Job Description

Are you passionate about making the NHS more environmentally sustainable? Do you have extensive experience in communicating and engaging with internal and external stakeholders in large and complex organisations? Thenthe Sustainability Communications and Engagement Leadacross Guy\'s and St Thomas\' as well as King\'s College Hospital, two of country\'s largest and busiest NHS Foundation trusts, could be an exciting opportunity and we would love to hear from you.

The main duties of the Communications and Engagement Lead are as follows:

• To further develop and deliver a Communications and Engagement Strategy and action plans for the Trusts\xe2\x80\x99 Sustainability Strategy/Green Plans;
• To communicate progress made with implementing Sustainability Strategy/Green Plan;
• To further develop and grow staff engagement, e.g. the Green Champions network, whereby members play active roles with implementing the Trusts\xe2\x80\x99 Sustainability Strategies/Green Plans;
• To increase pro-environmental behaviour amongst staff by providing training, supporting the set-up of environmental/sustainability groups, promoting initiatives, providing an online platform for ideas sharing/rewards, and facilitating the adoption of sustainable practices;
• To develop department-specific action plans that offer localised support for staff to identify and implement practical solutions for implementing the Sustainability Strategy/Green Plan across the whole range of the Trusts\xe2\x80\x99 clinical and non-clinical activity.

The Communications and Engagement Lead role sits within the Essentia Directorate working across Guy\xe2\x80\x99s and St Thomas\xe2\x80\x99 NHS Foundation Trust and King\xe2\x80\x99s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. There is also potential for the role to be working across Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in the future.

Guy\xe2\x80\x99s and St Thomas\xe2\x80\x99 NHS Foundation Trust andKing\xe2\x80\x99s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are two of the biggest and busiest trusts in the country with approximately 37,000 staff members and four million annual patient contacts between them.

Guy\xe2\x80\x99s and St Thomas\xe2\x80\x99 sites are St Thomas\xe2\x80\x99 Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Evelina London Children\xe2\x80\x99s Hospital, Guy\xe2\x80\x99s Hospital, Harefield Hospital and community services in Lambeth and Southwark.

King\xe2\x80\x99s provides services from King\xe2\x80\x99s College Hospital Denmark Hill, Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary\xe2\x80\x99s Hospital Sidcup and Beckenham Beacon.

Essentiais part of Guy\xe2\x80\x99s and St Thomas\xe2\x80\x99s NHS Foundation Trust. Responsible for non-clinical healthcare services, Essentia designs, builds and maintains healthcare infrastructure vital to the smooth running of healthcare services. Essentia employs around 2,000 people.

Sustainability

The partner Trusts have publicly launched Sustainability strategies/Green Plans, and the South East London ICS has also launched its Green Plan. The Trusts\xe2\x80\x99 ambitious missions in sustainability focus on three strategic themes: Carbon Zero, Connecting With Nature, and Cycle of Resources.

Please see the job description attached for details on duties and responsibilities as well as key working relationships.