Operations Coordinator (Health Informatics)
Health Innovation East has an exciting opportunity for an Operations Coordinator to join our rapidly expanding Health Informatics team.
Salary: £27,086 to £34,833
Hours of work: Full time (37.5hrs a week) Part-time hours up to a minimum of 0.6FTE will be considered on request.
Deadline: 11:59pm, Sunday 27 September
Date of interview: Wednesday 7 October
A bit more about the role
The Health Informatics team has specialist skills in delivering complex, technical programmes of work that include providing secure environments for storing and accessing health and other sensitive data to support health and care delivery, research, and innovation.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, highly organised and confident supporting a busy team with varied operational needs. They will provide practical coordination and administrative support across meetings, records, internal systems, recruitment and onboarding, events and general team processes, whilst maintaining strong organisational skills and communication with internal and external stakeholders, in a fast-paced sometimes ambiguous environment.
This is a chance to join a fast growing, dynamic company, whose purpose is to help the best innovations in health and care reach the people, places and problems where they bring most benefit. As part of a national network, we make this happen by bringing together all partners in the health sector, to develop and deliver innovative care. We are an independent company funded mostly through public money from the NHS, but we work with a wide range of innovative organisations in the public and private sectors.
This post is based in our Cambridge office, with opportunities for hybrid working. Flexible working hours compatible with the role can be considered (including the possibility of working part time up to 0.6 FTE) the post is offered as a 12-month fixed term contract. There will be a requirement to attend some in-person meetings both within the Eastern region and nationally.
How to apply
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter by 11:59pm on Sunday 27th September 2026 to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk specifying your moti-vation for applying and how you meet our person specification. For an informal discussion, please contact informaticsoperations@healthinnovationeast.co.uk.
Download the job description and person specification
If you are shortlisted for interview, these will take place on Wednesday 7 October in person, at our office in Cambridge.
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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