Job vacancy: Deputy Head of Energy & Sustainability, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea

Job summary

Main area: Energy and Sustainability
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref: 390-COR-SO-5889

Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Southend
Town: Westcliff-on-Sea
Salary: £66,582 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/09/2026 23:59

Deputy Head of Energy & Sustainability

Band 8b

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.

We look forward to your application!

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to master’s degree or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses and experience to master’s degree level
Cert in Energy management essentials, Energy management professional, Advanced energy manager or Chartered Energy Manager (CEM)

Desirable criteria

Member of a professional organisation i.e.: Energy Institute, Building Better Business Cases Practitioner (APMG International)
Master’s degree in environmental science, Energy engineering, Sustainable energy or Climate Change

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Managing strategic and operational change. Including the impact on assets, resources, services & staff and developing new ways of working
Experience of writing business cases to acquire grant funding or equivalent expertise
Experience understanding energy systems and implementing energy-saving measures.
Evidence of managing and reporting against data analytics in the energy field
Post qualification experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

Desirable criteria

Experience of utilities contract management.
Awareness of the wider DH/NHS environment, ability to interpret policy and consider impact on services.
Experience of working on large and small scale energy related projects
Hospital and Healthcare acute sector environments or large scale systems

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.