About this role
Job summary
An exiting new post that will bridge the gap between applied health research and real-world practice across the North West Coast health and care system. Working jointly across Health Innovation North West Coast and the NIHR Applied Research Collaborative, the postholder will lead efforts to translate research evidence into actionable improvements in patient care, service delivery, and population health outcomes.
The role focuses on enabling the adoption, spread, and scaling of evidence-based innovation across NHS organisations, local authorities, and community settings. The postholder will work closely with researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and system partners to ensure research is both informed by local needs and effectively implemented in practice.
Main duties of the job
Knowledge mobilisation is key in this role. Translating complex research into accessible formats, supporting implementation planning, and ensuring evidence is used to inform decision-making. The postholder will also contribute to innovation scaling by identifying promising interventions, assessing their readiness for wider rollout, and supporting their spread regionally and nationally.
The role requires strong stakeholder engagement and partnership-building skills, fostering collaboration across health, care, academic, and voluntary sectors. The postholder will lead workshops, support co-production approaches, and align research and innovation activity with system priorities.
In addition, the role includes programme management responsibilities such as overseeing project delivery, managing risks and resources, monitoring impact, and reporting to senior leadership and funders. The postholder will contribute to capacity building through training, mentoring, and development of knowledge mobilisation resources.
Overall, this is a strategic and collaborative role requiring expertise in research translation, implementation, and evaluation, alongside excellent communication and leadership skills to drive measurable impact across the health and care system.
About us
Health Innovation North West Coast is the Health Innovation Network for the North West Coast, which covers Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria with a population of around 4.1 million.
We connect NHS organisations, local authorities, businesses, the third sector and academia to form collaborations which support innovations and improvements in health and care. Health Innovation North West Coast is hosted by Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
Please visit our websites - Health Innovation North West Coast - Home page https://www.lhch.nhs.uk/
Job description Job responsibilities
The postholder will play a central role in delivering high-quality knowledge mobilisation activity by supporting implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement across programmes. Working with internal teams and research leads, they will synthesise and critically appraise evidence from multiple sources, translating complex findings into accessible, user-friendly formats such as briefings, toolkits and reports. They will promote evidence-informed decision-making and apply structured approaches, including recognised knowledge mobilisation frameworks, such as the Knowledge to Action framework , to maximise impact.
A key focus will be supporting the identification and assessment of interventions suitable for wider adoption, including evaluating readiness, barriers and enabling factors. The postholder will apply systematic tools to assess scalability and contribute to planning effective implementation pathways.
The postholder will contribute to developing system-wide capability by supporting training, internships and fellowship activity, as well as producing rapid evidence summaries and other practical resources to enhance knowledge mobilisation practice.
Excellent communication skills are essential, including the ability to produce clear, engaging content for non-academic audiences and adapt messaging for different stakeholders. The role includes developing public-facing materials such as case studies and reports, delivering presentations, and working with communications teams on campaigns and stakeholder engagement.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience of research or evaluation in healthcare settings PRINCE2, APMG or equivalent qualifications in project management or relevant experience Evidence of personal development through formal courses and/or experience Educated to Masters degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
Training in research methodologies Doctorate holder Training in knowledge mobilisation
Knowledge Essential
Has extensive knowledge of knowledge mobilisation techniques and frameworks Knowledge of the NHS Constitution, the Trust vision, values and strategic objectives and the current change agenda Knowledge of formal stakeholder management and communication tools and techniques and their use in projects Evidence of successfully engaging with multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams to achieve successful outcomes.
Desirable
Knowledge of storytelling techniques and communication theory
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience of educating and influencing a diverse audience Experience of working across organisational boundaries and of delivering projects across multi-disciplined teams working with multiple stakeholders Experience communicating complex research or evaluation concepts to a wide range of stakeholders
Desirable
Evidence of experience within an NHS environment
Skills Essential
Effective leadership, organisational and people management skills Ability to analyse, rationalise and organise complex information
Desirable
Ability to play a key role in network development across both the HINs and ARCs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Address Health Innovation North West Coast.
Vanguard House, Sci-Tech Daresbury
Daresbury
WA4 4AB
Employer's website https://www.lhch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)