NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes .The post holder will monitor the Climate Change and Sustainability Programme log, maintain the list of projects objectives, actions and progress, alert the Programme Director and Senior Managers where projects are at variance and generate Reports for the programme for a variety of forums and audiences.Manage projects in the NHS Lothian Climate Change and Sustainable Development Framework and action plan other specified projects, working closely with Sustainable Development Colleagues, Heads of Service, relevant clinical, technical, estates, facilities and environmental teams.Initiate and manage change and service redesign in relation to sustainability projects managed, identifying the operational requirements of the non clinical as well as clinical services, where impacted developing policies, procedures and protocols for these services in the implementation of change. Monitor and report on projects through implementation to the embedding of change.
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