Job summary
Our Estates and Facilities team is happy to offer an exciting opportunity to an experienced Sustainability Manager to join us at North West Anglia Foundation Trust. You will play a major role in implementing our green plan and transforming sustainability across the main three sites at Peterborough (including Peterborough City Hospital), Stamford & Rutland Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
The Trust has aspirations to become one of the most sustainable Trusts in the NHS and there is significant scope to improve our sustainability performance.
We are a supportive and friendly team with a diverse and inclusive working culture where your contribution is valued. You will have previous experience in an estates and facilities role and implement your sustainability and environmental management knowledge and skills in developing organisational policies and procedures to provide the best, personalised healthcare, and deliver our core values.
You will have a passionate commitment to providing excellent, quality services in an acute healthcare environment, both as an individual and as a team player.
You will possess a 'can do' attitude and have the ability to get things done effectively, efficiently and right first time. You will need to be flexible in your approach as you are required to travel between sites.
If you are looking to develop your career in a challenging environment, we would encourage you to consider the Sustainability Manager role and join Team NWAngliaFT!
Main duties of the job
You will lead and provide expert knowledge on all aspects of environmental sustainability. This will require making judgments involving complex facts or a situation that relate to environmental sustainability - requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
You will work with all areas of the Trust to ensure that we integrate sustainable development into our core business and ensure our use of resources is efficient. This will include, but not be limited to, operational, estates, procurement, human resources and finance colleagues.
You will drive transformational change in sustainability and Carbon emissions while adhering to our Trust Values and Behaviours.
You will maintain and develop the sustainability training for staff and stakeholders, as well as coordinate and deliver the training when required in order to develop a network of sustainability champions across the Trust.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact David Moss, Director of Estates & Facilities on david.moss8@nhs.net or 07825934100.
About us
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.Benefits to youo 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);o NHS Pension Scheme:o Flexible working opportunities;o Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;o Career development and training;o Wellbeing support and activities;o In-house physiotherapy Service;o On-site canteens with subsidised meals;o Subsidised staff parking (currently free).o Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with our ICS partner organisations, engage with and support a system wide approach to sustainability.
Support teams and departments that are undertaking projects to improve models of care to reduce environmental impact and carbon footprint, and ensure that outcomes are captured and reported.
The post holder will be required to take account of the skills required for activities such as planning or organising projects, reports, meetings, conferences.
Take account of the complexity and degree of uncertainty involved in these activities.
The post holder would be required to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities in relation to environmental sustainability that impact the Trust as an organisation.
To support patient and user-led involvement working groups and other groups as required.
Responsible for implementing the sustainable travel plan working with colleagues across operational services, human resources and staff side
Working alongside procurement colleagues ensure the development of a sustainable procurement approach across the Trust.
Responsible for sustainability reporting for the Trust.
Lead and develop sustainability including the development of a network of sustainability champions across the Trust.
Working across the Trust lead the development of the Green Plan which is signed off and owned at Board level.
Working with colleagues across the Trust develop an approach to best value and sustainable use of our resources is embedded into all of our transformation programmes moving forward.
Manage the delivery of stakeholder engagement activity in relation to environmental sustainability. This will include ensuring high performance across all programmes and working with communications colleagues to create awareness raising messaging, creating and maintaining a strong presence across social media channels, developing high quality intranet /web content.
Provide and contribute to reports for various management and board meetings. You will utilise a reporting dashboard for this purpose and ensure that information is up-to-date and accurate, ensuring that methods to report on impact across all areas are developed.
The post holder will be required to communicate highly complex information in relation to environmental sustainability both verbally and in writing and establish and maintain relationships and gain the cooperation of others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with our ICS partner organisations, engage with and support a system wide approach to sustainability.
Support teams and departments that are undertaking projects to improve models of care to reduce environmental impact and carbon footprint, and ensure that outcomes are captured and reported.
The post holder will be required to take account of the skills required for activities such as planning or organising projects, reports, meetings, conferences.
Take account of the complexity and degree of uncertainty involved in these activities.
The post holder would be required to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities in relation to environmental sustainability that impact the Trust as an organisation.
To support patient and user-led involvement working groups and other groups as required.
Responsible for implementing the sustainable travel plan working with colleagues across operational services, human resources and staff side
Working alongside procurement colleagues ensure the development of a sustainable procurement approach across the Trust.
Responsible for sustainability reporting for the Trust.
Lead and develop sustainability including the development of a network of sustainability champions across the Trust.
Working across the Trust lead the development of the Green Plan which is signed off and owned at Board level.
Working with colleagues across the Trust develop an approach to best value and sustainable use of our resources is embedded into all of our transformation programmes moving forward.
Manage the delivery of stakeholder engagement activity in relation to environmental sustainability. This will include ensuring high performance across all programmes and working with communications colleagues to create awareness raising messaging, creating and maintaining a strong presence across social media channels, developing high quality intranet /web content.
Provide and contribute to reports for various management and board meetings. You will utilise a reporting dashboard for this purpose and ensure that information is up-to-date and accurate, ensuring that methods to report on impact across all areas are developed.
The post holder will be required to communicate highly complex information in relation to environmental sustainability both verbally and in writing and establish and maintain relationships and gain the cooperation of others.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent specialist knowledge) in a science, environmental or other relevant discipline.
- Chartered Member of a relevant professional body such as IEMA
- Sustainability/Waste/Energy/Facilities Management qualification
- NEBOSH /IOSH Health and Safety qualification Member of an appropriate professional body. (e.g. IEMA, IWFM, RICS & Hefma).
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in a relevant subject area (e.g. environmental management)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an estates/facilities role
- Experience in developing organisational policies and procedures
- Knowledge and experience of procurement and tendering for specialist advice or services
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of sustainability and environmental management
- A working knowledge of Waste Management Legislation
- Extensive Experience of management of Energy or Waste contracts
- Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and structures
- Experience of public sector tendering for service contractors - and experience of the OJEU Procurement Process.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent specialist knowledge) in a science, environmental or other relevant discipline.
- Chartered Member of a relevant professional body such as IEMA
- Sustainability/Waste/Energy/Facilities Management qualification
- NEBOSH /IOSH Health and Safety qualification Member of an appropriate professional body. (e.g. IEMA, IWFM, RICS & Hefma).
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in a relevant subject area (e.g. environmental management)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an estates/facilities role
- Experience in developing organisational policies and procedures
- Knowledge and experience of procurement and tendering for specialist advice or services
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of sustainability and environmental management
- A working knowledge of Waste Management Legislation
- Extensive Experience of management of Energy or Waste contracts
- Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and structures
- Experience of public sector tendering for service contractors - and experience of the OJEU Procurement Process.
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).
