Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 354-EF-20327
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Portland House
- Town
- Worthing
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Sustainability and Assurance
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated and experienced full time Sustainability and Assurance Manager.
Working within a busy and dynamic Estates and Facilities department you will programme managing the Trusts Annual sustainability programme of works developed around Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation.
This programme aims to reduce the Trusts overall Carbon Footprint and work towards contributing to sustainable healthcare across Sussex and East Surrey.
You will oversee a contracted Sustainability Healthcare Service team working to achieve the annual programme of works, focusing on implementing the Sustainable Management Plan (SDMP), Energy Bureau, Staff Engagement, Sustainability work-streams such as Waste, Transport & Travel, Procurement, Sustainability support with Capital projects.
Additionally you will also coordinate a Building Assurance programme with external contacted Maintenance Providers to provide audits on the level of Statutory and Mandatory Compliance of buildings leased and rented properties occupied by the Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing specialist expertise in the development of the Trust’s Green Plan. This will include assisting with specific feasibility studies, preparing budget estimates and producing high level programmes and reports.
Other duties will include:
· Managing a programme of regular Assurance meetings with external contracted maintenance providers to audit their levels of statutory and mandatory compliance to ensure leased and rented properties occupied by the Trust are safe and welcoming environments.
· Managing a programme of works reducing the Trust’s overall Carbon Footprint and working towards contributing to sustainable healthcare across Sussex.
· Manage the Trusts annual utilities budget, reporting monthly on consumption, overseeing meter readings and liaising with contracted energy procurement and energy management provider to achieve firm control of energy consumption and spending.
· The successful applicant will also be required to take part in the Trusts' Estates and Facilities On-Call rota.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of specialist services across south east England for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. We care for people of all ages, from children and young people through to older people with conditions such as dementia.
We provide hospital and community mental health services from more than 110 locations across Sussex. Our estate covers a floor area of some 85,000 square meters which is about the size of 16 football pitches.
It is made up of:
∙ 48 Freehold properties
∙ 57 Leasehold properties, and
∙ 5 Private Finance Initiative (PFI) properties.
These include 36 inpatient wards and homes, with a total of 579 beds, 68 community team bases and 10 corporate buildings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a newly created, senior management role reporting directly to the Deputy Director - Estate Infrastructure and Compliance. Educated to Degree level (or have equivalent experience in a sustainability and assurance related role) you will have significant senior management experience of large scale projects within the NHS or similar public sector organisation. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to exchange technical project related information with specialists and non specialists, including Senior Managers, Directors, Contractors and Suppliers.
The successful applicant will be required to travel to sites across Sussex and any other counties the Trust may operates in the future so must have their own transport, hold a valid UK driving licence and hold the relevant 'Business' insurance cover.
For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion, please contact David Kent, Deputy Director - Estate Infrastructure and Compliance. Email: [email protected]
Person specification
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Exchanges maintenance, technical project-related information with specialists, non-specialists, including senior managers, directors; negotiates with contractors, suppliers / Communicates multistranded project, design, financial, contractual information to Board, senior managers and contractors.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to garner stakeholder engagement and stakeholder buy in.
- The ability to build purposeful relationships with key partners, and staff throughout the Trust
- Well-developed interpersonal skills; able to negotiate and persuade people with a balanced consultative approach to implementing change and meeting objectives.
- An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure service delivery
- Good performance management skills combining clarity around expectations, direction and holding others to account.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent plus specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate courses and experience to masters equivalent level
- Significant senior management experience of largescale hard facilities/support services, preferably multi-site operations within the NHS or a similar public sector organisation.
- Detailed knowledge of Health Facilities/Support Services legislative guidance and operational requirements
- In depth knowledge of SFG 20, British Standards CIBSE guides, and FM related ACoP's
- Able to effectively manage resources with a good track record of change management, efficiency savings, systematic investment plans and financial recovery plans
- Good performance management skills combining clarity around expectations, direction and holding others to account
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Kent
- Job title
- Dep Director - Estates Infrastructure & Compliance
- Email address
- [email protected]
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