Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: Great flexible working opportunities Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme Generous annual leave and pension scheme Extensive staff health and well-being programmes Job overview The Innovation Clinical Fellow is a 2 year post based within the Alder Hey Innovation Hub. The role supports the delivery of clinician led innovation by contributing clinical insight, supporting innovation projects, and working with internal and external partners to develop and test new healthcare solutions that improve outcomes for children and young people. The post holder must be GMC registered and the role is open to applicants from FY2 through to ST8 (or equivalent). The post is advertised as one day per week, with potential to explore extension of 1 day per week by mutual agreement, subject to service requirements and funding. Advert Work closely with the Clinical Director of Innovation to support the strategic and operational delivery of the Trust’s innovation portfolio. Contribute clinical expertise to innovation projects from problem definition through to solution development and implementation. Collaborate with innovation project managers, multidisciplinary teams, and external partners including SMEs and corporate organisations. Support the design and delivery of health technology, innovation and design education sessions. Participate in innovation meetings to identify unmet clinical needs and opportunities for improvement across the Trust. Act as an ambassador for the Innovation Hub, including demonstrating new technologies to internal and external visitors. Support the Trust’s ambition to build national and international recognition as a leader in healthcare innovation. Engage with research and evaluation activity where appropriate to support the evidence base for innovation. Working for our organisation As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility. Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies. We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Provide day-to-day clinical input into innovation projects aligned with Trust priorities and patient needs. Work with innovation project managers to scope, plan, and deliver projects within agreed timescales. Translate clinical challenges into clearly defined innovation problems and contribute to co-designed solutions with patients, families and staff. Attend and actively contribute to innovation forums, meetings and team sessions across the Trust. Support the development and delivery of innovation education, including health technology, design thinking and clinical entrepreneurship. Demonstrate emerging technologies and innovation outputs to stakeholders, visitors and partners as part of training and engagement programmes. Build effective working relationships with clinical teams, researchers, academics and industry partners. Provide clinical insight and advice to innovation partners to ensure solutions are safe, relevant and clinically appropriate. Where appropriate, participate in research, audit or evaluation activities linked to innovation projects. Maintain professional development in both clinical practice and innovation-related skills to support progression into future leadership roles in healthcare innovation. We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [email protected] or call 0151 282 4599 Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application. Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.