Job summary
- Main area
- Ambulance Improvement
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-COO-6873794-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £70,387 - £80,465 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Manager Net Zero Travel & Transport
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition,Ìýalthough the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The Net Zero Travel and Transport (NZTT) team is one of three small sub-teams within NHS England’s Transport Team.Ìý Their over-arching objective is to reduce the greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions from all forms of NHS travel and transport to net zero by 2045.
The Senior Manager post in the NZTT team has recently become vacant, due to the promotion of the previous postholder.Ìý ÌýWe are therefore seeking a new recruit to lead on all aspects of decarbonising the NHS’s emergency fleet vehicles in particular.ÌýÌý
Main duties of the job
The role will involve working closely with all ambulance trusts across England to plan and support their fleet transition to zero emission vehicles, including the design and implementation of EV recharging infrastructure and the myriad operational changes required to accommodate zero emission vehicles into emergency response roles.
The ideal candidate would have:
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Extensive experience of working within, or closely alongside, emergency services providers.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Deep knowledge of recent and near-future zero emission vehicles and recharging infrastructure requirements.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A track record of managing innovative sustainability projects from conception to completion.
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Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visitÌýhttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the .Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed description of the role and associated responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Proven level of delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment (sector wide/ Board Level / External Agencies)
- Interpreting national policy for implementation
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Chandler
- Job title
- Deputy Director - Transport
- Email address
- [email protected]
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