Job summary
Transforming our estate for the future
There's never been a more exciting time to join the NHS as we transform our estate to deliver 21st century care and the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Estates are at the centre of the government's plans for transforming the NHS. The NHS Long Term Plan outlines the need to 'accelerate the redesign of patient care to future-proof the NHS for the decade ahead.' We have laid the groundwork for fundamental change to enable us to deliver on this commitment across our estate and we now need you to help us reap the rewards of this work.
We have big ambitions, such as becoming the world's first net zero health system by 2040, setting global standards for healthcare providers, building 40 new state-of-the-art hospitals, and channelling investment to accelerate community-based care for patients.
This is a pivotal time in the history of the NHS and a once in a lifetime career opportunity to be part of transforming the largest estate in the country. Join us as we embark on this seismic shift to future proof our estate.
The NHS Estate
Our hospital estate spans 25 million m with 1.4 million NHS staff working across 17,000 buildings, including 1,140 hospitals and 7,500 primary care sites, our c100k staff are responsible for maintaining and running all EFM services.
With £5 billion of operational capital funding and annual expenditure of £10 billion across estates and facilities management, there's scope to make real change across our estate.
Main duties of the job
The National Estates Sustainability team supports the NHS' net zero ambition by reducing the environmental and financial impact of operating the NHS estate, addressing two key areas: building energy and waste. Our three key documents, the NHS Estates Net Zero Delivery Plan, NHS Net Zero Building Standard and NHS Clinical Waste Strategy set the system's direction of travel to achieve this.
Reporting to the Head of Estates Sustainability, you will drive programmes to embed sustainability in NHS estates. This includes managing programmes and projects; reporting to stakeholders; and identifying progress and barriers to programme delivery, collating and analysing data to show this.
You will work across teams including the wider NHSE National Estates Team, Greener NHS, and estates and sustainability leads in ICSs, primary care, and secondary care. You will have line management responsibility including any apprentices/interns.
About you - A proven programme manager, you know the value of well administered programmes and the personal difference you can make. You will have a passion for sustainability with experience of delivering sustainability programmes within complex organisations.
You will work comfortably across teams to deliver outcomes. You will be confident using MS Office and analysing data, able to translate information into clear programme reports. You will be passionate about your own and your team's professional development which we will support and encourage.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
Support NHS organisations with action plans to deliver identified savings, in line with the NHS Estates Net Zero Delivery Plan
Drive delivery of energy efficiency projects across the system
Analyse data to highlight opportunities for greater efficiency across energy, waste and water
Drive delivery of energy strategy across NHS organisations in England
Drive delivery of the NHS Clinical Waste Strategy across NHS organisations in England
Support the delivery of training and development for sustainability professionals across the system
Manage the delivery of tailored sustainability support to NHS organisations
Support the Strategic Estates Planning team on individual projects as and when required
Additional specific deliverables of the role include:
Improving quality and outcomes, through collaborative working
Enabling patient and public involvement
Promoting equality and reducing in equalities, creating an inclusive working environment and promoting a diverse EFM workforce
Partnership and cross boundary working, working across government and with external partners
Leadership for transformational change, through embedding a collaborative and influencing style of working
Using insight and evidence for improvement, effectively using data to support evaluation of programmes
Developing an excellent organisation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
Support NHS organisations with action plans to deliver identified savings, in line with the NHS Estates Net Zero Delivery Plan
Drive delivery of energy efficiency projects across the system
Analyse data to highlight opportunities for greater efficiency across energy, waste and water
Drive delivery of energy strategy across NHS organisations in England
Drive delivery of the NHS Clinical Waste Strategy across NHS organisations in England
Support the delivery of training and development for sustainability professionals across the system
Manage the delivery of tailored sustainability support to NHS organisations
Support the Strategic Estates Planning team on individual projects as and when required
Additional specific deliverables of the role include:
Improving quality and outcomes, through collaborative working
Enabling patient and public involvement
Promoting equality and reducing in equalities, creating an inclusive working environment and promoting a diverse EFM workforce
Partnership and cross boundary working, working across government and with external partners
Leadership for transformational change, through embedding a collaborative and influencing style of working
Using insight and evidence for improvement, effectively using data to support evaluation of programmes
Developing an excellent organisation
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Experience in the delivery of sustainability programmes across a multi-organisational structure
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience engaging teams with programme management processes
- Experience working across teams to deliver joint programmes / results
- Experience analysing and presenting complex data to a range of audiences
Values/Behaviours
Essential
- Values diversity and difference, and operates with integrity and openness
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Experience in the delivery of sustainability programmes across a multi-organisational structure
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience engaging teams with programme management processes
- Experience working across teams to deliver joint programmes / results
- Experience analysing and presenting complex data to a range of audiences
Values/Behaviours
Essential
- Values diversity and difference, and operates with integrity and openness
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
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).
