Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Person Specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of ongoing CPD activity
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Environmental sustainability training or qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in the use of databases
  • Experience of working across complex organisational structures
Person Specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of ongoing CPD activity
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Environmental sustainability training or qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in the use of databases
  • Experience of working across complex organisational structures

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Sustainability and Green Plan

Renuka Umasuthan

renuka.umasuthan@nhs.net

02077940500

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


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