Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow Transformation Lead till Sept 27

Job overview

Closing Date: 10/03/2026

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 11/03/2026

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 16/03/2026

This is an exciting opportunity to work across the NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber (YH ARC), West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WY ICB) and the Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy (IA) to lead knowledge mobilisation and transformation projects.

This role is hosted by Bradford Teaching Hospitals, working in partnership the WY ICB, the YH ARC and Improvement Academy leadership teams to engage health and care partners, academics, policy partners, and other key stakeholders across the region.

The successful candidate will capture and communicate the needs of local decision makers in the health and care system and work with the YH ARC and the Improvement Academy (IA) to identify existing evidence-based solutions and models of care, and support them into practice, working with practitioners and service users. The post holder will work at strategic level, providing senior level knowledge transfer leadership within the region to support development and delivery of national and local work priorities.

Main duties of the job

Key elements of the role include creating and mobilising the Enhanced Paediatric Nursing Skills (EPNS) programme for clinical nurses, ensuring alignment with clinical standards, and leading IA transformation work plans including developing and integrating a Yorkshire & Humber Evidence Hub

The post holder will manage their own workload and duties across projects which will include stakeholder engagement, developing engaging and effective knowledge mobilisation events and communication resources, and project management. The successful candidate will have significant and relevant experience of leading multi-disciplinary, multi-organisational projects and developing effective and productive working relationships.  They will also be a registered healthcare professional in a relevant speciality aligned with the EPNS programme (eg children’s nurse, paediatric nurse, health visiting, midwife) to ensure adherence to clinical standards.

Excellent project management, organisational and interpersonal skills are essential, as is a passion for research and using evidence to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities. The post-holder will collaborate with knowledge mobilisation specialists in Humber and North Yorkshire ICB and South Yorkshire ICB and will be expected to travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for this post for further details with regard to the main responsibilities of the role