Job summaryWe are looking for healthcare sustainability experienced candidates to drive the team on strategic and operational development of the Sustainability and Innovation agenda that support both the CNO ambitions and the wider NHS plans regarding the delivery of a net carbon zero health system.The postholder will have a proven track record in population and public health, demonstrating their ability to drive professional, systemic, and practice transformations that deliver tangible benefits for individuals, families, communities, and the profession. This will also include evidence of designing safe, effective, and efficient systems of care that have improved practice and productivity. Additionally, the postholder will be a compassionate and inclusive leader, collaborating with clinical leaders to formulate a robust strategy and networks aimed at engaging the nursing and midwifery workforce in sustainability and innovation initiatives.Main duties of the jobThe main duties of the job:Provision of national nursing and midwifery leadership in the design and formulation of strategic actions and models to achieve the NHS's net zero ambitions.Develop, design, and implement nursing and midwifery-specific enabling models of practice and climate-smart pathways.Lead the design and implementation of the National Nursing and Midwifery Net Zero Clinical Transformation Exemplar Programme.Oversee the development of the Nursing and Midwifery Sustainability Hub/Networks and establish a Nursing and Midwifery Repository of Best Practices.Build sustainability capacity, capability, and expertise in the application of quality improvement and sustainability sciences across nursing and midwifery programmes of care, including the development of specialist practice roles.Develop highly functioning partnerships with the Greener NHS, within the wider NHS England organisation, social care, and as appropriate, other health care systems across the UK.Take a lead in developing an integrated approach to nursing and midwifery innovation and clinical entrepreneurship.About usThe 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesMaximising the influence of nursing and midwifery leadership at every level in the delivery of the NHS net zero objective, integrating sustainability into clinical practice, throughout the system, and within all nursing and midwifery programmes of care.Expand the scope of nursing and midwifery's net-zero influence across networks, championing the integration of global sustainable development goals into our practice frameworks.Grow, nurture, and develop the capacity, skills, proficiency, and knowledge of nursing and midwifery in the application of sustainable quality improvement methodologies while fostering and adopting circular health innovations.Amplify the contribution of nursing and midwifery to realising net zero by devising and implementing decarbonisation strategies and developing climate-smart care pathways within nursing and midwifery care models.Enhance the expertise of nursing and midwifery's proficiency in the adoption of innovative methodologies, thereby strengthening the profession's capacity and capability to deliver transformational change.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Nurse with current NMC registration.ExperienceEssentialExperience at a senior manager level with recent NHS operational or clinical management experience within provider settings.Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and planetary health and appreciate the implications on this engagement.SkillsEssentialAbility to communicate with clinical, academic and all levels of staff effectively with strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills.Employer detailsEmployer nameNHS EnglandAddressAny NHS England OfficeNationallySE1 8UGEmployer's website#J-18808-Ljbffr