Advisor (Core)
Health Innovation East has an exciting opportunity for an Advisor to join our Core team.
Salary: £34,157 – £44,621 (depending on experience)
Hours of work: 37.5hrs/week (full time)
Deadline: 23:59pm, 31 July 2026
Date of interview: week commencing 17 August 2026
A bit more about the role
The Delivery Team works with local organisations to deliver national programmes to support adoption and spread of health innovations with a proven evidence base. These currently innovations within CKD, Type 1 diabetes, women’s health and digital transformation, all with health inequalities as a cross-cutting theme. We also work with our Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and NHSE East of England regional team in the identification, adoption, spread and real-world evaluation of innovations/innovative approaches that address local population health and wellbeing priorities.
The Advisor role will be the lead for a portfolio of projects, working in collaboration with health and care partners and providing project/change management expertise to ensure successful project delivery with measurable impact. The post holder will be expected to ensure compliance with organisational requirements for project delivery and governance processes.
It is essential that the post holder has a good understanding of the challenges faced in the NHS and how we can address them most effectively. The post holder will need to demonstrate the following experience and knowledge:
- Have experience in developing, coordinating and delivering projects on behalf of
health and care partners. - A strong track record of delivering change from start to finish using continuous
improvement, organisational development, strategic development and
transformation methodologies. - Good working knowledge of the NHS (local, regional and national).
The postholder will be required to work flexibly and adapt to the changing needs of the delivery core team and wider organisation. This may include providing support with bid writing and proposal development and working with evaluation team colleagues to ensure the successful delivery of projects for a range of NHS and social care partners.
How to apply
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter by 23:59pm, 31 July to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet our person specification.
Download the job description and person specification
Please ensure that your application contains a positive declaration of your right to work in the UK. If you are shortlisted, you will need to provide the appropriate evidence of your right to work in the UK as we will not be able to progress your application further without this evidence.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk
We offer, in addition to a competitive salary, a pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contributions, access to an employee assistance programme, learning & development opportunities, and 27 days paid leave in addition to bank holidays.
We are committed to the employment and career development of people living with a disability. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants living with a disability who in the collective opinion of the selection panel meet the essential criteria for the role for which they have applied. If you wish to be considered for this scheme, please advise recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk by no later than the closing date above.
We really encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates, particularly from diverse backgrounds, so that we truly represent the rich diversity of our region. Please consider filling in an equality and diversity monitoring form. The completion of this form is entirely optional and there are no consequences for your application if you choose not to provide such information. It will not be seen by anyone involved in shortlisting applicants for interview, or anyone involved in the interview itself. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used for monitoring purposes only.
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