Knowledge Mobilisation Programme Manager (HINWC and NWC ARC)

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.

Job responsibilities

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/