Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Fellow
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Core Trainee (CT1/2)
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term post for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 434-INNOFELLOW-2025
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Buckinghamshire
- Town
- Buckinghamshire
- Salary
- £42,008 - £49,909 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
BHT Clinical Innovation Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Core Trainee (CT1/2)
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust have a vacancy for an Clinical Innovation Fellow for a 12 month Fixed Term Contract available from August 2025.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has a strong commitment to innovation and innovative research as we believe it is one of the drivers to providing the best possible care for our patients, through continuous learning and collaboration.
The Innovation Fellow will be based in our BRAInLAB facility, a purpose-built innovation space located on the first floor of the Research & Innovation Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Equipped with the latest cutting-edge technology including extended reality headsets, a virtual reality radiology hub and 3D printing capability, BRAInLAB, opened in 2024 is a collaborative innovation space dedicated to problem solving and solution building for staff at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust & small to medium sized enterprises.
Our Innovation service aims to tackle challenges and drive improvement in products, clinical pathways, MedTech and Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions through early pilot evaluations and health economic cases to accelerated adoption and spread of innovation to improve patients’ outcomes.
ALL applicants MUST hold a FULL GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK.
Please note: We anticipate this vacancy to be popular and may close earlier than the advised closing date. Therefore we encourage early applications for interested candidates.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to training the healthcare innovators of tomorrow and this innovation fellowship has been designed to provide the foundations for a clinician-innovator career.
The BHT Innovation Fellow will spend 3 days per week working on Innovation and the remaining 2 days attached to a clinical specialty. This is to allow the Fellow to maintain clinical contact and continue to develop their clinical skills at the same time as developing their skills and understanding of innovation.
The successful candidate will also be expected to deliver innovation training and curate our annual innovation conference, BRAInWave.
Working for our organisation
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Innovation role
· Support the Associate Medical Director of Research & Innovation in their role
· Work with innovation project managers to deliver projects
· Design and deliver health technology educational content for both Trust colleagues and associate undergraduates
· Curate and deliver BRAInWave conference
· Develop a skill set to allow progression to a more senior role in healthcare innovation
Clinical role
· To have regular meetings with their Clinical Supervisor and a yearly appraisal
· To follow Trust guidelines and pathways
· To actively participate in departmental teaching
To reflect on clinical practice to demonstrate learning and progression
Person specification
Trust CARE Values
Essential criteria
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- MBChB or equivalent
- Foundation 1-2 year training or equivalent
- Management/business/ leadership qualification
Desirable criteria
- Participation in the NHS clinical entrepreneurship program
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed HEE foundation programme or equivalent
- Research experience in healthcare technology Experience of interacting with health technology industry
Desirable criteria
- Experience of healthcare innovation and technology through project work/internships/other exposure
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering teaching to under and postgraduates
- Experience of designing and delivering healthcare technology educational content
- Ability to work independently and manage own workload
- Ability to be part of a team
- High level of computer literacy
- Good command of spoken and written English
- Involved in quality improvement activities
Desirable criteria
- Prepared to be flexible in working patterns and to deputise on occasions for absent colleagues
- Strong networking skills
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to practice in the UK
- Ability to travel to and between multiple hospital sites.
- Prior medical experience of working in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Full UK Drivers Licence with access to own car
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ryan Kerstein
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director Research & Innovation
- Email address
- [email protected]
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