Transforming lives through innovation
Are you passionate about working with the latest innovations that have the potential to transform health and care?
We support health and social care teams to find, test and implement evidence-based solutions at scale to the NHS’s greatest challenges, driving economic growth for the region, supporting innovators and improving the lives of local people.
Our team
Our team is made up of nearly 60 clinical and non-clinical experts from across multiple sectors, supported by trusted associates, clinical fellows and leads. We have extensive knowledge and experience in health and social care, industry, academia, life science and research.
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Health Innovation KSS employee benefits
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Competitive salary
With full-time hours of work at 37.5 hrs per week (excluding lunch).
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Generous holiday allowance
Our staff receive 33 days annual leave per year, pro rata, rising to 34 days after two-years service and 35 days after five-years service. In addition to that, you'll get to take the regular UK Bank Holidays.
If you happen to be a part-time worker you will receive an additional annual leave allowance for any Bank Holidays, which may fall on your regular non-working day too.
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Hybrid and flexible working
Health Innovation KSS staff work on a hybrid basis. Our primary place of work is in Crawley/Gatwick and we have a further satellite office space available in Guildford.
Maintaining a good work/life balance is an important value here at Health Innovation KSS - we offer flexible working and flexible hours for our staff.
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Health and wellbeing
We are committed to the well-being of our staff - we listen to their views and seek feedback on how we are doing via an annual staff satisfaction survey. We offer staff and their immediate family members with access to our fantastic Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and also the option to enroll in the WPA NHS Top-Up Health Insurance Scheme, helping you cover everyday healthcare costs like dental, optical and physiotherapy.
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Team days
We run two face-to-face Team Days per year - usually in or around the Gatwick area. These are a mixture of knowledge-sharing, corporate updates and some fun too, of course.
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Salary sacrifice scheme - private pension schemes
The company currently offers a tax-efficient salary sacrifice scheme with any registered pension scheme, as specified by the employee.
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Workplace pension scheme
A workplace pension scheme is also offered to our staff and if you meet the criteria, you will be automatically enrolled into the Health Innovation KSS (KSS AHSN Ltd) scheme when you join the organisation, at month 1
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Season ticket loan
For those who may still require a season ticket loan for commuting purposes, we've got that covered too.
Our values
Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex has a clear vision: to drive a healthier and more equitable society across our region. We are reimagining health and care by enabling innovation to spread rapidly, connecting people to transformative ideas and working with partners to give patients access to the health and social care they need.
Our values underpin this vision. Applicants and employees are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these values and behaviours, which will be assessed through the recruitment, selection and appraisal processes.
Diversity and Equal Opportunities
It is the desire of Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (HI KSS) to broaden diversity within our workforce.
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that all new, existing and prospective employees are treated fairly through the principles of equal treatment and promotion of diversity.
This includes:
ensuring that all individuals who come into contact with HI KSS, whether as employees, stakeholders or in any other capacity, are treated with dignity and respect;
ensuring that the opportunities Health Innovation KSS provides for learning, personal development and employment are made available on a non-discriminatory basis; and
providing a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for employees, stakeholders, visitors and others.
Along with all other 15 companies within the Innovation Network, we are committed to a series of pledges to further support the diversity and innovation agenda.
Find out more about our approach to equality, diversity & inclusion here.
About Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS AHSN)
Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is the health innovation network for the Kent and Medway, Surrey and Sussex regions. There are 15 health innovation networks across England, established by NHS England in 2013.
We transform lives through innovation by supporting health and social care teams to find, test and implement new solutions at scale to the NHS’s greatest challenges, driving economic growth.
We connect citizens, NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry to facilitate change across whole health and social care economies. Our impact comes from our ability to bring people, resources and organisations together, delivering benefits that could not be achieved alone.
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