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Job overview
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 m² 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.
Detailed job description and main 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 inequalities, 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
* 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
* 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
* 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.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.
Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
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