Paediatric Innovation
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A fellow's year

12 months from "there has to be a better way" to live in service.

Every fellow's year follows the same backbone, with the project shaped to their clinical context and Trust priorities. Below is a typical journey through the cohort year.

  1. Month 1

    Onboarding & immersion

    Trust induction, executive sponsor pairing, problem framing, paediatric ecosystem tour.

  2. Month 2

    Discovery sprint

    Stakeholder interviews, family co-design clinics, baseline data extraction with the Innovation team.

  3. Month 3

    Innovation Lab Intensive

    Three-day in-person intensive: design thinking, regulation primer, paediatric health economics.

  4. Month 4

    Concept lock

    Pitch to executive sponsor and Innovation board. Project brief, success measures and budget signed off.

  5. Month 5

    Industry & academic partner brokering

    Curated partner days; technical, academic and charity partners matched to project.

  6. Month 6

    Build / pilot kickoff

    Pilot site identified, IG and DTAC pathway started, first build sprint with delivery support.

  7. Month 7

    Mid-fellowship review

    Cohort retreat, project deep-dive, mentor 360, refresh of next 6-month roadmap.

  8. Month 8

    Pilot in service

    Live pilot on ward or clinic. Weekly clinical safety huddles. Family feedback loop.

  9. Month 9

    Evaluation

    Quantitative and qualitative evaluation against pre-registered outcomes.

  10. Month 10

    Adoption planning

    Business case, scale pathway across Trust and ICS, sustainability plan.

  11. Month 11

    Showcase & boardroom

    Present to Trust board, regional partners and national paediatric innovation network.

  12. Month 12

    Alumni transition

    Alumni faculty induction, coaching plan for next 12 months, optional Year 2 scale grant.

A year that ends with a service change, not a slide deck.

Apply for Cohort 01