Associate Director - Wessex Health Partners | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £76,965 to £88,682 per annum,. pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Chilworth, SO16 7NP |
| Cwmni: | University Hospital Southampton NHS FT |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7439501/188-THQHS010825 |
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Health Innovation Wessex is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role
Come and join Wessex Health Partners as Associate Director and lead a dynamic strategic alliance driving collaborative health and care research across the region. We're seeking a visionary leader with exceptional stakeholder engagement and programme delivery skills.
Wessex Health Partners (WHP) is a unique regional alliance uniting NHS providers, Integrated Care Systems, leading academic institutions and Health Innovation Wessex, to accelerate improvements in health and care through research,
WHP supports a vast ecosystem of innovators and research-active clinicians, academics, and public contributors. The core team is small but high-impact, working with partners to deliver multi-million-pound programmes and nationally recognised initiatives such as NIHR infrastructures and the WHP Small Grant Scheme. WHP is known for its collaborative excellence, ambitious innovation, and trusted leadership, making it an exciting environment for strategic thinkers who thrive on shaping systemic change
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHSwe’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
The Associate Director will have a pivotal role in the development of the ambitious WHP plans. They will liaise with partners to align the strategic priorities of each partner and navigate complex governance structures to facilitate the shaping, delivery and impact of the WHP ambitions.
Leading the day-to-day management of the WHP core team, the Associate Director will be key in promoting cross-organisation and academic discipline collaborative research across Wessex. Able to embrace new challenges, they will lead on the design and delivery of a number of WHP activities.
We are an ambitious, partnership organisation, looking for passionate and motivated people to join us with a proven track record of delivery. You will need a tenacity to succeed, great communication and management skills, an ability to build new relationships quickly, and the capability to work collaboratively to deliver the WHP plans.
You may not feel you meet all aspects of the role, but we welcome applications from people with a wide range of past experiences. An appreciation of the challenges involved with the delivery of collaborative, interdisciplinary health and care research and innovation is an advantage to succeed in this role.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Kathy Wallis - 07990 002 108
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025