Job summary
Are you passionate about sustainability and energy management? Join our team and lead the delivery of our Green Plan and NetZero agenda, making a real impact on our organisation's environmental strategy.
This is a new and exciting role created for the Trust and an excellent opportunity for an inspirational and passionate individual with a strong track record in Environmental, Sustainability and Energy management to oversee the development and implementation of our Green Plan, Energy Strategy and NetZero commitments.
This role involves managing energy contracts, providing expert advice on sustainability initiatives and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. You will collaborate with senior managers and engage with external stakeholders to drive sustainability improvements across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This role is diverse and acts as the Trust expert in areas such as environmental compliance, waste compliance, management of utilities and sustainability.
This role will provide guidance and advice to Trust members to ensure the Trust is compliant with legislation/NHS directives and will drive the Green Committee and Champions to deliver the Trust Green Plan within the timescales agreed.
As the Trust expert, there will be significant liaison and input with external bodies such as the HCP, ICB, NHSe etc as well as other Trusts and external providers.
About us
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
This role acts as the Trust expert in all matters relating to sustainability, ensuring that the Trust is fully compliant with all elements of legislation and NHSe directives.
Accountable for all elements of utilities from strategic planning and tendering of services to obtain best value for money as well as ensuring utilities are sustainable.
Responsible for Waste Management. This will involve sourcing and implementing the correct receptacle for each waste source and/or finding solutions for limited space in particular areas to ensure the Trust is using the waste contract effectively and complying with the Green Plan.
Accountable for ensuring the Trust is compliant with environmental and waste legislation by identifying obligations and ensuring all relevant departments have processes & procedures in place.
Accountable for developing the Trusts sustainability Green Plan and ensuring that the Trust are on target for delivering new zero by 2040/45. This includes ensuring that the working group leads and champions are fulfilling agreed objectives and actions.
The role is responsible for ensuring accuracy in respect of provision of data for the ERIC return (Estates Return & Information Collection), ICS/ICB reporting and reporting on carbon reductions as detailed in the Green Plan.
There will also be a requirement to manage reporting on utilities, including collation of meter readings and checking of utility invoices. In addition, there is a requirement to forecast usage and budget requirements. Therefore, the role will need extensive analytical skills.
The post-holder will contribute to a wide range of environmental activities, including behavioural change programmes, sustainability and net zero initiatives, and support the delivery of the Trusts environmental objectives and relevant commitments with the Green Plans.
Collate, analyse and present waste and environmental performance data / information to a wide range of stakeholders for the purpose of exploring opportunities to improving the Trusts waste and environmental performance.
There is also a requirement for longer term planning as this role is responsible for reviewing and updating sustainability strategy, amending as legislative requirements or the Trust changes.
The role will need to ensure that the strategy and day to day activity align, engaging management as necessary to reinforce directives.
Responsible for devising and implementing audits across all subject matters and management systems to ensure the Trust is fully compliant. Devise action plans with teams where necessary and oversee to ensure actions are completed within agreed timescales.
Please see attached job description for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
This role acts as the Trust expert in all matters relating to sustainability, ensuring that the Trust is fully compliant with all elements of legislation and NHSe directives.
Accountable for all elements of utilities from strategic planning and tendering of services to obtain best value for money as well as ensuring utilities are sustainable.
Responsible for Waste Management. This will involve sourcing and implementing the correct receptacle for each waste source and/or finding solutions for limited space in particular areas to ensure the Trust is using the waste contract effectively and complying with the Green Plan.
Accountable for ensuring the Trust is compliant with environmental and waste legislation by identifying obligations and ensuring all relevant departments have processes & procedures in place.
Accountable for developing the Trusts sustainability Green Plan and ensuring that the Trust are on target for delivering new zero by 2040/45. This includes ensuring that the working group leads and champions are fulfilling agreed objectives and actions.
The role is responsible for ensuring accuracy in respect of provision of data for the ERIC return (Estates Return & Information Collection), ICS/ICB reporting and reporting on carbon reductions as detailed in the Green Plan.
There will also be a requirement to manage reporting on utilities, including collation of meter readings and checking of utility invoices. In addition, there is a requirement to forecast usage and budget requirements. Therefore, the role will need extensive analytical skills.
The post-holder will contribute to a wide range of environmental activities, including behavioural change programmes, sustainability and net zero initiatives, and support the delivery of the Trusts environmental objectives and relevant commitments with the Green Plans.
Collate, analyse and present waste and environmental performance data / information to a wide range of stakeholders for the purpose of exploring opportunities to improving the Trusts waste and environmental performance.
There is also a requirement for longer term planning as this role is responsible for reviewing and updating sustainability strategy, amending as legislative requirements or the Trust changes.
The role will need to ensure that the strategy and day to day activity align, engaging management as necessary to reinforce directives.
Responsible for devising and implementing audits across all subject matters and management systems to ensure the Trust is fully compliant. Devise action plans with teams where necessary and oversee to ensure actions are completed within agreed timescales.
Please see attached job description for more information.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Masters degree in one of more subject matter relative to the post (sustainability, environmental, waste) or extensive relevant experience
- Evidence of CPD
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Proficient in using MS Project or similar
- Knowledge of risk management techniques
- Ability to work with people at all levels
- Ability to write strategy and reports, pulling on data from various sources
- Presentation and training skills
- Negotiating skills
- Analytical skills
- IT skills
- Ability to remain focussed under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to evidence training and knowledge
- Current knowledge of legislation and market trends
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an environmental or sustainability environment either within the public sector of private sector
- Project management experience and knowledge gained from managing major projects
- Programme management experience and knowledge gained from managing transformation programmes
- Training over the course of the career in waste, environmental and sustainability
Desirable
- Experience in transitioning teams from on-premises file repositories to cloud-hosted
- Previous experience in a similar, senior, position within the NHS or Private sector
- Significant experience of Microsoft Power Apps suite including integrations between Power Apps, Power BI, and Power Automate in a multitenant environment.
- Significant experience of Microsoft SharePoint file management best practice and integrations into existing teams
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Masters degree in one of more subject matter relative to the post (sustainability, environmental, waste) or extensive relevant experience
- Evidence of CPD
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Proficient in using MS Project or similar
- Knowledge of risk management techniques
- Ability to work with people at all levels
- Ability to write strategy and reports, pulling on data from various sources
- Presentation and training skills
- Negotiating skills
- Analytical skills
- IT skills
- Ability to remain focussed under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to evidence training and knowledge
- Current knowledge of legislation and market trends
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an environmental or sustainability environment either within the public sector of private sector
- Project management experience and knowledge gained from managing major projects
- Programme management experience and knowledge gained from managing transformation programmes
- Training over the course of the career in waste, environmental and sustainability
Desirable
- Experience in transitioning teams from on-premises file repositories to cloud-hosted
- Previous experience in a similar, senior, position within the NHS or Private sector
- Significant experience of Microsoft Power Apps suite including integrations between Power Apps, Power BI, and Power Automate in a multitenant environment.
- Significant experience of Microsoft SharePoint file management best practice and integrations into existing teams
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
