Sustainability Clinical Lead - Primary Care

Climate change is the single biggest threat to our planet, environment, and the people of Greater Manchester. At NHS Greater Manchester (GM) our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of all residents of Greater Manchester whilst minimising environmental impacts through the delivery of sustainable healthcare and increasing focus on public health. We will build resilience across the system to deal with the impacts of climate change and promote health equity., This post is for a part time (2 sessions per week) 1 year fixed term Clinical Sustainability Lead - Primary Care, as part of the wider NHS GM Sustainability team which is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the NHS GM Green Plan., 1) Work proactively as part of the NHS GM Sustainability team to support the delivery of the NHS GM Green Plan to address mitigation and adaptation responses to the Climate & Ecological Crisis,

by providing clinical input into the Green Plan from a Primary Care perspective

by providing leadership for Primary Care environmental sustainability improvement measures both across NHS GM and within sites/Primary Care Networks

2) Provide clinical leadership for sustainable Primary Care across Greater Manchester by working across interfaces with:

NHS GM, including as a priority the Sustainability team and the Green Plan Oversight Group, Primary Care Provider Collaborative, Primary Care Sustainability Group, and relevant Greener Inhaler and Respiratory groups

ICP partners, including Public Health

Locality partners, including NHS, Council and VCSE

National bodies, including Greener NHS and Greener Practice

3) Support delivery of the themes and priorities of the NHS GM Strategic Plan, GM Primary Care Blueprint and other national policies.

NHS GM is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We support flexible working and will consider applications on a part-time or job share basis. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse and disabled applicants who are currently under-represented within our workforce.