Group Deputy Head of Sustainability

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a senior sustainability professional to lead the organisation's environmental programme and drive energy and waste reduction across sites. You will operate with autonomy, develop long-term plans, manage budgets, and collaborate with clinical and operational teams to deliver high-impact environmental initiatives in a complex NHS setting.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, grant writing, and delivering funding bids

Qualifications

• Master's degree level (or equivalent) in a management or environmental discipline.
• Experience delivering sustainability programmes in large organisations.
• Autonomy to work independently and manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sustainability programme across NHS Trust sites.
• Develop and implement environmental strategies to reduce energy usage and waste.
• Plan, manage budgets and resources for sustainability projects.
• Engage a wide range of stakeholders and build collaborative relationships.
• Prepare business plans, grant applications and funding bids.

Skills

Autonomy

Stakeholder management

Project management

Budget planning

Sustainability expertise

Data reporting

Education

Master's degree in management or environmental discipline

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person specification

Application Completion

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Master's Degree Level (or equivalent specialist knowledge or experience) in a management or environmental or other relevant discipline.

Desirable criteria

• IOSH Health and Safety Qualification
• Environmental/ Waste Qualification
• Membership of relevant professional body such as the Institute of Environmental management and Assessment (IEMA) or equivalent
• Project management qualification

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge of national and local environmental and sustainability issues
• Operate with a high level of autonomy, working independently and without supervision in the delivery of the sustainability programme in line with national guidelines.
• Highly developed specialist knowledge across the range of environmental and sustainability practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge from study and relevant practical experience
• Knowledge of relevant NHS guidance
• Able to motivate and influence others, and to develop shared ownership at all levels and to respond to the needs of a wide range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Standard keyboard skills with computer application experience including Microsoft Word, Excel with an aptitude for presenting and reading data and narrative reports
• Knowledge of reducing energy and waste usage and reducing carbon emissions
• Able to plan and manage a delegated budget, expenditure and cost control on delegated projects, ensuring that requirements are identified for staffing and training
• Experience of delivering an environmental or sustainability role within a complex organisation
• Wide ranging experience of leading change initiatives through to successful delivery
• Experience of managing projects across teams and providers; using the full project cycle
• Experience of building strong and effective relationships with diverse stakeholders both internally and externally
• Experience of preparing business plans, grant applications, strategies or other similar documents
• Experience of carrying out environmental audits and surveys
• Experience of developing, submitting and delivering funding bids.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential criteria

• Good communication - verbal/written
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Evidence showing clinical and professional development
• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement a project.
• Facilitate learning of others.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Highly effective professional leadership
• Ability to work across different organisational sites
• Professional appearance
• Ability to successfully maintain professional relationships
• Self- motivated and self-driven
• Ability to challenge the status quo
• Highly motivated

We recognise that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support them when preparing their application. Where AI is used, the information provided must remain an accurate and authentic representation of your own skills, knowledge and experience.

AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether AI has been used in preparing their application and, where applicable, how it has been used.