Job overview

Are you excited by innovation in health?  Are you a physician that can bridge the gap between clinical colleagues and innovative businesses?  If so this may be the ideal role for you.

We are looking for a passionate clinical leader that has the skills to be able to lead clinical colleagues across Wales in challenge led innovation.  Working with business and academia to develop innovative technology solutions to real world health problems and challenges.

You will need to combine your clinical expertise and your enthusiasm to deliver change in health driving forward the Contracts for Innovation agenda. 

This is a secondment which will be for one session per week until 31/07/2027. There is a possibility of contract extension dependant on successful funding.  Secondments will require support of your current Line Manager.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Senior Team in the Health Board, the Chief Medical Innovation Lead (CMIL) communicates, interprets and translates clinician and patient/citizen needs and in turn improves clinicians’ and patients’ understanding of Innovations and manages their expectations of potential solutions (Digital or non-digital). The CMIL therefore supports the development of a clinically-orientated Strategy for the Contracts for Innovation Cymru.  They also contribute to and inform Informatics elements of the Health Boards Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) and the Informatics Operational plan. 

The CMIL will be well versed with strategic direction and will work with a variety of stakeholders to ensure that the benefits available through high levels of clinical engagement are achieved.  The post holder will manage conflicting views on priorities and preferences and will be the voice of the clinician and will support clinical understanding and alignment with Welsh Government Strategy and NHS Wales Plans.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.