Band 5 Sustainability Programme Support Officer

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in London seeks a Sustainability Programme Support Officer to provide data and operational support for sustainability initiatives. The role includes managing data, coordinating projects, and supporting staff engagement in sustainability efforts. Candidates should have relevant degree-level education and experience in database management. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to significant environmental goals.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing CPD activity.
• Experience in the use of databases.
• Experience of working across complex organisational structures.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the Green Plan and report on progress.
• Coordinate collaborative efforts to achieve sustainability goals.
• Provide ongoing support to a network of staff Green Champions.

Skills

Data management

Project coordination

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Environmental sustainability training or qualification

Tools

Databases

Job description

Band 5 Sustainability Programme Support Officer

The Sustainability Programme Support Officer is the data and operational support role in the Sustainability and Green Plan Team. The post-holder will 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-zero organisation. The role will help us to deliver our ambitions around being an anchor institution, and embraces our commitment to continuous improvement, user insight and learning, collaboration and partnerships, and inclusion for all our staff, patients and population in bringing about better 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 governance and 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 a number 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 considerations. Persuading others across the Trust to collect and share sensitive data relating to carbon emissions and assist in the data analysis and measures 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 of improving our data infrastructure. Support on the production and reporting of relevant sustainability metrics and project updates on a regular basis. Provide 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 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million 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 top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

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

• Evidence of ongoing CPD activity
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Environmental sustainability training or qualification

Experience

• 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.

£37,259 to £45,356 a year inclusive of HCAS