Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: EFP Dept, Thornburrow building
Town: Hartshill
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/02/2025 23:59
Sustainability Manager
Band 7
Job Overview
At UHNM, the Sustainability service is regarded as a national leader, performing both efficiently and with innovation as standard practice. As the UHNM Sustainability Manager, the post holder will be responsible for the management of the day-to-day operation of Sustainability. The role will consist of a combination of managerial, advisory, training, and hands-on duties essential to the development, implementation, and maintenance of a compliant, efficient, sustainable, and forward-thinking sustainability service in a large and complex healthcare organisation.
Focus will be on:
1. Sustainable Travel & Transport
2. Energy & Water
3. Medicines and Anaesthetic Gases
4. Adherence to the sustainability governance process and regular reporting regime which includes monthly Divisional Management Team meetings and Sustainable Development Steering Group and other Trust Committees on an ad-hoc basis as required.
The post-holder will be located primarily at Royal Stoke University Hospital and at times required to work at County Hospital, Stafford. This role provides the option to work flexibly.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Administer, prepare and present reports to Trust internal groups.
2. Preparation of Business Cases where necessary.
3. Coordinate and act as the Trust interface in progressing NHS England and Greener NHS direct interventions to achieve the reduction in carbon emissions under the following workstreams.
4. Support the formulation of long-term, strategic plans, which involve uncertainty, and which may impact across the whole organisation.
5. Lead on informing the agenda and strategic content of the Sustainable Development Steering Group.
6. Ensure sufficient uptake of the Net Zero Carbon training or e-learning courses for UHNM Staff.
7. Ensure the Trust and service providers align to the UHNM Green Plan and sustainability ethos.
8. Identify and report any apparent health and safety risks presented by the sustainability management service.
9. Lead on initiating and implementing sustainability initiatives/projects across EFP and Trust-wide.
10. Mobilise and engage the ‘SWITCH Champions’ to facilitate ownership and ‘bottom up’ implementation of sustainability initiatives and reporting of opportunities across all areas of the Trust estate.
Working for Our Organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to commit to the values co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, which unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and Person specification within the Job application for further information.
Person Specification
Core Competency
* Expert knowledge in healthcare sustainability management principles, procedures, processes, and legislation.
* Relevant sustainability/environmental/engineering degree or qualification and considerable experience working in a sustainability role within a large acute hospital.
* Experience of interpreting strategic information and managing the sustainability agenda to the relevant healthcare legislation.
* Evidence of working with multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience in delivering a sustainability awareness campaign.
* Expert knowledge and skills on sustainability in a large acute Trust.
* Ability to lead on and carry out both quantitative and qualitative surveys, presenting findings in a concise and cogent manner.
* Ability to work across directorates, develop alliances, and obtain ownership and commitment from stakeholders.
* Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change, learning, and continuous improvement.
* Experience in the generation and analysis of sustainability data and utilise this to influence and persuade.
* Membership of The Institution of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
Knowledge
* Demonstrate specialist/expert knowledge of healthcare sustainability management principles, procedures, processes, and legislation.
* Ability and experience working in a sustainability role within a large acute hospital, comprising direct experience of managing sustainability, travel, energy & water, and behaviour change activities.
Important Information About Your Application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
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At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles; on this occasion, we reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
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If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
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Name: Louise Stockdale
Job title: Head of Transformation and Sustainability
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 01782 671503
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