Clinical Lead for Sustainability: Sponsorship Available

Sirona care & health CIC

Job summary

The Clinical Lead for Sustainability, together with the Sustainability and Environmental Manager, are responsible for the Green Plan and Sustainability Strategy for Sirona, supporting the Associate Director for Estates and Environmental.

The role reports to the Associate Director for Estates and Environmental and is part of the Estates and Facilities team. The focus of the role will concentrate on clinical elements of energy and water management, carbon reduction, environmental and legal compliance, sustainable design and construction, communications and staff engagement in conjunction with the Sustainability and Environmental Manager who leads for the non-clinical elements.

Main duties of the job

  • Championing environmental sustainability in clinical and non clinical work.
  • Leading communication and engagement for the clinical elements in the Environmental Strategy across Sirona.
  • Providing and receiving information of complex nature relating to energy management, carbon reduction, sustainability, and governance matters.
  • Presenting information in appropriate manner suitable for operational staff through to senior management level in a manner capable of influencing change.
  • Building and maintaining good working relationships and communication with neighbouring healthcare providers and other external contacts
  • Attending relevant meetings representing Sirona where required
  • Supporting staff to identify and solve sustainability issues in their workplace showing the connection between sustainability actions and improving patient care
  • Liaising closely with key stakeholders to ensure Sirona is on track and can benefit from system-wide initiatives.
  • Developing and creating content for a Green communications campaign which focuses on how to get clinical teams engaged in supporting the strategy.
  • Presenting issues raised from clinical perspectives with regard to sustainability and environment.

Person Specification

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of working in a sustainability or environmentally strategic role
  • Experience of close working with clinical, finance and IT colleagues
  • Experience of managing projects
  • Proven change management experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Health Service delivery

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Clinical Qualification
  • Degree level qualification
  • Project Management qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 7 September 2026

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