Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sustainability Change Lead to join the Trust Sustainability Team in the Strategy, Research and Innovation Directorate. You will provide high-quality corporate leadership and operational implementation for the delivery of an innovative, Imperial Health Charity funded project called ‘Clean Air Care’ that explores the opportunities around embedding air pollution data in patient electronic records and training and educating clinicians to deliver personalised air pollution exposure reduction advice to patients.
Alongside this, the post holder will take a lead role in delivering a number of other related Green Plan workstreams across the Trust.
Tackling climate change emissions and improving air quality are closely related and part of our Green Plan Strategy. As one of the largest Trust’s in England we recognise that the health of the environment in the UK and the health of our planet is critical to achieving our vision of ‘better health, for life’. Climate change is both an operational and population health issue, and with Delivering a Net Zero NHS committing to be the world’s first net zero national health service we recognise that we are at a critical juncture in history where climate change and other environmental pressures need to be met with a much more ambitious effort on an accelerated timeframe to prevent the permanent deterioration of our climate and natural resources.
Main duties of the job:
- To provide corporate leadership and operational implementation for an Imperial Health Charity funded ‘Clean Air Care Project’ alongside an agreed portfolio of related Green Plan workstreams and improvement projects
- To provide ad hoc support for other related Green Plan projects as required
- To liaise and engage organisation and other sector colleagues as appropriate
- To attend and lead all relevant project meetings within the Trust
- Provide robust project management and timely and effective advice and leadership working with managers, staff and other external partners
- Provide written reports on project progress, including risks and issues, and detailed PDSA cycles
- To co-ordinate and support ongoing developments to our Green Plan 12 goal frameworks
- To support and lead on specific programmes of work to deliver agreed priorities. To assist in supporting teams to develop local improvements that support ‘Clean Air Care’ and ensure these are sustained and supported with future-proof processes and associated support by identifying and linking both with existing means of corporate support and with other clinical teams.
- Provide expert advice on the development of new innovations and improvement in ‘Clean Air Care’ and how this relates to wider respiratory and public health sustainability initiatives and ensuring that the Trust‘s plans reflect new and best practice.
Person specification
Essential criteria:
- Academic, professional or Business Management qualification to graduate degree or equivalent level qualification or experience
- Significant experience managing services in complex healthcare setting
- Project management experience
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Completion of project management skills course, e.g. PRINCE2
- In depth knowledge of the national and local health context
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to effect change in a complex and rapidly changing environment
- Evidence of continual personal learning and development
Desirable criteria:
- Higher degree or management qualification
- QI education and training
- Air Quality work
- Respiratory and/or Paediatric services experience
- Development of evaluations / audit protocols / grant applications
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
