Band 5 Sustainability Programme Support Officer
The closing date is 06 October 2025
Job summary
The Sustainability Programme Support Officer is the data and operational support role in the Sustainability and Green Plan Team. The post-holderwill report directly to the Head of Sustainability. This role will take lead responsibility for the data and operational support needed to implement our Green Plan and will also support on bringing improvement methods into the heart of the Trust's ambition to becoming a sustainable net-zeroorganisation. The role will help us to deliver our ambitions around being an anchor institution, and embraces our commitment to continuousimprovement, user insight and learning, collaboration and partnerships, and inclusion for all our staff, patients and population in bringing aboutbetter health, for all.
The Sustainability Programme Support Officer will assist the Head of Sustainability with a focus mainly on the tactical rollout of the Green Plan,with particular responsibilities around data collation, management and analysis. This role will provide administrative support around governanceand reporting activities, supporting the smooth operation of the capability and capacity building activities relating the green network including other administrative tasks such as organising meetings and other sustainability related events.
Main duties of the job
Work with the Head of Sustainability, working group leads and clinical leads in the Sustainability governance structure to support the overall implementation of our Green Plan action, supporting on anumber of elements of the Plan that require strong project, data management and / or improvement support.
Coordinate cross-departmental collaboration to collate regular updates on progress towards sustainability goals across the organisation, including keeping an audit trail for changes to policies and procedures that have been updated in ways that begin to include sustainability considerationsPersuading others across the Trust to collect and share sensitive data relating to carbon emissions and assist in the data analysis andmeasures towards sustainability goals. Working with the Head of Sustainability and other leads to ensure that the Trust is learning from best practices and new innovation and insights in sustainability metrics from leading organisations around the world, with the aim ofimproving our data infrastructure.Support on the production and reporting of relevant sustainability metrics and project updates on a regular basisProvide on-going support to a staff Green Champions to empower staff to become a semi-autonomous self-supporting network
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topFor more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Details
Date posted
16 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
391-RFL-7436105
Job locations
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
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