Trust Clinical Lead for Environmental Sustainability & Climate Action

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job Overview

The Post:
The post holder (who will be a staff member from any clinical professional background) will provide clinical leadership for the Trust’s response to the Climate and Health Crisis. They will provide leadership in the clinical aspects of developing and delivering the Trust’s plans to meet the Greener NHS Net Carbon Zero targets.

The post holder will support the Energy, Sustainability and Environmental Manager in developing and delivering the Trust’s plans to meet the NHS Net Carbon Zero targets. They will connect and collaborate with regional primary and secondary care organisations in helping the NHS meet its Net Zero commitments.

They will work with the Trust on embedding and integrating sustainable quality improvement projects and sustainable service development opportunities. They will attend operational and governance meetings to address Sustainability issues.

The post holder will support the Trust executive lead for environmental sustainability in their associated work.

Main duties of the job

Role Summary:

• The Clinical Sustainability Lead is required to foster an environment in which due consideration is given to the environmental sustainability implications of all Trust decisions.
• The Clinical Sustainability Lead shall champion environmental sustainability in clinical and non-clinical work.

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Job Description: Trust Clinical Lead for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action

Professionally Accountable To:
Chief Medical Officer, Medical Directors

Operationally Accountable To:
Chief Finance Officer

Monthly supervision with Chief Medical officer

Term:
12 months (may be extended)

Job Plan:
Half a day per week/ 1 PA / 1 session/week

The Post:
The post holder (who will be a staff member from any clinical professional background) will provide clinical leadership for the Trust’s response to the Climate and Health Crisis. They will provide leadership in the clinical aspects of developing and delivering the Trust’s plans to meet the Greener NHS Net Carbon Zero targets.

The post holder will support the Energy, Sustainability and Environmental Manager in developing and delivering the Trust’s plans to meet the NHS Net Carbon Zero targets. They will connect and collaborate with regional primary and secondary care organisations in helping the NHS meet its Net Zero commitments.

They will work with the Trust on embedding and integrating sustainable quality improvement projects and sustainable service development opportunities. They will attend operational and governance meetings to address Sustainability issues.

The post holder will support the Trust executive lead for environmental sustainability in their associated work.

Role Summary:

The Trust Clinical Lead for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action (Clinical Sustainability Lead) role will include the following:

• The Clinical Sustainability Lead is required to foster an environment in which due consideration is given to the environmental sustainability implications of all Trust decisions.
• The Clinical Sustainability Lead shall champion environmental sustainability in clinical and non-clinical work.
• The Clinical Sustainability Lead shall work to embed education relating to sustainability and carbon literacy as well as sustainable QI into Trust systems at every level.
• The Clinical Sustainability Lead shall work to represent the Trust by liaising with internal and external stakeholders including primary care providers and commissioners, integrated care networks, local Councils and others on the subject of environmental sustainability, net zero and climate action.
• The Clinical Sustainability Lead shall participate actively in continuing medical education particularly relating to The climate and ecological emergency and associated health crisis.
• The Clinical Sustainability Lead may be asked to lead on specific environmental sustainability projects as required and with mutual agreement.
• To work with the Quality Improvement teams to ensure that environmental sustainability is considered in all QI projects.
• Working with the Energy, Sustainability and Environmental Manager and others to develop and deliver ambitious and achievable plans to allow ELFT to at least meet its NHS Net Zero report commitments.
• Working with clinical leaders across the Trust on initiatives and functions to assess and improve environmental sustainability, deliver reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and develop sustainability culture.

Key Relationships:

• Trust Board sustainability lead (currently Chief Finance Officer)
• Chief Medical Officer
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Chief Quality Officer
• Chief Operating Officer
• Chief Pharmacist
• Lead clinicians for Allied Health Professions
• Energy, Sustainability and Environmental Manager
• Clinical Directors
• Speciality Leads

The post holder is expected to work with external partners such as Integrated Care System (ICS), Other local Provider NHS organisations, NHS England (NHSE), Greener NHS, local councils, royal colleges, pharmaceutical companies.

Person specification

Leadership potential in Sustainability and Climate Action

Essential Criteria

• Leadership potential in Sustainability and Climate Action
• Relevant past experience applicable to this role

Relevant awareness of context for this role

Essential Criteria

• Relevant awareness of context for this role

Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.

Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Aiming High
We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rated 'Outstanding' in 2021. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.

Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.

We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.

Diversity
ELFT is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.

Other Reasons To Apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!

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