Head of Estates Sustainability

6 months ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are recruiting to an exciting opportunity for a Head of Estates Sustainability.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, at a time when we are strengthening our sustainability function.

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability and Carbon Management, the post-holder is a key member of the senior leadership team in the Estates and Facilities department. The post holder will have Trust-wide responsibility for the function and ensuring the effective, efficient, and Sustainable Environmental services and systems across the Trust.

The Trust is looking for a ‘can do’ person who thrives in an environment of innovation, change management, cost improvement, new ways of working and ideas, motivating staff and has a constant focus on improving the patient experience.

As the Head of Estates Sustainability you will lead, develop and implement the Trust’s approach to sustainable development.

You will provide senior professional management of the Trusts full range of Estates & Facilities environmental services including; energy and water management, waste management, carbon reduction, sustainable and active travel, environmental legal compliance, sustainable design and construction, environmental management systems, communications and staff engagement

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.

**In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you**:
- A competitive salary of £58,972 - £68,525. pa pro rata

Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%

A raft of local and national discounts across shopping, insurance, holidays and many more

An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Please refer to the full job description for more information

Base

John Radcliffe Hospital as the base but the role covers all sites

Grade

Band 8B

Directorate

Estates and Facilities

Responsible to

Head of Sustainability and Carbon Management

Accountable to

Chief Estates and Facilities Officer

Responsible for

Sustainability Team (Energy, Estates Carbon data, Green Travel & Transport)

OtherJOB SUMMARY

To lead, develop and implement the Estates & Facilities approach to sustainability, energy and carbon management, and provide senior professional advisory and reporting of the Trusts environmental services. Management oversight of energy and water utilities, carbon reduction, sustainability, travel, transport and car parking services, environmental compliance, sustainable design and construction, environmental management systems, with associated communications and staff engagement. Alongside the Head of Sustainability and Carbon Management develop and champion the Trust’s long term ‘Green Plan’, and meet the NHS Net Zero targets.

To proactively embed sustainable development and efficiency across the organisation and engage key stakeholders including PFI and other external partners to deliver the Trust’s vision to become a leading NHS Trust for sustainable development.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications

Communicate with all levels of staff and other site users across the organisation, ensuring that highly complex information is communicated in an easy to understand way to staff who are not specialists;
Communicate to a variety of external organisations, contractors, suppliers etc. on a daily basis or as required to ensure that projects etc. are progressed in accordance with plans;
Exchange and communicate sometimes highly complex or contentious sustainability and transport related information internally and externally with specialists and non-specialists. This will include policy changes, strategic information, new policies, guidelines and regulations. Oral, written, electronic and presentation skills will be required. These are regularly undertaken in an emotive or hostile setting;
Negotiate technical, commercial and safety matters with

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