Group Deputy Head of Sustainability

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a senior sustainability leader to drive the Green Plan in alignment with NHS Net Zero standards. You will chair cross-functional groups, lead programmes across estates and clinical areas, and build robust business cases for carbon reducti ons and climate resilience.

You will collaborate with clinical, operational and corporate teams, manage emissions reporting, and champion sustainable practices across the Trust while engaging stakeholders from

Qualifications

• Experience in sustainability, environmental estates, or strategic change roles, ideally within the NHS.
• Track record of delivering large-scale change and measurable carbon reductions.
• Knowledge of the Greener NHS programme, net zero policy, carbon accounting, and climate legislation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and data analysis for non-specialists.
• Collaborative leader who can build trust from frontline teams to the board.

Responsibilities

• Support the Group Associate Director of Sustainability to monitor and deliver the Green Plan and align with NHS Net Zero Building Standard.
• Deputise at internal and external meetings representing the Group with confidence.
• Lead sustainability programmes across estates, facilities, procurement, supply chain, travel, transport, medicines, clinical practice, waste and digital.
• Partner with clinical, operational, and corporate teams to embed sustainable practices.
• Manage emissions data and produce accurate, timely reporting for committees, boards, regulators, and national NHS returns.
• Identify, develop and secure funding; build robust business cases showing benefits.
• Lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams across the Group and beyond.
• Embed sustainable practices across the Trust in response to climate adaptation measures.

Skills

Sustainability

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Communication

Negotiation

Leadership

Presentation

Job description

• Support the Group Associate Director of Sustainability to monitor and deliver the Green Plan, aligning with NHS Net Zero Building Standard, Greener NHS policy, and statutory rules.
• Deputise at internal and external meetings as required, representing the Group with confidence and credibility.
• Lead sustainability programmes across estates, facilities, procurement, supply chain, travel, transport, medicines, clinical practice, waste and digital.
• Partner with clinical, operational, and corporate teams to embed sustainable practices.
• Manage emissions data. Produce accurate, timely reporting for committees, boards, regulators, and national NHS returns.
• Identify, develop, and secure funding. Build robust business cases proving financial, environmental and health benefits.
• Lead, develop and motivate multidisciplinary teams across the Group.
  Experience in sustainability, environmental, estates, or strategic change roles, ideally within the NHS.
• Track record of delivering large-scale change and measurable carbon reductions.
• Knowledge of the Greener NHS programme, net zero policy, carbon accounting, and climate legislation
• Excellent communication (written/verbal), negotiation, presentation, and data analysis skills for non-specialists.
• Collaborative leader who builds trust from frontline teams to the board.
• Committed to NHS values and passionate about sustainability's link to population health.
  The NHS published "Delivering a Net Zero NHS" in 2020 to outline the NHS strategy to become net zero, this became statutory guidance in 2022. HHP has recently published its updated Green Plan, outlining the Group's environmental goals for the next five years and beyond.You will play a central part in putting the plan into action, providing expert advice and guidance on sustainability across the Trust.Leading the delivery and ongoing development of a strong, credible sustainability programme, enabling the Group to meet and, where possible, exceed its obligations on carbon reduction, climate resilience and Net Zero. You will work as part of a small team of energy and sustainability specialists, responsible for embedding sustainable practices and climate adaptation measures across all areas of the organisation in response to a changing climate. The role will be group wide supporting both Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust in its sustainability aims., The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.