Job summary
- Main area
- Sustainability
- Grade
- Band 8B
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over 5 days per week)
- Job ref
- 359-7401469-T1
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/09/2025
Employer heading
Sustainability Manager
Band 8B
Job overview
This role is diverse and acts as the Trust expert in areas such as environmental compliance, waste compliance, management of utilities and sustainability.
This role will provide guidance and advice to Trust members to ensure the Trust is compliant with legislation/NHS directives and will drive the Green Committee and Champions to deliver the Trust Green Plan within the timescales agreed.
Understanding the technical innovations to move towards carbon net zero and how they can be applied. Leading for the Trust on establishing funding streams and routes to market.
As the Trust expert, there will be significant liaison and input with external bodies such as the HCP, ICB, NHSe etc as well as other Trusts and external providers.
Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICB.
Main duties of the job
Support the Associate Director of Capital Development with the delivery of Capital Projects and Capital Backlog maintenance. Whilst you will report to the Associate Director of Capital Development, you will be required to have very close links with Director of Estates & Capital Development and the Operational Estates teams to ensure cost effective compliance and maintenance revenue obligations (effective lifecycle costs) are met. You will be required to exchange complex technical project related information to a wide range of groups including Directors, Senior Managers, suppliers, specialist and non-specialists.
Have expert knowledge of HTM / HBN / CIBSIE and applicable regulatory requirements, and interpret requirements in order to ensure the balance of delivering compliance and cost effectiveness is achieved during the compilation of Project specifications.
Be responsible for Engineering maintenance, Estates operational policy development and all forms of Project documentation, ensuring documentation are regularly reviewed and up to date.
Ensure patient safety and comfort is central to all project deliverables, and commits to ensuring building and H&S requirements are complied with in full.
Deliver support for administering the Capital programme utilising a risk-based methodology, which will include information such as backlog maintenance, wayfinding, asbestos surveys and 6 facet survey.
Working for our organisation
We are a flexible, work-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions before submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
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Interview Date: 18th September 2025 |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in one of more subject matter relative to the post (sustainability, environmental, waste) or extensive relevant experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an environmental or sustainability environment either within the public sector of private sector
- Training over the course of the career in waste, environmental and sustainability
- Ability to evidence training and knowledge
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work with people at all levels
- Ability to write strategy and reports, pulling on data from various sources
- Presentation and training skills
- Negotiating skills
- Analytical skills
- IT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Debbie Morris
- Job title
- Director of Estates & Capital Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
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