System (IRIS) team, the Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner will facilitate and promote the use of knowledge, intelligence and evidence from academic research, national and regional guidance, reports, publications and tools in the health and care sector. The Knowledge Mobilisation Business Partner will be part of the core IRIS team which is embedded within the Clinical and Care Professional Directorate at HNY ICB, but will also work alongside HNYs Population Health Intelligence Team, based within our Corporate Affairs Directorate. The post will also work closely with the Knowledge Mobilisation Lead at the National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaborative Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR YH ARC).

Our HNY Innovation, Research and Improvement System (IRIS) is creating the conditions for bigger and bolder innovations and improvements within health and care. By supporting, enabling and connecting our integrated care system and working with leading external partners, we will secure evidence-based, data driven transformation in health and care services. Our unique approach brings people together to encourage and promote innovation, research, and improvement. The IRIS team matrix work with the data and population health teams in the ICB and external partners on the Connected HNY programme which aims to harnessthe power of data, analytics, academic expertise and industry collaboration to improve population health outcomes for Humber and North Yorkshire. The ICB also has a statutory responsibility to promote the use of evidence from research and population health intelligence in the commissioning of health and care service in HNY.

To support our ambition as a system to deliver evidence-based, data driven transformation in health and care services we recognise the need for dedicated knowledge mobilisation capacity and expertise. Knowledge mobilisation is an iterative, long-term, and two-way process to create the conditions to enable the right people to use the right information at the right time. By sharing information with and learning from each other, a deeper understanding capable of catalysing change can be achieved. It is one of the processes that facilitates and amplifies the contribution of research and population health intelligence into real-world settings. HNY ICB and NIHR are committed to maximising impact by enabling and supporting the translation of research findings and population health intelligence into evidence-based action and decision making that transforms the lives of the public, patients, service users and carers.

The postholder will form a bridge between the NIHR YH ARC, HNY ICB, academia and the wider Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. They will capture and communicate the needs of local decision makers in the health and care system and work with the YH ARC and the HNY ICB population health team to identify existing evidence-based treatments and models of care, and support them into practice, working with practitioners and service users. The post holder will work at strategic level, providing senior level knowledge transfer leadership within the region to support development and delivery of national and local work priorities.

The post-holder will collaborate with knowledge mobilisation specialists in South Yorkshire ICB and West Yorkshire ICB and will be expected to travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region.

Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Proven project management skills and the ability to take a lead role in project management and development
• Ability to work independently and without close supervision including making appropriate decisions with strategic, operational and financial implications
• Ability to think strategically linking active projects to current local and national priorities
• Ability to assimilate information, e.g. national guidelines, clinical governance, interpret and provide advice on best practice.
• Able to work independently where required, as a team and corporate player.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence, manage conflict and negotiate at local and regional level.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and networks with staff at all levels including academia, health care professionals and senior executives.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement, receptiveness to new ideas and approaches
• Proficient to a high level in organisational skills with evidence of scheduling to meet tight and challenging deadlines, managing complex and multiple pieces of work
• Evidence of commitment to learning and development and continuous improvement, including demonstrating personal continuing professional development.
• Skilled to a high level in using software packages, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and the internet.
• Willingness and ability to regularly travel to offices in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to collaborate with colleagues in the Yorkshire and Humber region

Desirable

• Political astuteness evidence of commitment and ability to understand diverse interest groups and power bases within organisations and how these inter-relate to affect the network as a whole

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent experience working at a similar level in specialist area

Desirable

• Knowledge of national systems, structures and processes for supporting research in the NHS
• Undertaken Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
• Project management qualification(s).
• Continuous improvement training, accreditation or qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of knowledge mobilisation to influence policy and/or practice
• Experience in managing, designing, organising, facilitating and evaluating knowledge sharing events such as stakeholder meetings, workshops, webinars, events, community forums and other engagement activities
• Experience of applying different knowledge management approaches e.g. networking, product development, engagement activities, dissemination to professionals and the public, co-production
• Evidence of collaborating ...