Kent Community Health NHS Trust
Location
Ashford, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Sustainability to join our team.
KCHFT operate from a vast number of sites across Kent, parts of East Sussex and London. The Estates & Facilities department aims to deliver a quality service across a range of duties. Applied correctly, EFM
is about much more than the management of buildings and services – it is critical to the successful functioning of every organisation which occupies property or manages infrastructure that supports our society.
The post holder will drive and be part of permanent cultural change in our organisation. The Sustainability Programme Lead is responsible for devising and delivering the Trust’s sustainability programme incorporating a number of sustainability projects designed to transform the way KCHFT works and interacts, fundamentally setting sustainability at the heart of the Trust.
As Head of Sustainability you will develop and maintain highly complex communication s networks effective externally and internally to
the organisation. This will regularly involve explaining competing priorities, high level negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to identify and agree solutions to highly contentious and politically sensitive issues.
You will will have extremely high standards of written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex data in a clear manner. You will need to have the ability to give presentations to a range of stakeholders.
In addition, you will make high profile and complex decisions through weighing up sometimes contradictory information which may be highly technical, financial or political. This will require analysis, interpretation and generation of options which would require in depth consideration.
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent.
We’re committed to equality , diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS , we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 8th of March 2024.
Find out more about the community difference here .
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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